Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 157
The end of the Meiyang War was already in mid-June.

Dong Zhuo was stationed in Mei County, chasing and intercepting the fleeing Qiangliang rebels. At the same time, he also sent the news to Liu Qing in Chang'an. After receiving Dong Zhuo's letter, Liu Qing left Chang'an.

According to the original plan, crossing Hedong and Taiyuan and returning to Changshan County is the road that Fu Xie took from Jizhou to Hedong.

According to what Fu Xie said, the Baibo Army was entrenched in the Baibo Valley. Fu Xie also suggested that Liu Qing avoid this place, after all, there are tens of thousands of Baibo Yellow Turbans.

However, Liu Qing did not accept it.

If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger's son?
Although Liu Qing led an army of only [-], he had never been in vain in fighting the Yellow Turbans.

Looking at the valley in the distance, Liu Qing began to wonder whether Zhang Ning would be here?
"My lord, although I am somewhat sure, it is still too risky."

Guo Jia persuaded from the side that he didn't want the lord to go to Baibo Valley, because there was no Baibo Huangjin in his plan.

According to the deployment, Zhang He and Chu Yan were stationed at Lishi, which was the most important node in Hexi County in Bingzhou, and there was still a mixed army composed of Xianbei and Southern Huns in the mountains south of Lishi, and Guo Jia had no intention of solving him.

This is a very good cushioning force.

The next step should be the two small counties between Wuyuan County and Yanmen County, Yunzhong County and Dingxiang County.

The Baibo Yellow Turban is located in Hedong County, which is an important place for Sili and the granary of the Han Dynasty. In order to guard it, Liu Hong even sent out the left and right Yulin to guard Luoyang.

Therefore, it is not yet possible to get involved.

Therefore, Guo Jia felt that he should take a detour to avoid complications.

But the lord seems to be quite determined.

"Feng Xiao, I didn't do anything, and they can let Fu Xie go. I don't believe that they will make things difficult for me personally!"

Although there are risks, risks have always been linked to benefits.

Tens of thousands of yellow scarves, if they can be subdued, how many soldiers can be recruited and how much labor can be provided?
How can this first resource be missed?
"My lord, this trip is like playing with fire. If there is any mistake, it will be a bloody battle." Guo Jia reminded.

"I have Zhao Yundianwei, and Zhang Liao, and I'm afraid that a group of yellow scarves will fail, so go into the valley!"

With a big move, Liu Qing walked towards the valley first.

"My lord, what the military adviser said is not unreasonable, we should act with caution, I'll go and find out!" Zhao Yun stepped forward and said.

Liu Qing nodded and agreed.

With a wave of Zhao Yun's hand, a group of people immediately stepped forward and walked into the valley.

In the valley, there is a big tent, at this time Zhang Ning is discussing the action plan with the generals.

Guo Tai was originally the chief general of the Baibo army, although he is still the nominal chief general, but now, he has a saintly general with a transcendent status on his head.

"Saint General!"

Mrs. Guo respectfully called: "At present, the foreign wars are causing a lot of turmoil in Dongjun. Although the war has not spread to the east of the river, the imperial court is aggressively recruiting troops. Many people have fled, and because of the lack of defense in the counties, the thieves are abnormal. It was rampant, and there were many more refugees."

The holy female general sat in the main seat, looking at the several generals in the tent with a cold face.

"How many people did you accept in the valley?"

"According to your order, anyone who comes will not be rejected, and now it has reached 8 people." Mrs. Guo said.

"Why so many?"

"There is a foreign army, which sprang out from which mountain, and burned, killed and looted everywhere. Wherever it went, there were refugees all over the place." Mrs. Guo said.

"How can there be 3 more people all of a sudden before the flames of war have reached here?" Zhang Ning was obviously dissatisfied with the answer.

Mrs. Guo's complexion is not very good-looking, it is obviously difficult to speak, but Yang Feng on the other side speaks directly.

"General Saintess, these populations have low combat effectiveness, most of them are old and weak, and they waste food, and many of them were originally removed from the Baibo Yellow Turban."

Zhang Ning was obviously displeased when he heard this.

No wonder she saw that Mrs. Guo's Yellow Turban Army was stronger than what she had seen. The reason was that the weak were eliminated. This obviously did not conform to the purpose of Taiping Dao, which was originally intended to help the poor.

