The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 704
Seeing Lei Tong bowing down, Xu An also put on a smile on his face.

"Lieutenant Lei please get up."

Xu An stepped forward and dragged Lei Tong's arms with both hands, supporting Lei Tong to stand up.

"Lieutenant Lei has a reputation for bravery in the Dongzhou Army. It is really my fortune to be able to abandon the dark and turn to the bright."

Lei Tong's heart was slightly settled, Xu An treated him kindly, it seemed that their fate would not be too bleak.

Although Yizhou is isolated from the world, Lei Tong, as a senior military officer in Yizhou, is not completely ignorant of outside information.

He has more or less heard about what Taipingdao did in the three states of Zhongzhou, Liangzhou, and Bingzhou, as well as some decrees promulgated.

"By the way, Colonel Lei should be familiar with Wu Yi, Liu Gui, and Pang Yi, right?"

Xu An observed Lei Tong's expression, pretending to say casually.

"I am a scholar on the same account, so I naturally know it. Why does the great virtuous teacher ask such a question?"

Lei Tong's eyes moved slightly, he didn't know why Xu An suddenly mentioned Wu Yi, Liu Gui, and Pang Yi.

After the Yizhou army entered the city of Chengdu, many parts lost contact with each other and were dispersed by the rebellious soldiers.

There are many Dongzhou soldiers who resist stubbornly, but there are also many soldiers who want to escape.

Lei Tong, Wu Lan, Wu Ban and others actually wanted to escape, there was nothing they could do, and they didn't want to die with Chengdu.

After all, they didn't lose too much strength at that time. If they escaped, they could still borrow troops from Hanzhong and other places, and they still had the power to fight.

Now Lei Tong actually doesn't even know that Liu Yan has set himself on fire and died.

"Our army went south all the way, leaving thousands of soldiers stationed along the way. Not long ago, I received a letter from them saying that they found a trilogy that was withdrawing to the north. The leader of that trilogy was Wu Yi, Liu Gui and Pang Yi are now in Mianzhu, and the rest are in our camp outside the city."

Xu An smiled, as if he was talking about an ordinary thing.

Lei Tong's heart sank suddenly. He knew that a Dongzhou soldier had escaped from Chengdu. They must have gone to Mianzhu, and the Yellow Turban Army had already occupied Mianzhu. , but even if it had been expected long ago, hearing from Xu An's mouth now still makes Lei Tong feel mixed.

Wu Yi, Liu Gui, and Pang Yi probably saw the change of Mianzhu's flag and were defeated by the Yellow Turban Army, so they finally chose to surrender.

Lei Tong frowned slightly, he remembered one thing, he didn't hear Liu Yan's name in this part of the retreat to the north, and he didn't find any trace of Liu Yan in the city.

Lei Tong's expression was complicated. He wanted to ask, but he was afraid that he would offend Xu An by asking about Liu Yan. After all, Liu Yan is now the old master...

But Liu Yan was the old master after all, and Lei Tong's background can only be said to be ordinary, but he was promoted by Liu Yan, the official worshiped as a school lieutenant, controlled the army, and was able to bless the clan.

"Dare to ask the great virtuous teacher, if there is an envoy... Is there news about Liu Yan, Marquis of Yangcheng..."

Lei Tong hesitated again and again, but still asked the question in his heart, the envoy still didn't say it, and the words turned into Marquis of Yangcheng at the end.

"Lieutenant Lei, can you see the fire that first ignited from Beicheng?"

Xu An didn't directly answer Lei Tong's question, but talked about other things.

"Remember, that's..."

Lei Tong's eyes flickered, he didn't continue talking, he already understood what Xu An meant.

"If what Wu Yi said is true, the Marquis of Yangcheng should no longer be in this world."

Xu An glanced at Lei Tong, and his evaluation of Lei Tong couldn't help being a little higher in his heart.

At this point, in times of crisis, you can still not forget the old master.

Looking at Lei Tong, Xu An thought of Zhang Yang who came from Beitou with Jia Xu.

Zhang Yang's old master was Ding Yuan. After defecting to Taiping Dao, his request also hoped that Xu An could avenge Ding Yuan and kill Dong Zhuo.

Xu An led the troops into Guanzhong, and Zhang Yang charged forward in the battle of Huayin, sacrificing his life.

After beheading Dong Zhuo, Zhang Yang returned to his heart completely. Whether it was dealing with government affairs or fighting in the South and North, Zhang Yang had always done his best.

Loyalty, putting the heart in the middle, impartiality is loyalty, and the original meaning is to do one's best.

That Ding Guan who still dared to throw books and scold while all the courtiers were silent, although he was loyal to the decadent Han court, his integrity was still admirable.

This era is deeply influenced by Confucianism. Not only the aristocratic families, but also the ordinary people, the influence of hundreds of years of subtle influence is terrible.

Naturally, Xu An will not go against the tide of the times, everything is based on reality, and innovation must also conform to the tide of the times, and Xu An never thought of accomplishing it overnight.

