The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 174 One after another
The private soldiers of the gentry tyrants in Shangdang County were almost lost in the Battle of Changping, and they were powerless to resist the Yellow Turban Army.

The sense of oppression brought to them by the Yellow Turban Army in the eldest son city was too strong, and they did not dare to resist at all.

Those Yellow Turban soldiers who followed them all the way back from the eldest son city were specially selected elite soldiers when dispatched by Xu An, and there were many yellow angels accompanying them.

Therefore, when the Yellow Turban Army wanted to take away part of the land of these powerful gentry, after a moment of stalemate, it did not cause any turmoil, and the Yellow Turban Army took it all back.

After all, they also knew that if they resisted, they might not only lose a piece of land, but even the whole family would be implicated. No one is stupid. They had expected this result when they chose to go to the eldest son city to meet Xu An.

It's just that when it really happened, there was still pain in my heart like a piece of flesh was cut from my body by a sharp knife.

The Yellow Turban Army's expropriation of land in Shangdang County, as well as money and food, went very smoothly, and they hardly encountered too many obstacles.

A large amount of money and food was loaded onto the frame by the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army and transported continuously to the eldest son city.

Therefore, the residents of the eldest son city can see the gate of the eldest son city for a long time, and the official roads are covered with cloth strips and full of money and grain.

Since Zhang Yan and Xu Huang took away more than [-] sergeants, and the Yellow Turban Army stationed at Bachi Mountain was divided into more than [-] people, the Yellow Turban Army in the hinterland was slightly scarce.

Everywhere needed manpower and rest, Xu An mobilized an army of more than [-] soldiers from various passes and rushed to Shangdang County.

If the soldiers are used to transport money and food, the strength of the army is somewhat stretched, so Xu An ordered that some civilians be recruited from various places to transport the carriages for the Yellow Turban Army, and even provide a certain amount of wages every day.

At first, the common people couldn’t believe what the Yellow Turban Army Fu Zhu said next to the notice. They just thought that the Yellow Turban Army wanted to deceive people into joining the army and Taoism, because the Yellow Turban Army recruited civilians and actually gave back money, food and lodging.

However, after some brave people came back after receiving the money, more people joined the troops that delivered money and food to the Yellow Turban Army.

After the autumn harvest in previous years, there are still various kinds of labor waiting for them. Not only do they not get a penny of wages, but some even need to bring their own food.

Including Yan Zhong, who was also a county magistrate, was also very puzzled. He believed that the recruitment of these civilian husbands could be done directly through labor service, and there was no need to give money and food.

Although Xu An had learned about hard labor in later generations, considering that the Yellow Turban Army was too seriously demonized by the Han Dynasty, it was hard to change this period of time.

Some worried that the recruitment of civilian husbands would reduce the evaluation of the Yellow Turban Army among the people of Shangdang County and affect the subsequent missionary expansion, so they chose to send money and food.

Now Xu An's Yellow Turban Army has benefited from the old capital of Shangdang County, as well as the grain and grass donated by the gentry. It is not very short, on the contrary, it is very full, and Xu An even needs to build a new granary to store it.

As for money and the like, in fact, it doesn't take much money to recruit civilians, and it's just a drop in the bucket to snatch it from those gentry tyrants.

Moreover, there is basically no salary in Xu An's army at present, only the equipment, status, and food of the officers are slightly better, which saves a lot of expenses.

However, Xu An also knew that it was impossible for the army to never give him a salary. Before, because of the threat of death, everyone didn't care, but after the power began to expand, these details would surface one by one.

Just like he occupied Shangdang County now, one problem after another came one after another.

Xu An seems to be powerful now, but in fact his foundation is extremely shallow. The structure of internal affairs and military levels are all extremely simple and simple, just like floating duckweed.

And all of this has to be planned by Xu An, and Yan Zhong is the only one who can help him.

However, Yan Zhong only provided suggestions on internal affairs. Yan Zhong was familiar with military affairs, formation of troops, marching and fighting, but Yan Zhong had no choice but to talk about military training, which he had never learned about.

Xu An didn't know much about military training, most of the later generations learned about it from the Internet, and there was also some military training knowledge.

However, after training according to the "Infantry Manual" written by Xu An indiscriminately.

The current Yellow Turban Army also has the demeanor of a strong army. The neat steps and movements almost feel like a single person, which makes people feel daunting.

There are even rumors that spreading beans into soldiers in the market is orderly, convincing and convincing.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why these soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army look so rigid and act uniformly.

However, if it weren't for the fact that these soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army are no different from ordinary people, and they often help some people to do what they can, it may be counterproductive, making the people of Shangdang County think that their souls have been taken away by some sorcery.

Xu An was stunned for a while when he heard this rumor for the first time. Although he asked the scouts to release some rumors about the Yellow Turban Army and the Taiping Dao, the news had nothing to do with him.

But this is also a good thing, and it will make the people feel more awe of the Yellow Turban Army. The Han army's spies will report back such news, which will further damage the morale of the Han army.

The art of war in the book "Taiping Jing" can be said to be the master of the Yin-Yang School of Soldiers, and the fake ghosts and gods for help, now Xu Antong has read it by heart.

Now in the army of the Yellow Turban Army, in addition to the team leader, each team also has a Fu Zhu (alchemist) who preaches teachings on weekdays and boosts morale during battles.

The power given to believers by religion is enormous, which also greatly strengthens the resilience and combat power of the Yellow Turban Army, and even if it collapses, it can quickly gather again.

Now, after a long period of preaching, all the soldiers directly under Xu An's command have joined the Taiping Dao and become believers of the Taiping Dao.

Xu An also ordered people to cast several huge war drums, which depicted Huang Tian, ​​Lao Tzu, Huang Di and other gods of the Taiping Dao on them.

The sound of Huang Tian's war drum was far better than ordinary war drums, and under the beating of the yellow scarf wrestlers, the sound was even more like thunder.

In addition to the high platforms used by the generals and school commanders during the battle, they will also build high platforms for Fu Zhu in the formation, preaching with practices and boosting morale.

During the Battle of Jinyang, Xu An used this method. Before the Yellow Turban Army went out to battle, they would stand devoutly under the high platform, waiting for Fu Zhu to preach and cast spells on them.

They believed that Huang Tian would give them the strength and courage to fight, even if they died in battle, their souls would return to Huang Tian and enter the beautiful world of Huang Tian that Fu Zhu described.

Xu An never said that after casting spells and preaching, he would be invulnerable and invincible.

Saying this kind of thing is simply asking for death. As long as someone is injured or killed, it can be proved that what he said is nothing more than a lie.

At present, the craftsmen in Shangdang County have been assembled by Xu An's order. Not counting as ordinary weapons, Xu An is also planning to create a face armor equipment for his subordinates.

Those vicious masks often achieve unexpected effects in night battles or assault battles, and even make the opponent's soldiers think that they are fighting ghosts and gods, and feel terrified in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)