The World of Yellow Sky

Liu Xie calmly looked at the battlefield not far away, and the military newspapers from the front line came one by one.

At the last moment, there was no fear or worry in his heart.

The battle situation has been decided, and without any other extra thoughts, Liu Xie can be more calm and calm.

"Next..."

Liu Xie stretched out his hands and held the arms of Sun Jing and Guo Jia.

"Leave it to me."

Liu Xie let go of Sun Jing and Guo Jia's hands, turned around, and faced the generals on the watchtower.

General Lu Yu, General of the Five Senses, and General Fu De, General of the Center Base, stood at the front of the group of generals, and they looked at Liu Xie in silence.

These generals who can stand on the watchtower are all generals of the Forbidden Army, and they are all true direct descendants of Liu Xie.

It was by relying on them and the Forbidden Army that Liu Xie had the right to speak and be able to forcefully push forward the reform.

"The war will soon be over."

"we lose……"

Liu Xie's words came to everyone's ears clearly.

Although everyone knew this fact, but hearing this sentence from Liu Xie's mouth, all the generals' eyes were red and their hearts were bitter.

"I am the Son of Heaven of the Great Han, the Emperor of the Great Han."

"The emperor of the big man will not run away."

"The emperor of the Han Dynasty will not be afraid."

Liu Xie's voice was firm and powerful. He calmly looked at the crowd on the watchtower, and continued in a deep voice.

"It has been four hundred years since Emperor Taizu Gao established the country and proclaimed himself emperor."

"The destiny changes, the general trend is irreversible, and the destiny favors the bright, not the Han."

"As the Son of Heaven, I should obey the destiny."

"However, the monarch dies in the country, the doctor dies in the public, and the scholar dies in the system."

"I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and I shall die for the country."

"If the big man must perish today, then I will still defend the big man to the last moment."

Liu Xie's gaze was firm, and he clenched the sword at his waist.

This sword is the sword left by his ancestor Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu.

At the beginning, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu held this sword to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, created the situation of Guangwu Zhongxing, and rejuvenated the Han Dynasty.

"This is my choice..."

"If you still have people you miss and things you haven't done, you can leave the camp on your own."

"Xu Anfei is a bloodthirsty person, and the Ming army is also willing to accept surrender."

Liu Xie stood in place without moving, he was waiting for everyone's reaction.

Although it was announced that the Ming army would not accept prisoners, he knew very well that neither the Ming army nor the Yellow Turban army actually killed innocent people indiscriminately, nor did they have the habit of killing surrendered soldiers.

The only battle that Xu An counted as a blemish was the Battle of Kuicheng back then.

In the battle of Kuicheng, the Han court announced at the beginning that the Ming army beheaded all the Han troops, whether they surrendered or not, as revenge.

But in fact, in the battle of Kuicheng, Xu An just piled up all the corpses of the Han soldiers who were killed in the battle of Kuicheng and built it into a "Jingguan" in order to pay tribute to Huangfusong in Xiaquyang and Guangzong. killing.

Those Han soldiers who surrendered were taken as captives and brought into the Taihang Mountains. They were not tortured and killed or revenged, but were used as labor force, as if they were undergoing some kind of labor reform.

As for why Liu Xie knew this, all this was heard by the embroidered clothes envoy.

Many of the Han soldiers who were first captured in Kuicheng had completed the labor reform and were released from the reform camp. They also obtained citizenship, and I heard that they also entered the household registration and became the same as everyone else. civil.

The Ming Court also granted them the same land that could be cultivated, and treated them equally in all treatment, and did not treat them differently.

In the follow-up, whether it was the Battle of Fanyang or the Battle of Qingxu, the Ming army surrendered most of the Han army, and there was no brutality.

After Liu Xie's voice fell, everyone still did not move.

Lu Yu and Fu De looked at each other, and then they both knelt down at the same time, they put their helmets on the ground like Sun Jing, and knelt on one knee.

A group of generals were like Lu Yu and Fu De, none of the generals on the entire watchtower left.

They didn't speak, but their actions said it all.

Liu Xie's expression was moved, he clenched the sword at his waist, and the knuckles of his fingers had turned white from the force.

He raised his head, straightened his back, and looked up at the cold sun hanging above the sky.

The bone-piercing cold wind blowing past him now didn't make him feel cold anymore.

"Pass down my military order."

Liu Xie raised his hand and issued his first military order for this battle.

He officially took back the command from Sun Jing.

"Order, all troops retreat to..."

Although Liu Xie had handed over the command to Sun Jing before, it didn't mean that he didn't pay attention to the situation on the battlefield, nor did it mean that he didn't know the deployment of various ministries.

Liu Xie knew the army that was still under control.

Although the Han armies in Pengcheng and Jiulishan, as well as most of the troops in the Southwest Company Battalion have collapsed, there are still more than [-] Han armies that have not yet collapsed.

