In the winter of the third year of Chuping of the Han Dynasty, the weather suddenly turned cold. The cold wind from the northwest plateau, forced by the mountains on both sides of the river, blew through the land of Yanzhao, and then galloped across the North China Plain, reaching Mount Taishan in Dongyue on the south bank of the river.
Circling back and forth. The sudden arrival of coldness surprised a group of people and horses walking through the mountains of Mount Tai.
It was Yang Feng, Han Siam and his party.
When they set out from Zheng County, there was still a little bit of heat, and they often encountered unexpected heavy rains along the way. After the rain, the world was shrouded in a dark, hot and humid mist. This scene made the original journey even more difficult.
The autumn clothes prepared in my hometown seemed too cumbersome, and travelers in other places felt very hot, so they put on light clothes again and walked eastward along the current.
However, the ups and downs and hardships on the road were always beyond his expectations. When they arrived at Wuguan, Wuguan had been occupied by Liu Biao, so they did not dare to pass the pass grandly, so they had to take a mountain road and spend three times the time to get around it.
Wuguan, but the team of nearly ten thousand people could not hide their traces. After the Jing people in Wuguan discovered the traces of their crossing the river in Danshui, they immediately reported it to Xiangyang. After the war at the beginning of the year, Xiangyang hated the Liang people deeply and immediately launched troops after hearing about it.
Pursuit and suppression. The two armies met in Shunyang. The Baibo army had no intention of fighting, so they had to stop resting and regrouping, and jumped north from Shunyang to Funiu Mountain.
But even so, the Jing people followed them all the way and wandered back and forth in the Xi County and Li Kingdom areas, preventing the Baibo Army from leaving the mountain and not being able to supply supplies. After a few days, the Baibo Army had to give up the plan of grabbing food on the spot and traveled nearly a hundred miles across mountains and rivers until
In Xi'e, they finally got rid of the Jing people's blockade. After hastily looting two countrysides, they did not dare to stop for a moment. They entered from the north bank of Wanghua Lake and turned around the mountain, passing through Zhongyang Mountain and heading straight to Yingchuan.
According to original expectations, it took them about three days to cross Nanyang and enter Yuzhou. However, after being harassed by the Jing people, it took the Baibo army twenty days to arrive in Kunyang. And compared with the time consumed, the losses of the soldiers in the army were even more heavy, because
Besieged in the mountains, the army was short of food and clothing, and about 4,000 people fell behind and fled due to hunger and thirst. The remaining travelers felt that their future was bleak, and even Han Xian, who called for the eastward journey, was filled with gloom.
After arriving in Yingchuan, the Baibo Army's life became better. At this time, Yuan Shu was gathering heavy troops in the Xiaoxian area of Pei County to resist the Gengcang Army of Yanzhou. After paying attention to one thing and losing the other, the Runan area of Yingchuan was inevitably empty.
The counties in Runan have been at peace for a long time, but none of them expected that an army of troops would appear out of thin air from Jingzhou. When the Baibo army passed by Xiping County, they found that the city gates were open and undefended, and the defense seemed to be empty. The Baibo army was extremely surprised and immediately
They went into the city and tortured money, silk, millet and noodles, and got enough for a month. What made Yang Feng and Han Xian even more satisfied was that there were many Yellow Turban survivors in Runan. They heard that the Baibo Army was going to Linzi, so they came to seek refuge one after another, and were widely welcomed by Xiping.
In one county, there were as many as six thousand dependent people. Han Xian was overjoyed, and under the guidance of the local Yellow Turban, he successively plundered the four counties of Dingying, Zhaoling, Qiang, and Xihua in just ten years.
The number expanded to more than 40,000 people, and the situation was so smooth that the three of them privately discussed whether to occupy a place to wait and see the situation.
But the good luck finally came to an end. By mid-September, Yuan Shu's army still didn't know where it was. Instead, Chen King Liu Chong led the soldiers of Chen State to take the lead in going south to fight Baibo. Liu Chong was a famous wise king, although he only had more than 10,000 men under his command.
