Chapter 15 The Yellow Turbans of the Floating Cloud Army
Just when the two sides of Tao Shang and Xu Chu were confronting each other in Qiao County, an army came from Runan in the southwest. This army had about ten thousand soldiers.
Not far away in Qiong Mountain.
The morale of this army seems to be very low. The soldiers are huddled together in twos and threes in the newly built camp. Their eyes are gray and dull, and their expressions are dull. Everyone looks good, and they have obviously not eaten for a long time.
Too full.
Many people in the army were seriously injured, and some were still suffering from high fevers, but no one took care of them. They could only lie in the corner of the camp muttering to themselves, as if they had been abandoned livestock.
It is difficult to feed these soldiers and horses, and there is no medicine. I am afraid that the ending of these injured people can only be in this dark ravine, accompanied by fear and despair, quietly waiting for death to come.
In the middle of the camp in the mountains, there was a seemingly clean tent propped up crookedly. There was no brazier in the tent, only a pile of makeshift straws that were burning slowly and slowly, emitting some light and warmth.
The six people surrounding the straw are the leaders of this army. The leader is called He Man, who is nicknamed "Jetian Yaksha".
The remnant army led by He Man was nicknamed Fuyun Army. It was a branch of the Yellow Turban Army, a famous uprising army in the late Han Dynasty.
Although the Yellow Turban Uprising led by Tiangong General Zhang Jiao failed and was suppressed by the imperial court, after this incident, the prestige of the Han Dynasty also fell to the bottom. Small-scale rebellions continued in various places, led by the remnants of the Thirty-six Qushuai of the Yellow Turbans.
Scattered uprising forces formed one after another throughout the Middle-Earth. They included Heishan, Baibo, Huanglong, Zuoxiao, Qingniujiao, Wulu, Changgen, Li Damu, Zuo Xiaozhangba, Kuji, Liu Shi, Ping
Han, Dahong, Bairao, Yuancheng, Luoshi, Fuyun, Lei Gong, Bai Jue, Yang Feng, Yu Du, etc. Among them, the powerful ones often have more than 100,000 people, and the small ones have thousands of people.
The Floating Cloud Yellow Turban Army is one of them.
The Fuyun Army led by He Man wanted to capture the city in Jibei a few years ago to seize food, grass, supplies, and raise troops. However, they encountered bad luck and met Bao Xin, who, as the Prime Minister of Jibei, raised troops to challenge Dong in Jibei.
Bao Xin was worried that the new army had no one to practice, so He Man's Floating Cloud Army came to his door.
Think about it, Bao Xin often works with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, and is highly respected by them. How can he be average in leading troops? The Fuyun Army is just a branch of the Yellow Turban Army. They fought for only three days and were defeated by Bao Xin six times in a row.
, losing nearly half of his troops, he fled south in a hurry.
Fortunately, Bao Xin raised the army in response to the call to challenge Dong and had no time to fight with He Man. Otherwise, this "Jie Tian Yaksha" would basically have to let Bao Xincha be a role model on the tower.
The Fuyun Army was lucky enough to escape. Looking at the south, they fled in panic like a lost dog. They were blocked by local officers and soldiers along the way and injured many soldiers. They rushed to Qiao Di like rogue bandits...
It's a pity that one misstep can lead to eternal regret.
In the handsome tent of the Yellow Turban, the air seemed to have solidified, the atmosphere was solemn and depressing, so depressing that it made people breathless.
"He Shuai, let's have a bowl of porridge." A yellow scarf captain scooped out half a bowl of gruel burned on hay and handed it to He Man.
He Man sat cross-legged on the ground, reached out to take the broken bowl with stubble, and looked at the rice porridge that was almost like water with a pale face. His whole body was trembling violently. Although the tent was steaming with hay, He Man couldn't help it.
Man felt like he was in a world of ice and snow.
"We... still have a few days of military rations."
The yellow turban captains at the bottom looked at each other, and they all looked miserable.
"He Shuai, we...are out of food."
"No food..."
These two words were like sharp iron awls, piercing into He Man's heart. He Man still had more than ten thousand soldiers under his command. Once the food supply was cut off, He Man didn't dare to think about the consequences.
"Hurry up! Send people out to investigate! Look for nearby villages... Before tonight, we must find a way to grab enough food and grass no matter what... We are very close to He Qushuai in Gepo, and we cannot make mistakes at this time...
...As long as we find a way to get to Runan! With our brothers, the subsequent food problems can be solved!" He Man gritted his teeth.
A Yellow Turban Colonel hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Commander He. We already released more than 20 scouts two hours ago. I believe it won't be long before news comes back!"
He Man's expression did not soften because of the Yellow Turban Colonel's words, but on the contrary, it became even more gloomy.
"What's going on with the kid down there? It's been two hours and he still can't find a spot to hit the wild valley? It's useless!"
The yellow scarf captain smiled apologetically and said cautiously: "You guys have no future, they mess up He Shuai's pace... Wait for them to come back later, and I will punish a few of them severely!"
He Man said with a cold face: "I have nothing to do with you punishing anyone severely. I just tell you that if you delay my affairs, you can put your head in this bowl yourself later."
The Yellow Turban Colonel nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Commander He, don't worry, my subordinates will personally lead the sentries out to search, and they will find a place to hunt wild valleys to give the brothers teeth as a sacrifice..."
Before the yellow turban captain finished speaking, he saw a yellow turban scout running into the tent sweating profusely. He knelt down on one knee and gasped: "Commander Qi, my subordinates have found it!"