The Jingzhou army was led by Huang Zhong, followed by Guo Jia to guard the south of the company battalion, in case the Ming army attacked from the south, they did not participate in the battle, and almost did not reduce their numbers.

As for the Yanzhou Army, they all followed Ji Ling and were trapped in Jiuli Mountain.

Among the more than [-] people, most of them are the forbidden army, some are the Jingzhou army, and there is a most special army. This army has [-] people and is in the front of Liu Xie's camp.

Just like Yuan Shu's new army Zhangwu Camp in Yanzhou, this army was built by Wang Yue under the supervision of military orders.

The establishment of the new army was completely against the original Ming army. Because it was directly under the army, the combat power of this army was far stronger than that of the imperial army, and it was also stronger than Zhang Wuying.

Except for the Habayashi Guard led by Wang Yue, the new army's armament is the best among all the Han armies.

The name of the new army is "Tianhan".

Weitian has Han, and prison also has light.

The Jingzhou army had [-] men, the Tianhan army had [-] men, and the Yulin and Huben guards had a total of [-] men.

The rest of the Forbidden Army who are still organized can be contacted. There are more than [-] people who have not been involved in the war, and there are about [-] people.

This is all the soldiers that Liu Xie can command today.

The [-] Han army has no chance of winning against the [-] Ming army...

They lost the advantage of geographical advantage, had no strong heart inside, and no reinforcements outside. Jiulishan and Pengcheng fell successively, and the momentum of the company was broken to the point of desperation.

Those camps on the battlefield that had contacted the enemy could no longer withdraw, and Liu Xie did not issue an order to withdraw them. Whether it was surrender or resistance, Liu Xie handed over the power of choice to them.

……

Huang Zhong listened to the report of the messenger cavalry with a dignified expression.

All the generals and academies of the Jingzhou Army guarded by Huang Zhong's side. The changes in the north, the fire in Pengcheng, and the large ocher-yellow flag moving forward all made them terrified.

They all knew what it meant when Jiulishan and Pengcheng were lost at the same time, and even Xu An was rushing to the front line.

The son of a daughter can't sit down.

Xu An, as the Taoist monarch of the Ming Kingdom, must not put himself in danger, but since he dared to step forward, it means that this war is coming to an end and is drawing to a close.

It is self-evident which side the scale of victory tilts towards.

"The Son of Heaven said that General Huang has been in the army for many years, and he has been loyal to the country. If there is someone who misses you or has something to do, you can lead the army and choose to join the Ming Court. The same is true for the rest of the generals."

"How to choose, but it is up to the general to decide."

The cavalryman who delivered the order finished his report and said the last sentence, then bowed solemnly to Huang Zhong, and then walked down the lookout without turning his head, without any remembrance.

On the watchtower, everyone looked at Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong slowly unfolded the edict in his hand, moving his eyes up and down to carefully look at the words on the edict.

Although the generals of the Jingzhou Army wanted to know the content of the edict, none of them dared to step forward. Huang Zhong ruled the army very strictly, and he was also very brave.

Huang Zhong shook his head slowly, he closed his eyes, and everything turned into a sigh.

The faces of several generals showed joy, Huang Zhong's sigh, I am afraid that Huang Zhong is ready to choose to surrender.

Surrendering to the Ming army may not be possible for the generals, but most of them are not in danger of their lives, and they don't want to ask for more.

Now that the Han Dynasty has collapsed, the Ming Court will replace it, but it will be another new dynasty.

The civil and martial arts learned are from the emperor's family. Now that the Ming army is expanding its territory outside, it is not that it will never be able to turn over.

They didn't fight against the Ming army in the battle of Pengcheng, maybe they could be treated better...

But Huang Zhong didn't know what they were thinking, and his sigh didn't mean what they thought.

Now Huang Zhong finally understood why Sun Jian was so determined.

The content of the edict was ordered by Liu Xie to surrender. With this edict, even if he really surrendered, as long as he handed over this edict, no matter how the history books of later generations are written, they will not be able to say anything about him.

But it was this edict that made it difficult for him to make a final decision.

Holding the edict in his hand, Huang Zhong looked around at the crowd, then walked to the railing of the watchtower and hung it on it.

He has already made a decision to live in the world with loyalty and filial piety as the foundation of his life.

……

The front-line military newspapers were delivered one by one, and Liu Xie stood on the watchtower, examining the development of the battle situation.

In the distance, in the formation of the Ming army, cheers like a tsunami erupted suddenly, and the waves of cheers were higher than the waves.

"Wan Sheng!"

The cheers overwhelmed the thick drums on the battlefield, the sharp whistles on the battlefield, and all the voices.

In the distance, the big ochre-yellow banner slowly moved forward from the army formation.

All eyes followed the big ochre-yellow banner.

When the ocher-yellow banner reached the middle of the Ming army, the cheers from Piercing Clouds and Rocks also reached its peak.

