Old Man Huang took out the jug, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then continued: "Not only them, but also those who rebelled and raised troops at the same time as them all failed, and the ones who succeeded were often the second wave of people behind them.
The people in the back started late and their abilities are not too strong, but the destiny is fulfilled in this group of people. This is the law of the Dao, which cannot be changed and is not influenced by human strength."
After Zhang Tao heard this, his face was unwilling and his heart was filled with despair. He said: "What Mr. Huang means is that I got up early?"
Old Man Huang nodded and said: "If God has destined that the Song Dynasty has reached its end at this time, then if the king had raised his army ten or twenty years later and became the second wave of people, he might have a chance to fight for destiny, but at this time, there is no chance.
"
After saying that, Old Man Huang raised his hand and said, "Please, Your Majesty, take care of yourself. Little old man, take your leave."
Then Old Man Huang left, leaving Zhang Tao still there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.
After a while, Zhang Tao came to his senses. He looked confused and helpless. He found that Old Man Huang was no longer there, and he was very anxious.
Finally, he called his confidant Zhang Yong and said: "Go, catch up with the old man and kill him."
"yes."
Zhang Yong, his confidant, solemnly accepted the order and hurriedly chased him out.
Then Zhang Tao ordered that all the servants who had been serving around him and the personal guards on duty be executed to keep the secret secret.
These people were executed, but Old Man Huang was never seen again. Even if Zhang Tao ordered the city gates to be closed and a search was conducted throughout the city, nothing was found.
After asking about Old Man Huang's neighbors, we learned that Old Man Huang had no children or any relatives. He rarely went out a few times throughout the year. Apart from this, there was little information.
Old Man Huang's mystery made Zhang Tao even more flustered. The more he resisted Old Man Huang's prophecy, the more subconsciously he believed it, which made him go crazy.
At this moment, news came that Jiang Wanzai was leading an army to suppress the rebellion. Zhang Tao was greatly frightened and hurriedly summoned his men to discuss matters.
In the end, his subordinates all agreed that the government and the army were too weak to win. They were all paid to work, eat and wait to die, so they could fight.
Zhang Tao was tortured by Old Man Huang's prophecy and was eager to regain his confidence through a war, so he adopted everyone's suggestions and ordered the entire army to prepare for war.
Under the scorching sun, an army of ten thousand soldiers marched uniformly on the wide road.
Each of them holds a sharp knife and has a firm gaze. Although the general at the head looks young, he has a serious and majestic look on his face that no one dares to look down upon.
Yes, if this general is not Jiang Wanzai, who was ordered to put down the Jinghu North Road rebellion, who is he?
When the villages and towns along the way saw this large army, they were all in awe. Many people stopped to watch. Seeing the majesty of the army, they all subconsciously took a few steps back and did not dare to get close.
Along the way, not only the common people were sizing up Jiang Wanzai's army, but many powerful men were also sizing them up secretly.
The powerful people were surprised when they felt the appearance and style of a powerful army. One of the officers murmured to himself, "It's no wonder that the official family has such a strong army and dares to implement the new law."
In shock, he did not dare to have other thoughts.
Another hero beside him said: "The momentum of this army is indeed strong, but I don't know what the result will be when facing Zhang Tao's army?"
There were a lot of discussions among the powerful, some were respectful and fearful, some were lucky, and some even deceived themselves and turned a blind eye. However, no matter what, the shock of the new army to them still left them with lingering fears.
Jiang Wanzai marched forward with his troops, and from time to time scouts came back to report the military situation ahead.
At this time, a man came on horseback. He said to Tan Ma: "I am Wang Dengxiang, the head of Anlu County in De'an Prefecture under the jurisdiction of the Imperial City Division. I have an urgent military situation and I want to report it to General Jiang. Please take me there quickly."
Tan Ma checked his waist badge and then brought it to Jiang Wanzai.
Wang Dengxiang raised his hand and said: "Report to General Jiang that Zhang Wenxiu killed Wang Shiliang, the magistrate of Anlu County, and surrendered the city to the traitors. Now Zhang Tao's rebels have entered Anlu County, and the news that General Jiang led his army has also been discovered by him. Now they are already in
Prepare for war, capture strong men and send them to the army, and please general not to be careless."
Jiang Wanzai nodded, thanked him, and said: "Thank you, Mr. Wang. Although Zhang Tao's rebels are rampant, their time to form an army is still short, and they are unpopular. They will definitely be defeated in a fierce battle. Mr. Wang, you can rest assured."
Then Jiang Wanzai continued to advance. After two days of marching like this, the army came to a mountainous place.
Jiang Wanzai looked around, his brows furrowed, he ordered to stop advancing, and then ordered his horse to go to the top of each mountain to investigate carefully.
"There are thieves."
Suddenly there was a shout, followed by the sound of fighting. Several detective horses ran out covered in blood, and more and more people were chasing after them. It seemed that the rebels had failed to ambush and chose to fight directly.
Zhang Tao was riding on his horse, holding the sword tightly in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Kill, kill for me, behead one enemy's head and get ten guans. Those who decapitate the enemy's head will be rewarded one hundred guan. Those who decapitate the enemy's general will be rewarded one hundred guan."
Give him a reward of tens of thousands of dollars and make him a general."
Dozens of guards around him kept repeating Zhang Tao's words loudly, spreading his rewards everywhere.
The more than 13,000 rebels under his command were all excited, shouting and madly charging towards Jiang Wanzai's army.
Zhang Tao felt proud when he saw that the soldiers under his command were fighting high and that a great victory was just around the corner. He said: "Our army is brave and not afraid of death. I wonder who in the world can do anything to me!"
Zhang Tao exhaled a heavy breath, sweeping away the gloom that was suppressed by Old Man Huang, and his whole person suddenly felt refreshed.
At this time, Jiang Wanzai was sitting on his horse and saw the rebels rushing towards him in a chaotic manner without any military formation, so he felt reassured.
"Archers prepare."
Jiang Wanzai gave an order and ordered the archers to spread out their formation and string their bows and arrows.
When the rebels entered the bow and arrow shooting range, Jiang Wanzai said sternly: "Fire the arrows."
"咻咻咻,,,"
There were bursts of sharp piercing sounds in the sky, and countless black spots suddenly appeared in the sky, and then the black spots flew rapidly towards the rebels.
Without waiting for the rebels to react, countless arrows fell, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the rebels. Many rebels were shot by sharp arrows, bleeding and wailing in pain.
"Fire the arrow."
"Fire arrows.",,,
Round after round of arrows rained down on the rebels. They were so dense and impossible to avoid. More and more rebels were hit. The momentum of the rebels also dropped accordingly. Where could they still have the same momentum as before?
turbulent.
"The former army listened to the order, moved forward steadily, and killed."
The momentum of the rebels was frustrated. Jiang Wanzai did not give the rebels any chance to breathe. He drew his saber, volleyed forward and slashed, and ordered the front army's three thousand troops to advance forward and kill the rebels.
"Tap, step, step,,,"
The three thousand former army officers and soldiers were fearless and marched forward steadily with uniform steps and firm eyes.