Most of the people there were elite soldiers, and Bai Bo's army expansion in the past ten days was just unarmored and hungry people. The two sides fought in Xihua, and Bai Bo's army suffered a crushing defeat in two hours, and the gains from looting were also lost immediately. In the end
Still more than 6,000 people fled to the northeast.
They fled to Yu County for a short rest, only to find that they were in an extremely embarrassing situation: Yanzhou troops were garrisoned in Jiyin counties in the north, Yuan Shu's army had already gathered in Pei State to the east, and Chen Wang Liu Chong was still in the west.
They pursued them relentlessly. Although the three of them had no connection, they blocked all the roads for the Baibo Army to advance eastward. There was almost no way to go to the sky or to the earth.
The whole army was extremely desperate about this situation, and finally had to make plans to fight Liu Chong to the death. But on the eve of death, God was compassionate and gave them another way to survive.
The White Wave Army's actions this month involved three counties in Yuzhou, and the impact was naturally not small. The Linzi court also heard that there was a remnant of the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou. The Linzi court could not figure out where the Yellow Turbans came from, but they still sent envoys.
Trying to recruit them, the envoy found them at this moment.
The envoy's surname was Wu Mingtong. He was only about thirty years old, but he was extremely mature. After he inquired about the situation of Bai Bo's army, he immediately made a decision: to personally lead Bai Bo through Jiyin.
The three of them were overjoyed when they heard this. The reason why they were in such trouble was that they could not find a reliable guide for a short time. Now that there is an envoy to guide them, they can rest assured.
Another autumn rain fell that night. The soldiers hurriedly took out the cow felt raincoats they had used in salute and put them on. They walked out of the city in the rainy night and looked around. Dark clouds covered the sky and the night sky was gloomy. Many people could not see clearly their surroundings.
, they could only follow the team forward in confusion. But their straw sandals stepped on the ground full of fallen leaves, and their ears were filled with the sound of rustling rain and the sound of broken leaves being washed. They knew that everything on their heads was desolate and withered.
branches, autumn is coming to an end, and in this foreign land, they can only helplessly trust a person they don't know, follow him in this endless muddy world, tremblingly waiting for the rain
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They drove all night, and when dawn came, six thousand people took a rest beside a river. Only then did they realize that they had traveled a hundred miles during the night and had now passed through Jiyin County and arrived at Dongmin.
County. A hundred miles to the northeast is where the Gengcang Army is stationed.
After hearing this, the morale of the whole army was greatly increased. After resting for only half an hour, they continued marching for six hours, and finally arrived at Kangfu on September 27th. Wu Tong arranged for Bai Bo to rest in the countryside of Kangfu city first, waiting for him to arrive first.
Return to Linzi to report the details, and then make specific arrangements for them after discussion with the court ministers.
When Wu Tong came back, it was already the seventh day of October. But the scene in front of him was beyond his expectation. After the situation was safe, the tight strings among the Baibo soldiers finally relaxed, but unexpectedly, there appeared again some people who were not acclimatized to the local environment.
Symptoms. Compared with the dry and cool climate of Kansai, the weather in Kanto is more humid and cold. Many soldiers have vomiting and diarrhea from time to time, and many of them fall ill. Even a tough man like Dugu Qubei has recovered.
April 5th.
Fortunately, there was no plague, so they just talked and comforted each other these past few days.
Wu Tong stayed until the tenth day of the lunar month, and when they had calmed down, he sent an edict from Linzi, asking the three of them to leave the army in Kangfu first, and then go to Linzi to meet the emperor, and then the court would appoint them. At first, the three of them had doubts about temporarily leaving the army, but considering that they had come thousands of miles to join the army, they had no choice but to express their sincerity. They finally agreed and set off with Wu Tong with only more than 20 guards. p>
They went north along the Surabaya River, from Lu County to Bian County, and the plains gradually turned into the foothills. People were between Luliang in Taihang. In fact, they had already seen many endless mountains, but before they saw the peaks, they were like unsheathed mountains.