The deafening cheers echoed throughout the battlefield and even inside and outside Pengcheng!
The morale of the Ming army continued to climb upwards, as if there was no limit, and it went straight to the sky.

"Wan Sheng!!!"

The Ming army's offensive became more and more fierce, like a gust of wind and waves, advancing forward with a destructive momentum. It won't be long before the Ming army will approach his camp.

Liu Xie's expression didn't change a bit, and there was no fear in his heart.

No matter how bad the battle situation is, for him, it is nothing more than death.

And this was the grave he had chosen for himself.

Everything in the Han Empire began in Pengcheng, and everything ended in Pengcheng, which is considered perfect.

It's just that I don't know how he, the king of subjugation, will be recorded in the history books of later generations, and what will happen to the overflow number given to him.

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing, he didn't expect that he was actually thinking about these things at this time.

Right and wrong, those are left to future generations to comment, he has done all the things he can do.

Do everything you can, and be in peace.

"Huang Zhong..."

Liu Xie stared at the southern scene, his eyes flickering.

Most of Jingzhou left, but Huang Zhong did not leave. He had already rushed here with more than [-] soldiers who were willing to follow him.

Thirty-five thousand people.

In the end, there were more than [-] people who were willing to follow him, and the rest chose to surrender and put down their weapons.

To Liu Xie's surprise, most of the Five Thousand Heavens Han army was willing to follow him.

Liu Xie raised his eyes to look at the ocher yellow flag that was getting closer and closer.

His heart was complicated. The reason why he established the new army was actually because he saw a sentence in the newspaper.

Even if it is a full meal and a way to survive, ordinary people will not take the risk of ruining their families to rebel.

And if food and clothing are solved and human dignity is given to them, they will even use their lives to protect people who enable them to have food and clothing and live with dignity in this world.

Xu Anxin felt something, raised his head, and looked at the observation deck not far away.

Not long ago, he heard the battle report ahead. The Han army chose to surrender as a system. It seemed that they had received some orders. Those Han troops who did not surrender retreated to the last camp of the Han army first.

Xu An raised his left hand slightly, and once again instigated the horse under his crotch.

The war horse in horse clothes walked slowly, and countless horseshoes sounded behind him, and all the Tengxiang guards also followed Xu An to speed up the horse.

The front line of the Han army has disintegrated, and the Han army has retreated to the last camp.

And Xu An finally met Liu Xie.

Once outside Jingxing Pass, he faced more than [-] yellow angels, as well as Liu Pi and Gong Du.

He swore an oath that he would invade Luoyang, and he would go to Luoyang to inquire in person, the great Han emperor.

Ask him why he refuses to leave them a way out.

Before Xu An could issue the ultimatum, the envoys of the Han army rushed out of the camp first.

"Liu Xie wants to see me?"

Xu An looked surprised, he didn't understand why.

The envoys of the Han army did not give a detailed explanation.

Xu An nodded and agreed to this request. With the protection of Lu Bu and others, he was not afraid. Moreover, the location was arranged in the center of the camp of the Han army and the army formation of the Ming army. Both sides could bring more than a hundred soldiers. guard.

Soon, Xu An saw Liu Xie in the central area, and met the emperor of the big man.

Liu Xie was surrounded by a group of armored cavalry like stars holding the moon, and he also saw Xu An.

When Liu Xie and Xu An met face to face, they were actually a little surprised.

Liu Xie was surprised by Xu An's youth, but Xu An was surprised by Liu Xie's calmness.

"Sure enough, as the records say, he is really a hero."

Liu Xie smiled calmly and spoke first.

Xu An's expression was slightly condensed, he didn't expect Liu Xie to be so indifferent at this time.

"Although I feel unwilling, I know in my heart that I am not as good as you. It is common sense to lose."

"Your shoulders are broader than mine, and you can carry the burden of the world."

Liu Xie's eyes were full of radiance, he looked at Xu An who was wearing a ochre-yellow shirt with a solemn expression, looked up to the sky and smiled.

"When the world of Huangtian really comes, you might as well come here with me and tell me what to say."

"Actually, I also want to know what kind of scene you expect the world of Huang Tian to look like."

Xu An nodded silently. He didn't speak, nor did he ask Liu Xie. He knew what Liu Xie was thinking. As for that question, he already had the answer in his heart.

After Liu Xie finished his last sentence, he raised his whip and did not wait for Xu An's reply. He led the imperial army under his command and returned to the camp again.

……

In the third year of Zhangwu, February [-]th, late at night.

The last camp of the Han army lasted longer than all the previous camps and cities. The battle lasted from afternoon to dusk, and from dusk until late at night.

Under the light of the fire, the Ming army rushed into the last camp of the Han army like a tide. Liu Xie took off his red robe and drew the sword at his waist. He did not escape, but led a group of soldiers Armies will march forward against the sharp edge.

February [-], early morning.

The sun still rose as before, but the Han Empire never ushered in the dawn.