The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 439 Factions
Xu An strengthened his determination and turned his head to look at Yan Zhong.

Seeing Xu An turning his head, Yan Zhong leaned forward slightly, nodded in response, then raised the Han sword placed by his feet, and lightly tapped the ground with the end of the scabbard.

"Boom."

The dull sound spread throughout the tent in an instant, and all the generals of the Yellow Turban Army in the tent focused their eyes on Yan Zhong.

Yan Zhong put down the Han sword in his hand, stood up slowly, and looked down at the generals of the Yellow Turban Army in the tent.

At this time, Yan Zhong was not dressed as before, wearing a Jinxian crown and scholar's uniform, but a Taoist attire, wearing a jade-like wishful crown, wearing a Qingjuan Taoist robe, and wearing clean socks on his feet. The waist is tied with a silk sash, and there is an extraordinary demeanor in every gesture, making people involuntarily think of those immortals in legends who are at ease.

Yan Zhong now quite likes this kind of attire, no matter in normal times or in wartime, he always wears Taoist robes and crowns, and even begins to read the scriptures of Taiping Dao.

"Before the meeting starts, there are three things that need to be announced. Please stay calm and rest assured."

Yan Zhong first stretched out three fingers, and then clapped his hands. Three generals holding silk books stepped out from the side and stood in the center of the big tent.

"One is the battle of Fuliu."

After Yan Zhong's words fell, the first general who got permission unfolded the silk script in his hand, and read aloud at random.

"In the Battle of Zhangshui Guandao, the Jizhou North Route Army was defeated, our army won a big victory, captured five military waiting flags, captured a total of [-] first ranks, and captured [-] enemy troops. The remnants of the Route Army fled in the direction of Wuyi, no longer able to fight."

There was a slight commotion in the tent.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou's complexions changed slightly, but they didn't react too much. They didn't have much sympathy for the generals of the Han army who died on the battlefield.

Those arrogant soldiers were not quite convinced by the two of them, and they would die if they died.

Although many of Yan Liang and Wen Chou's personal guards died in the battle, but the earthen pots were always broken, the generals would inevitably die before the battle. Since they went to battle, they already had the consciousness of death, and the horse leather shroud died well.

Although there were casualties in the Yellow Turban Army, the casualties on the battlefield, unless it was blood and blood vengeance, such as Ling Tong and Gan Ning's vengeance of killing their fathers, generally not many people would pursue it.

Casualties in battle are unavoidable, and the two armies must not show any mercy in battle. If you don't kill him, he will definitely kill you, and there is no room for mercy.

There are bound to be casualties in the battle between the two armies. If you must go deep into it, you will definitely be the enemy of the whole world. It is impossible to get Lu Bu's allegiance, and you will not recruit Xu Huang, Gao Shun and other generals. Even Yan Zhong has no way to become the leader of the Yellow Turban Army. a member.

After all, when Yan Zhong was still in Huangfusong's military academy, at least tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers died under Yan Zhong's trilogy under his command.

If we really get to the bottom of it, the hatred in the battle formation cannot be resolved, the Xiaoqi Battalion cannot be formed, and the soldiers of Xihe County will not choose to surrender, and the Southern Huns, who are now the pioneers, have no chance of surrendering, and the current Yellow Turban Army will never choose to surrender. With the current power, at best, it would only occupy a county in Shangdang, which is a little stronger than Zhang Yan in the past.

Seeing that the expressions on the faces of Yan Liang and Wen Chou didn't change much, Xu You breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the personal guards of Yan Liang and Wen Chou were basically nephews of the family, and Fuliu suffered a lot of casualties in the battle. Da, if he has a grudge because of this, it may cause some interference to his plan.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou are currently sitting in the center of the tent, in front of the Yellow Turban Army Sima, and at the bottom of the school lieutenant.

Xu You recruited Yan Liang and Wen Chou on the condition that they were captains. They now hold the titles of captains of the Yellow Turban Army, but they have just entered the camp and have no merit, so they are ranked at the end of the rank of captains.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou are newcomers, so naturally they don't have any objections to this arrangement of seats. It's okay to put them at the bottom of the captain's seat. If they are placed at the front, they will definitely feel like they are sitting on pins and needles.

Just like when Xu An recruited Lv Bu as a general, a large part of the reason why Lv Bu fought hard in the Battle of Fenshui and even the subsequent battles was because he was directly promoted to become a general, and his prestige was not enough. To convince the public, I want to quickly accumulate military merits.

The army is different from the officialdom. In the officialdom, you pay attention to power and position, and it is not easy to be ostracized. But in the army, even if you are an official, if you don’t have thunderous means and high enough prestige, you can’t overwhelm the arrogant soldiers under your command. Become an empty air, especially a parachute officer who has no military achievements.

When I was in Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County, it was because of this situation that there was no military merit to be obtained. Due to my family background, even if Yan Liang and Wen Chou had the reputation of bravery, they still had no way to subdue the Jizhou North Route Army. All the proud soldiers and powerful generals.

