A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 418: Lawlessness provokes civil unrest, and the world ends
October rd
A civil uprising broke out in Puwu County, Changshan County, Jizhou, because the people in Puwu County were dissatisfied with the collusion between officials and powerful men, and unscrupulously plundered people's wealth and wealth, creating unjust, false and wrong cases.

In desperation, the people, led by a craftsman named Hei Lei from Puwu County, attacked Puwu County in the name of the Yellow Turban Army. Puwu Ling and dozens of other officials were pulled out and beheaded in public. Many powerful people The large households were attacked and destroyed by the peasant army.

After the peasant army captured the county town, the leader of the peasant army, Hei Lei, knew that his own strength alone could not withstand the strangulation from the official army. After much thought, he sent people into the mountains to contact the leaders of the Black Mountain Army, Fan Kai and Zhang Yan, and asked for surrender. .

October 4th
Perhaps inspired by the people of Puwu, civil uprisings also occurred in Lingshou, Zhending, and Jiumen counties in Changshan County, and the entire north of Changshan County fell into a mighty peasant movement.

October th
On their way to Puwu to suppress the rebellion, the 3,000 Changshan Army led by the Captain of Changshan County were ambushed by the 5,000 Heishan Army led by Fan Xiuwu, the commander of the Black Mountain Army, and the entire army was annihilated.

October
Fifty thousand people from the Black Mountain Army came out of Jingjing and joined forces with the peasant army, totaling 80,000 people, to attack the Cheng Yuan clan in Changshan County.

It was not until this time that Jizhou Biejia Guo Tu got up from his couch and mobilized his troops to put down the rebellion.

The civil uprising in Changshan County soon reached Yuan Shao's ears, and he had to mobilize some troops to support him, because he understood that Guo Tu's ability alone was definitely no match for the Black Mountain Army.

"Lord!"

Yuan Shao looked at Zhang He in front of him: "Jun Yi, you have been following me for more than ten years."

"Yes."

"Alas" Yuan Shao turned his back to him and said slowly: "You are an old man and you should know the ambition in my heart. But there are too few loyal ministers like you under my command.

Now there is a problem at home, and I can't leave, so I can only leave this problem to you to deal with. "

"Please give me your lord's orders. Zhang He will do his best and live up to your lord's expectations."

"good very good."

Yuan Shao looked at him with great satisfaction: "Now the bandits are raging in Changshan County, and many people are bewitched by the Black Mountain bandits and welcome them into the country, although Guo Tu has sent troops to suppress them.

However, I believe that Guo Tu has little talent and little intelligence and is unable to defeat the Black Mountain bandits. Therefore, I appoint you as the governor of Changshan. You will uphold integrity and fully represent me to take over the war against the Black Mountain bandits.

It will definitely not be possible to annihilate them with domestic troops and horses alone. I will allocate you 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. Tonight, you will quietly leave the camp under the cover of darkness and rush to the front line of Changshan as quickly as possible to take over the military affairs. "

Zhang He didn't say much, he just took the edict and the talisman and went down to prepare.

After Zhang He left, Yuan Shao called his son Yuan Xi in.

"Father!"

Yuan Shao sat on the main seat and ordered without showing any emotion in his heart: "From now on, when thieves and bandits are everywhere in Fang, it must be Guo Tu and others who colluded with each other to trigger a civil uprising.

I have appointed you as the officer of the general's office and the governor of Jizhou. I will take my personal talisman and return to Yecheng immediately. I will arrest Guo Tu and his accomplices and deal with them according to law. "

Yuan Xi was happy in his heart, but he didn't show any expression on the surface. Instead, he responded calmly: "It's father."

But he didn't wait for Yuan Shao's order to let him leave. He wanted to look up, but he met Yuan Shao's scrutinizing gaze and quickly lowered his head.

"Do you know what you should do here?"