Rising up from the ground like a sword was a novel experience for them. At this time, they no longer had to worry about life and death, so they relaxed and enjoyed the surrounding scenery.
When Wu Tong led them through between Liangfu Mountain and Meng Mountain, the trailing cold wind finally followed. Looking up, the dim sun was still hanging in the sky, but the wind was raging in the valley, and the weak sunlight shone on him.
I couldn't feel the slightest warmth. People had put on fur coats and animal skin hats, and braved the wind all the way deep into the deep valley at the source of Yishui River. The deep valley meandered up, and the so-called Yishui River was nothing more than countless small drops at the feet.
The stream meanders like an earthworm between the loess and stones. At night, the surrounding mountains have disappeared, leaving only one or two dim stars in the sky.
At this time, Wu Tong said to the guests, have you seen the high mountains in the northwest that can block some starlight? The people's novelty was over. Although they looked up, they all disagreed, saying that the mountains in Bingzhou can block the stars.
The moon at that time is not enough. But Wu Tong shook his head and said to them, that is Mount Tai.
And people suddenly stopped talking, they knew that it was Mount Tai where the Zen was granted. It is said that three generations ago, Wu Huai, Fu Xi, Shennong, Emperor Yan, Huang Emperor, Zhuan Xu, Emperor Ku, Yao and Shun all were granted the title of Mount Tai. Three generations later, they were granted the title of Mount Tai.
Yu, King Cheng of Zhou, the First Emperor of Qin, and Emperor Shizong of this dynasty consecrated Mount Tai. These are all beautiful stories that have been passed down forever. Therefore, Mount Tai is also known as "Daizong", which is far beyond comparison with other famous mountains. When people look over again, the only thing left in their hearts is
Just admiration.
Two days later, Wu Tong and his party came out of the mountains from Guishan and ten miles to the north. A huge city covering an area of more than ten miles in radius suddenly came into view. Wu Tong pointed to the city and said: "This is Linzi. How many people are there?"
Coming from Guanzhong, I wonder how Linzi compares with Luoyang and Chang'an?"
It was very unfortunate that he asked this question. Although Luoyang and Chang'an were under the control of Dong Zhuo and Chen Chong successively, and Yang Feng and Han Xian first fought with Chen Chong and then switched to Dong Zhuo's command, Luoyang and Chang'an never met. They had seen the biggest
The city is just Jinyang City. They had no choice but to say: "Jinyang is not as far away as it is."
Wu Tong said "Oh", and Han Xian saw that his face was calm, but he could still hear a bit of disappointment in his words.
The group of people descended the mountain and headed straight for the south gate of Linzi. From a distance, Linzi seemed spectacular, but when they got closer, they discovered that the city was still under construction, with trenches, moats, and many roads not yet completed, even at the south gate.
The city gates are still being replaced, and it will probably take several months to be completed. But although there are many flaws, in Han Siam's view, this place does look like a national capital, because there are crowded markets and people coming and going in a steady stream.
To show that this place is full of vitality.
Just after entering the city, Wu Tong was about to lead a group of people to the General's Mansion. Suddenly, a fast horse galloped from the south gate and rushed straight to the palace from the muddy gallop. Yang Feng saw the knight on the fast horse carrying a crimson coat on his back.
The yellow geese on the flag seemed to be flapping their wings in the wind. He asked Wu Tong what it meant, and Wu Tong smiled and replied that it meant good news. Yang Feng asked again what good news was, and Wu Tong shook his head and said he didn't know either. But Yang Feng did not doubt it for too long. An hour later, a good news spread quickly in the city: Grand Sima Guanhai captured Xiapi and asked for Tao Qian. The three counties of Donghai, Pengcheng and Xiapi surrendered. The whole city rejoiced, and the citizens