Now there are five major factions in Taiping Dao, the Taihang faction, the Sizhou faction, the Jizhou faction, the Bingzhou faction, and the Liangzhou faction.

The Taihang faction is headed by Liu Pi and Gong Du, the first group of Yellow Turban Army generals who followed Xu An and were born in the Taiping Road.

Guo Tai, Zhang Yan, He Man, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and other generals from the Taiping Road all belong to this faction.

The Sizhou faction is the Sizhou Yellow Turban Army that Yi Jiang, Bian Xi, and Guan Hai came all the way.

The Taihang faction and the Sizhou faction are very close. In fact, they are one faction with the strongest power, but the main force is in the army.

Because of Yan Zhong's influence, the Bingzhou faction and the Liangzhou faction are very close. In fact, both the Bingzhou faction and the Liangzhou faction are headed by Yan Zhong at the same time, and they actually belong to the same faction.

The Jizhou faction has the least influence and the smallest number of people. It is dominated by Xu You, but Xu You is now considered to be a high-ranking and powerful faction. Yan Liang and Wen Chou have also been promoted to generals one after another, and they were named General Zhaowu and General Zhaolie respectively.

Xu You was appointed as the chief political envoy of Zhongzhou. Because of his family background, Duan Yan, Xu Rong and other influential generals and schools in Guanzhong also had a good relationship with Xu You.

It is said to be the Jizhou faction, but it is also widely influential in Zhongzhou. In fact, it should not be called the Jizhou faction, but the Zhongji faction.

Now the Taipingdao faction is not strictly speaking, there are only three factions, one is the Taipingdao faction, the other is the Liangbin faction, and the third is the Zhongji faction
But fortunately, with the continuous development of Taiping Dao and the monitoring by the Eagle Wolf Guard, which is independent from outsiders, there has been no factional conflict for the time being, and it is mostly healthy competition.

Now the main force of the Yizhou army led by Ren Xian has been surrounded in Chengdu City and has become a turtle in an urn, and it is difficult to fly with wings.

The land of Yizhou is already in the pocket of Taipingdao.

After capturing Yizhou, it is impossible to kill everyone, and naturally a faction will slowly form.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and the concept of clan was very strong, so it was easy to form factions based on regions.

Blocking is worse than sparse, these things cannot be blocked.

The traffic in Yizhou was inconvenient, and it was easier to form regional factions in ancient times, and because there was basically no communication with the outside world, their regionalism would be stronger.

Lei Tong seemed like a supportive person.

The strength of the Yizhou powerful family is quite strong. If they defeat Ren Xian this time, the influence and strength of the Yizhou powerful family will indeed be greatly reduced, but they need to be more vigilant.

Liu Bei took control of Yizhou in the past, and after many years, he still had no way to completely control Yizhou.

Although because of his identity, it is impossible to treat the powerful families in Yizhou like the Yellow Turban Army, but it also reflects how powerful the powerful families in Yizhou are and how far-reaching their local influence is.

To completely control Yizhou, it will take a lot of energy and manpower.

Although there are seven or eight million people under the jurisdiction of Taiping Road, nearly ten million people, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but that is counting the soldiers in the field.

Immediately, catastrophes and epidemics will sweep across the entire world, taking away the lives of countless people, and deal a heavy blow to the land of the Central Plains, which is already in the midst of wind and rain.

It is naturally impossible for Xu An to drag all the main forces under his command in Yizhou, just for the garrison and stability of Yizhou.

If Dongzhou soldiers can be recovered and Dongzhou soldiers can return to their hearts, it will undoubtedly be a great thing.

The historical record of the Dongzhou soldiers is also considered outstanding, and their combat power is actually not weak. If there is no assistance from the Yellow Turban Army, I am afraid that Ren Xian will follow in the footsteps of Jia Long and Ren Qi.

The powerful family in Yizhou has long been regarded by Xu Anding as a force that must be eliminated.

In the future, the Yellow Turban Army will govern Yizhou, mainly relying on the local Yellow Turban Army in Yizhou, as well as Dongzhou people, and will also send officials and wandering Taoists from various places.

"I don't know what the Taiping Road looks like according to folk rumors in the land of Bashu."

"There is a soldier who takes a strand of hemp from the people to tie the grass, and cuts it up to serve him. The soldier sleeps overnight, and the people open the door and are willing to accept, and no one dares to enter. The military law: 'Frozen to death, do not demolish houses, and starve to death, do not plunder'"

Xu An took out a book from his arms, put it in Lei Tong's hands, and said in a deep voice.

"This is the military law of my Taiping Road. Captain Lei can read it to see if what I said is true."

"Our army defeated Mianzhu without any offense. After entering the city, we beheaded seventy-four people. These seventy-four people were Poppi scoundrels who took advantage of the chaos and looted. Their heads were hung on the city gate as a warning. No civilians were hurt."

"Lieutenant Lei's family members and the family members of other people are all safe, no ax is added, so you can rest assured."

Hearing Xu An mention his family members, Lei Tong's expression became tense, and only when he heard that everything was safe, Lei Tong's expression regained his composure.