Yuan Xi thought for a moment and then replied: "First, the first step to reach Yecheng is to capture Guo Tu and his accomplices, then carefully interrogate them about their crimes, and then take away all the materials and materials they have embezzled. All the food was withheld.

Second, make their crimes public to reassure the people, and then summon all the principals from all directions to show them that the General’s Office has no intention of targeting them, but that the actions of Guo Tu and others have touched his father’s bottom line. , only to have such a disaster, in order to calm the hearts of the people.

Third, immediately transport all the seized materials to the front line to avoid problems with frontline military rations. "

Yuan Shao was very satisfied with Yuan Xi's answer and said in a rare soft voice: "Xier, are you the most talented among your brothers? My father knows it, but there are some things that my father cannot stop. I hope that you will you understand.

You just need to know that you are in my father's heart. Remember, this trip is extremely risky. Guo Tu and others are likely to jump over the wall in a hurry. If there is insufficient manpower, Tian Feng can be exempted from the crime and let him be your His assistant asked him to come forward to do this, so everything comes first to save his own life, do you understand? "

Yuan Xi burst into tears at Yuan Shao's words. He knelt on the ground and choked with sobs: "The child knows, father, don't worry. The child will definitely live up to his father's expectations."

"Go!"

Yuan Xi wiped away tears and slowly exited the military tent.

When Yuan Xi disappeared into the military tent, the expression on Yuan Shao's face quickly faded, he clapped his hands, and a man in black clothes and a mask walked out of the darkness on the side.

"You set off immediately, and before Yuan Xi arrives in Yecheng, secretly take Yuan Shang's mother and son out of Yecheng to me, and place them in a manor outside the city. Let them come out when I'm on duty."

"It's the master."

October 15th

The Heishan Army defeated Yuanshi City, and the front army arrived at Gaoyi. Going forward, they will enter Julu County.

At this time, the 30,000 people Yuan Shao left to garrison in Jizhou also successfully arrived in Gaoyi, relying on the city wall to start a battle with the Black Mountain Army.

October 16

Zhang He, who had already arrived at Gaoyi, saw that the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle. He saw the right opportunity and attacked the Montenegrin army's formation from the side.

The soldiers in the Montenegrin Army who had just transferred from the Peasant Army had never seen the scene of thousands of horses galloping. They retreated before Zhang He's cavalry came into contact with them. The defeated troops impacted the Montenegrin Army's military formation, causing the Montenegrin Army to be overwhelmed by the routed troops. The Montenegrin Army was greatly routed. In the end, only 40,000 soldiers fled into Yuanshi City.

Zhang He successfully took over the command of the Jizhou garrison with the help of Fu Jie, and began to attack the Yuan clan with 50,000 people.

October 17

Zhang He's army began to attack the Yuan clan. Since the Heishan army was good at mountain warfare and not good at offensive and defensive warfare, the defense was very difficult.

October 20

Under the fierce attack of Zhang He's army, Yuanshi City fell.

Fan Kai, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, fled from the city with the remaining 20,000 people, and was then pursued by Zhang He's 10,000 cavalry army.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan came out from the Taihang Mountains to help Fan Kai, and Fan Kai was able to escape. However, only 50,000 people left the mountain, and less than 10,000 people returned. Not long after returning to the mountains, Fan Kai fell ill.

Fan Kai is the most prestigious leader of the Black Mountain Army, and even Zhang Yan cannot compare with him.

It turned out that Fan Kai was a collateral disciple of the Fan family in Changshan. Because he received Zhang Jiao's preaching, he believed in Taiping Dao and became one of the thirty-six square canal commanders of Taiping Dao. Together with Zhang Niujiao, he preached in Changshan County.

After Zhang Jiao's uprising, Fan Kai and Zhang Niujiao took the Changshan Yellow Turbans with them to the uprising. In response to Zhang Jiao's troops in Julu, they continued to send troops to support the great master.