However, considering the feelings of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Xu You hesitated for a while, and asked to move his seat back to the side of Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

While Xu You was observing the changes in the faces of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, there was actually another person in the tent who was paying attention to Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

That person was none other than Xu An who was sitting in the first seat.

Holding the folding fan with one hand, Xu An put the other hand on the desk, and lowered his head slightly to observe the military academy in the tent.

Now the power under his command is getting bigger and bigger, but various problems have also begun to surface.

If it was said before that when Shangdang and Hanoi counties were just captured, the Yellow Turban Army was still struggling with the problem of survival, and almost everyone was united as one, blocking their lives.

So now that the Yellow Turban Army is in full swing, the court cannot ask for it, and the counties and counties cannot control it.

Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju of Youzhou were defeated in Shimen, Liangzhou Kingdom and Han Sui were defeated, and only the Bingzhou Yellow Turban Army led by Xu An survived alone.

This also made the generals in the Yellow Turban Army a little arrogant, but the difference in background and origin made the Yellow Turban Army faintly divided into factions.

The information submitted by the Eagle Wolf Guard made Xu An feel a little worried.

Now the Yellow Turban Army can be divided into four factions.

The first faction is the Taipingdao faction headed by Liu Pi and Gong Du. Guo Tai, Zhang Yan, He Man, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and other generals from the Taipingdao belong to this faction.

The current faction is considered to be the largest faction in Taiping Dao, and all of them are staunch supporters of Xu An.

However, this faction is actually divided into quite a few small groups, such as Wangwu Yellow Turbans, Taihang Yellow Turbans, Jizhou Yellow Turbans, etc., but the influence of these small groups is not great. Generally speaking, they still belong to a big one. faction.

The second faction is the Bingzhou faction headed by Yan Zhong, such as Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Li De, Li En and other generals of the Bingzhou Han Army who chose to join, as well as Yang Ji, Fu Qi, Pang Bo and other government officials official.

This faction is not only influential in the military, but also occupies a dominant position in government affairs

Although Yan Zhong did not form a clique, which was confirmed by the Eagle Wolf Guards from the side, but because of his influence, the generals in Bingzhou all chose to follow Yan Zhong.

Yan Zhong came from a family and was a celebrity in Liangzhou. Like them, he originally belonged to the Han court and joined the Yellow Turban Army later. Naturally, he was naturally kinder.

As for government officials such as Yang Ji, Fu Qi, and Pang Bo, the three of them were good friends with Yan Zhong, so they would naturally support Yan Zhong.

The Yellow Turban Army is extremely short of management types and talents who can handle government affairs. The Taoist Hall was established in about two years, and it was established in the third year of Zhongping (186). The first batch of students was only a few hundred thousand people. The second batch of students are all studying in the Taoist hall, and it is difficult to replenish the talents that can be provided in a short time.

Therefore, most of the government officials are originally Han officials and the nephews of Yang Ji, Fu Qi, and Pang Bo.

Yan Zhong's family also migrated to the territory of Bingzhou along with the three families, and a considerable number of people entered the government affairs system of the Yellow Turban Army to help handle government affairs.

The third and fourth factions are only beginning to emerge.

The third hidden faction is the Yellow Turban Army of Ji Ang, Bian Xi, and Guan Hai. They all came all the way, so they are naturally close to each other, and they are likely to become a new faction.

The fourth hidden faction is the Jizhou faction headed by Xu You.

Now that the Jizhou faction has begun to take shape, Zhou Jing and Xu You are friends in need, and they will definitely support Xu You, although it doesn't matter if it's just Zhou Jing alone, and it doesn't matter.

But now Xu You has successfully subdued Yan Liang and Wen Chou by relying on his eloquent tongue and military strategy.

The abilities of Yan Liang and Wen Chou are unquestionable. Both of them are top cavaliers. Xu An has no reason to abandon them.

The status of the Jizhou faction will naturally rise. Xu You is good at planning, and the development potential of the Jizhou faction should not be underestimated.

The war is almost over now, and it is not considered safe yet, so conflicts between factions and other affairs have not occurred, but once the people of the four states enter Bingzhou, they will be in a relatively stable environment.

At that time, the four factions will definitely have some complicated problems.

Xu An narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of a solution in his heart. He must stabilize the Yellow Turban Army and maintain the stability between the factions, so that the power of a faction will not be too strong, and it must not be biased and chill its heart. .

Strong fortresses are often breached from the inside. The current Yellow Turban Army seems to be strong, but in fact there are still many shortcomings.

With Liu Hong's death, the Han Empire will enter its darkest moment. The power of the Han Empire will be weakened to the extreme at this time, but when this extreme is over.

The heroes stand side by side, the world is changing, and the shackles on the necks of the aristocratic families will be completely removed.

The Yellow Turban Army still needs to unite as one, and still needs to struggle, so that it is possible to win the final victory after all the heroes behind them unite.

If there was a turmoil inside the Yellow Turban Army first, I am afraid that they would inevitably end up dying.

(End of this chapter)