"The great virtuous teacher is kind and generous. If the news is heard by the soldiers in the city, they will feel at ease."

"Lieutenant Lei will go to Beicheng later, so he can spread the news to the whole army."

Xu An paused, looked at Lei Tong, and said solemnly.

"Ren Xian won the support of the Han court, was named General Jianwei, governor of Yizhou, and ordered him to arrest Liu Yan, rectify the administration of officials, and regain control of Yizhou."

"For this reason, the Han court sent an army of [-] people into Yizhou. The mountains in Yizhou are high and the roads are dangerous, and the information transmission is difficult. Now we don't know where this army has arrived, so the civil war in the state should be done quickly. The battle should be decided quickly, so as not to have long nights and dreams, causing more disasters."

Lei Tong heard Xu An's implication, bowed his hands and said respectfully: "There are still [-] Dongzhou soldiers in Beicheng, but they are driven by great virtuous teachers."

Xu An turned his head and looked at the city of Chengdu which was burning with lights. Lei Tong also turned his head and followed Xu An's line of sight to look at the city.

"Now the three city walls in the south, north and west of Chengdu are in the hands of our army, but the east is not in control. I have ordered people to set up camps outside the city to prevent the Yizhou army from withdrawing."

"The situation in Chengdu is such that it is impossible for the Yizhou army to sit still and wait for death. I am afraid that they are secretly moving towards Dongcheng District. They will break through when the sun rises."

Xu An raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Dongcheng.

"I have ordered people to prepare meals and torches for you. As soon as the midnight arrives, you will immediately light all the torches and launch an attack on Dongcheng District."

"But don't worry, you don't need to be the main attacker in this battle."

"You just need to light the torches and let the Yizhou Army draw most of its attention to the north."

"promise."

Lei Tong didn't ask any further questions, and agreed.

Now it was Xu An who asked them to really launch the main attack. As the vanguard, they could only do what they said.

The situation is stronger than people, their families are all in Xu An's hands, it's just a matter of one thought.

At the entrance of the stairs, Lei Tong stopped, as if he had made up his mind, Lei Tong turned around, knelt on the ground with difficulty again, and begged.

"The Marquis of Yangcheng is kind to us. If possible, please ask the great virtuous teacher to leave a way for future generations to survive."

Lei Tong bent his legs, bent his head, and begged in a deep voice with his head on the ground.

Xu An was a little moved, but he didn't agree immediately.

Lei Tong stood up slowly, saluted again, and then staggered down the tower.

Watching Lei Tong walk down the tower, Xu An's expression settled slightly.

"Order Lu Bu to hand over all the cavalry under his command to Wen Chou, and then lead the soldiers. When the Yizhou army and the Dongzhou soldiers clash, lead the soldiers to attack the east city wall from the north city wall."

"Order Ma Chao to lead three hundred yellow angels and a thousand warriors as the vanguard, and attack the east wall from the south wall at midnight."

"promise."

"promise."

……

A series of military orders came from Xu An's mouth, and one after another, the messengers galloped out with Xu An's general orders.

"Command Yan Liang."

Xu An paused for a while, overlooking the quiet southern city of Chengdu.

"Give over the command of all the remaining yellow angels to Yan Liang, let Yan Liang lead the yellow angels to attack the south city from Dongcheng District, don't light the torches."

Xu An took out an exquisite bronze tiger talisman from his bosom, and said solemnly.

Xu Hong raised his hands to take the tiger talisman from Xu An's hand, and put it in his arms solemnly. He will personally convey this military order.

The Yellow Angels and Tengxiang Guards are both Xu An's personal guards, the Yellow Angels are the right guards, and the Teng Xiang Guards are the left guards.

"Where is Pound?"

Xu An turned around, looked at the generals standing in the tower and bowed their hands to listen to the order, and asked.

"exist!"

Pang De raised his head and chest, and responded loudly.

"I order you to take two soldiers as the vanguard and attack the southern city of Chengdu. Don't light the torches. Most of the enemy troops can't see at night. This is the opportunity."

"promise!"

Pang De suddenly agreed, took a step forward, and firmly caught the command flag thrown by Xu An.

"The rest of the generals will follow me and respect my orders. When the Yizhou army is in chaos, it is the time for our entire army to attack!"

"promise!"

In the city tower, all the generals promised.

"It is difficult to see at night, and the field of vision is poor. After encountering people, it is difficult to distinguish the enemy from the enemy, and the identification is based on passwords and accents."

"Password: Heaven is dead."

"Answer: Han Zuo will die."

"Anyone with a Yizhou accent can be regarded as an enemy army."

Xu An's eyes were sharp, and he looked around at the generals in the tower.

"After tonight, of the thirteen states in the world, my Taiping Road has already occupied four states!"

　Taiping Dao is developing rapidly now, but there are also many hidden dangers. Don't say I'm a sucker for the factions in this chapter.

　　Chen Sheng and the faction are actually on the same line, Chen Sheng will be the number one champion of Taipingdao

　　
　
(End of this chapter)