Even Liu Qing, the number one figure in the extermination of the Yellow Turbans, a clan relative of the Han Dynasty, had compassion for the old and weak Yellow Turban soldiers. land and environment.

This is not a great irony.

Mrs. Guo gritted her teeth and explained: "The land controlled by our army is between the north of Baibo Valley and Pingyang County. This place is relatively barren, and it can barely support the original 5 people. If the refugees are allowed to flood in, our military rations may not last until the harvest."

Zhang Ning also understood that it was a rare thing for Mrs. Guo to keep the elite and support the army on her own, and it was completely different from the original Yellow Turban.

The original goal of peace in the world cannot be achieved by relying on plunder and coercion, it will only cause more people to suffer, and eventually everyone will be ruined.

Zhang Ning had experienced it once, and Liu Qing did not restrain her. What she saw in Liu Qing's territory touched her deeply.

The tiller has his land, and the laborer has his land. Those who are skilled, such as blacksmiths and stonemasons, can get better wages, as if everyone has hope.

Moreover, there are even food and vegetable vendors in the county market, which shows that at least there is enough food in Liu Qing's territory.

At this time, Han Siam interjected: "General Saint, if we want to solve this problem, we must expand outwards. Only with more land can we achieve self-sufficiency, and before that, we still need to keep enough food storage capacity." Get over it, which means..."

This means that war and plunder are needed again to ensure the survival of the Baibo army.

This means that Baibo Huangjin will still go the same way as when his father led him.

This means that the lessons learned from his father's death were wasted.

Thoughts surged in Zhang Ning's mind, and three meanings came to mind in an instant.

And once the expansion starts, it will cause the Han army to encircle and suppress.

If you don't expand, you will just sit back and eat, waiting for death.

Unknowingly, Baibo Huangjin fell into a dilemma again.

Zhang Ning sighed in his heart. Eliminating the weak and sticking to the original land seemed cruel, but it was precisely balanced.

While I was thinking about it, there was a message outside the tent: "Tell General Saintess that there will be a group of troops entering the valley from the south, under the banner of 'Zhao', about 500 people."

As soon as Yang Feng heard this, he wanted to get up, "I'll go to the meeting!"

"Zhao? Wait!" Zhang Ning stopped, "I'll go in person!"

Zhang Ning led two thousand troops out of the camp and marched south to meet Taniguchi.

Seeing soldiers and horses approaching ahead, Zhao Yun immediately ordered to stop the march, and waited vigilantly for the enemy to arrive slowly.

In the distance, Zhao Yun saw four or five generals in front of him, guarding a thin yellow-armored general.

"This is the Baibo Yellow Turban!" Zhao Yun muttered.

When the two sides approached, Zhang Ning also saw the other party clearly.

Captain Zhao?
Although Zhao Yun doesn't know Zhang Ning, Zhang Ning does know Zhao Yun. Liu Qing's general is currently the captain of Changguo County. Why is he here? Could it be...

Zhang Ning quickly realized that if Zhao Yun was here, Liu Qing would most likely be there.

What a coincidence, how long has it been since I left Changshan, and now I'm looking for you?

Seeing the change in Zhang Ning's expression, Mrs. Guo stepped forward and said, "General Saintess, do you know this person?"

"Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, captain of Changshan County, the number one general under Liu Qing's tent."

In fact, in the almost semi-closed Baibo Valley, Liu Qing has no reputation. Even if Zhang Ning mentioned it a few times, he still has a little impression.

"Is it great?" Han Xian asked inexplicably.

Zhang Ning glanced at Han Xian expressionlessly, evaluated his combat effectiveness, and finally shook his head.

Han Xian's strength is probably the same as his own, and his and Zhao Yun's military strength is very different.

Nothing wrong, the difference between Yunning and Ning.

"We are no match for him." Zhang Ning felt that he had some insight.

Mrs. Guo and the others all looked surprised. They didn't expect that before the battle, General Saintess would give up first.

Under the surprised gazes of several people, Zhang Ning held a Fengzui knife and drove his horse forward slowly towards Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun saw that the opponent had a large number of people, but only one "thin" general came out.

This is to fight generals?
It doesn't look like it, why doesn't the fighting general provoke and scold first?Do you want to speak now?
Zhao Yun couldn't figure it out for a moment, but silently drove his horse forward to meet the person who came.