However, the fate did not come true, and the great sage died early, and the Yellow Turban Army fell apart. They were attacked by Huangfu Song again. After weighing the pros and cons, they decided to escape into the Taihang Mountains, abide by the teachings of Taiping Tao, and save all sentient beings.

But the good times did not last long. Fan Kai's closest comrade Zhang Niujiao died of illness. His position was succeeded by Zhang Niujiao's adopted son Chu Yan, who was renamed Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan inherited one of the two commanders of the Black Mountain Army, and Fan Kai agreed, because Zhang Yan was not only Zhang Niujiao's adopted son, but also Fan Kai's disciple.

Now that Fan Kai is seriously ill, Zhang Yan is very sad.

Zhang Yan was originally an orphan. When she was young, she gathered with a group of teenagers to fight as bandits in the mountains and rivers, until she met Zhang Niujiao and Fan Kai who had returned to Changshan County to preach.

He was subdued by two people, but they thought he was not bad in nature, because in the past, robberies were all about robbing the rich instead of the poor, and instead mostly helped the poor.

In the end, Zhang Niujiao accepted him as his adopted son and gave him family affection. Fan Kai accepted him as his personal disciple and taught him principles. This was how he became known as "General Feiyan", which was praised by everyone among the black mountains and white waters.

Zhang Yan was dressed in a black robe with yellow stripes, a yellow scarf wrapped around her hair, and a flying swallow around her waist. This was a clever woman from the women's and children's camp who Zhang Niujiao specially invited after hearing his name. Sew it and send it to him.

"Master, how are you? Do you want me to call the doctor over and give you another dose of medicine?"

"Ahem..." Fan Kai's face was sickly white, and there was dense sweat on his forehead. He pulled Zhang Yan and said, "No, Feiyan, I have something to tell you."

"The disciple is here, Master, please tell me."

"Sickness and death are the common laws of the world. You don't need to worry about being a master, and you don't need to be sad. I'm going to see your adoptive father, the great wise master, and all your colleagues.

Although Huang Tian did not descend successfully, it does not mean that he does not exist. I know that my soul will definitely enter Huang Tian instead of entering the sky.

You are my only direct disciple. You are already familiar with many scriptures and principles of the Taiping Sutra, so I will not say anything more.

But the millions of young and old in this mountain all depend on you. They believe in us and the Taiping Road, so they follow us into the vast Hundred Thousand Mountains.

They are the most pitiful people in the world, because no one in this world is willing to speak out for them except us.

Therefore, no matter what, you must let them survive. As long as they survive, the fire of Taiping Road will not be extinguished, and Huang Tian will still have a chance to come to this world. Are you clear? "

"Disciple understands."

"Ahem, Feiyan, my master knows that you are hot-tempered and can't sit down to manage civil affairs. But to help the people, we don't just rely on violence. Letting them stabilize is the best help to them.

Now after our battle, Yuan Shao's energy calculation is over. If Liu Bei in the south can defeat him, then he will definitely take over Hebei.

After all, Taihang Mountain is a mountain, and millions of people are crowded in it. After all, it is not a long-term solution. We need to get out of the mountain.

Someone told me that Liu Bei was a benevolent king, and he could safely accept the millions of Yellow Turban survivors in Qingzhou. I think he might be someone we can rely on.

Leave your brothers and sisters to him. You need to seize a higher position under his account so that you can provide adequate shelter for these millions of young and old. "

"Disciple understands."

Fan Kai took the wooden box on the side with difficulty and handed it to Zhang Yan: "This is the Taiping Jing, the Bible of Taiping Dao. It contains the great sages, the two generals of the earth and the people, as well as some comments from me.

Protect it and pass it on. As long as it exists, the legacy of Taiping Dao will not be broken and the hope of the people will not be extinguished. "

After saying this, Fan Kai passed away.

Zhang Yan held Fan Kai in his arms, holding Fan Kai's old hand tightly with one hand, and remained silent for a long time.

(End of this chapter)