In the commander's tent, several yellow turban leaders, including He Man, were all refreshed. He Man threw away the porridge bowl in his hand, stood up quickly and said, "How was the investigation?"
"He Shuai! Forty miles to the southeast, there is a large village. There is a thriving population in the village, with no less than a few hundred families. My subordinates secretly went to the village to investigate. They saw that every household in the village had smoke from cooking. It can be seen that there is surplus food, and there are many households feeding food.
There are livestock, including chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep! They are enough to feed our army for more than half a month!"
"Okay!" He Man quickly stood up, the cold light in his eyes was as violent as an arrow, making people feel chilled in their hearts.
Anyone who is familiar with him knows that this is the precursor for this Jie Tian Yaksha to go berserk and kill.
"Instruct all ministries that at midnight today, the whole army will attack this village to collect food. Anyone who dares to stop and disobey will be executed on the spot. No one will be spared!"
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Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
He Man's Fuyun Army wanted to attack Xu Zhuang, but the Xuzhou Army did not stop. Tao Shang and Mi Fang also discussed countermeasures overnight.
After all, before Xu Chu returned to the village, he asked the pottery merchant to make a promise to give him an explanation within three days. One was to hand over the thief's head, and the other was to compensate for the loss.
Although Tao Shang agreed to stabilize Xu Chu for the time being, it was Mi Fang who caused the incident, and he was also the nominal commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Army, so the matter had to be discussed with Mi Fang. Besides, after all, Tao Shang also took Mi Fang.
He has a house and a hundred acres of land to show his filial piety, so he should be given enough respect.
But Mi Fang firmly denied the conditions put forward by Xu Chu... she refused!
Compensating for the loss is a trivial matter, the main thing is to hand over the leader of the thief... Mi Fang is the leader of the thief himself, how can he tie himself up and send him to Xu Chu?
Mi Fang is a bit heartless, but not completely stupid... Of course he will not and cannot do this kind of thing that is obviously going to lead to death.
"Young Master, this matter cannot be dismissed. Even if our Xuzhou Army's actions were slightly wrong beforehand, the rude man will hand over people as soon as he asks us to hand them over. Once word spreads, where will our Xuzhou Army's face be? Where will Tao Shijun's face be?"
How should the people of the world treat our Xuzhou army and people? A gentleman cannot afford to disgrace this man."
Looking at Mi Fang's righteous face, the pottery merchant couldn't help but smile.
In any case, Mi Fang is not too stupid. At the critical moment, she still knows how to use the words "teacher of gentlemen" as a shield... Tao Shang doesn't know whether he should praise him for his cleverness and changeability or call him cheap.
"Since Brother Mi is not going to agree to Xu Chu's conditions...is there any good way to break this embarrassing situation?"
Mi Fang held out three fingers and spoke calmly: "Don't worry, eldest son, there will be three strategies in the end for the eldest son to decide at his discretion!"
The pottery merchant was a little surprised: "Brother Mi actually has three strategies? It's really impressive. I'd like to hear the best strategy."
Mi Fang cleared her throat and said seriously: "Young Master praised me so much, I feel very ashamed... As the saying goes, the thirty-six strategies are the best ones. The ancients sincerely did not deceive me. They relied on the lower ones to deal with them, instead of fighting here and there."
The Han Dynasty was struggling, so it was better to make a decision early, raise troops overnight and go straight to Yingchuan to join forces with Kong Ni, and march westward to attack Dong Zhuo! I'm sorry that Xu Chu couldn't react for a while. By the time he wanted someone to ask for food, we were already there
Hundreds of miles away, no matter how arrogant and unreasonable he is, he is just looking forward to seeing the wind and sighing, and there is nothing he can do."
The pottery merchant was stunned and didn't know how to evaluate it.
Just run away and talk so much nonsense...
After half a cup of tea, Tao Shang came to his senses. He raised his hand and put a fist beside his mouth. He coughed awkwardly and said, "Brother Mi's idea is indeed extraordinary. The best strategy alone is so extraordinary."
, I see the middle and worst strategies, so there is no need to listen to them."
Mi Fang was overjoyed when she heard this and said, "Master, do you think the best solution is feasible?"
"I feel useless after hearing your best plan. If you tell me the middle and worst options, I'm afraid I'll die." The pottery merchant waved his hand weakly.
To be honest, he is not a person who is willing to use his brain. On the contrary, he is lazier than anyone else... But if he stays with someone like Mi Fang, he must be diligent. Otherwise, one day this kid will be fooled and sold out.
Do not know at all.
After thinking for a while, Tao Shang finally said slowly: "That Xu Chu has the appearance of a warrior and a white body. If he can be included in our army, he will undoubtedly be a big help."
Mi Fang was dumbfounded after hearing this: "Then Xu Chu is arrogant and unreasonable, and there is a rift with us, how can he submit to us?... Isn't this idea of the eldest son too naive?"
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant took a long breath, pondered for a while, and said with certainty: "It depends on people! There will definitely be a way."
Tao Shang had already had this idea since Xu Chu reported his name. This was also an important reason why he used a delaying strategy before the battle to agree to Xu Chu's conditions... Cao Wei's famous bodyguard leader, if he joins, nothing else
, at least in this troubled world, your personal safety is guaranteed.
When living in this world, the first thing you must consider is your own safety.
If there is any difference between a troubled world and a peaceful world:
What is the happiest thing in the Qingping world... money!
What is the happiest thing to have in troubled times... money! And a life to spend money on... You see how important safety is.