The two looked at each other silently at first, Zhao Yun saw that although the general was "petite", he had a very white and handsome face, to put it harshly, he was a bit of a woman.

Holding the Fengzui knife in his hand, Zhang Ning spoke first, and asked loudly, "Is Zhao Zilong the one who came?"

Zhao Yun was surprised when he heard this.

female?

"Exactly! Why do you recognize me?" Zhao Yun asked back.

"Young Master, can you be in the back?"

Zhao Yun was vigilant for a while, knowing himself, and also knowing that the lord was a woman, he was at a loss as to whether he should reveal the lord's whereabouts or not.

Seeing Zhao Yun's appearance, Zhang Ning knew it well.

"Please, sir..." Zhang Ning suddenly interrupted himself, what are you asking for? Since he chose Liu Qing, he should go to see him by himself, not to mention that he left without saying goodbye, and took away the yellow scarf warrior, saying that he was wearing a sinful body Not too much.

For the sake of Huang Tian's great cause, he should take the blame himself.

"Wait a moment, general!" Zhang Ning cupped his hands again, reined in the horse and left.

Zhao Yun, who was clueless at first, became even more confused.

Which one is this from the other party?
Zhang Ning returned to his own lineup, handed the Fengzui Saber to Mrs. Guo, took off the sword around his waist, took off his helmet, untied his hair, and let the three thousand black hair hang down.

After doing all this under the surprised eyes of his subordinates, Zhang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "I will go to see Mr. Liu Qing, if I can't return, Mrs. Guo, you lead the whole army to Mr. Jiang, I think he can solve the refugee problem."

"This..." Mrs. Guo held the phoenix-billed long knife, sword and helmet in her hands, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"General Saintess, am I going?" Yang Feng asked tentatively.

Zhang Ning didn't respond, and turned around to leave. Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing why, even if they wanted to serve Liu Qing, why this gesture?
Of course they didn't know that Zhang Ning was originally a "prisoner" protected by Liu Qing.

Zhang Ning said to Zhao Yun: "General please lead the way, just say that Zhang Ning is begging to see you!"

Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Ning who was disarmed, is he going to surrender to the lord?

Soon, Zhao Yun returned to the army and met Liu Qing who was advancing slowly, and Liu Qing and his party also set their sights on the bowed woman following behind Zhao Yun.

"My lord, she..." Zhao Yun pointed behind him, not knowing how to introduce her. Anyway, without weapons, she couldn't threaten the lord.

Zhang Ning raised his head and looked at Liu Qing. The familiar cold and stubborn face appeared in front of Liu Qing again.

Dian Wei and Guo Jia knew Zhang Ning, they were a little surprised to meet here, and they had no other thoughts and didn't look any further.

Zhang Liao took a double look at that beautiful face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: What a heroine.

With a sound of "Pa!", Dian Wei patted Zhang Liao's helmet, and Zhang Liao looked at Dian Wei blankly.

"You don't even have full hair, what a fart!" Dian Wei scolded in a low voice.

Zhang Liao glanced at the lord in a strange way, and suddenly realized something, as if he understood that Dian Wei was not wronged, thanks to Dian Wei's reminder.

Qian Ying looked curiously at this female general in yellow armor. Although the other party had long hair, she still had a heroic posture that was not inferior to her own. This is rare among Han women. Zi, obviously not an ordinary woman.

Qian Ying looked at her husband curiously again, who was also looking at her motionlessly.

"Why did you leave?" Liu Qing stared blankly for a while before asking.

Zhang Ning didn't know where to start, his own thoughts?Father's last words?The plight of Baibo Valley?
"Are you dumb?" There was a hint of annoyance in Liu Qing's words.

Zhang Ning pursed his lips, feeling a little dry. Liu Qing's attitude was a little different from what he had imagined.

Shouldn't he just take her down?
After all, she not only ran away, but also took away the Yellow Turban Lishi. This is equivalent to breaking the agreement with my father before his death. This is a betrayal.

However, she would not have imagined that from the moment Zhang Jiao bestowed the head, Liu Qing would only treat her as an ordinary citizen of a big man, and a citizen under his protection, without guards, without restraint, and even her sacred share. Female pride is not stripped.

The only thing I was curious about was Zhang Jiao's last words, but she didn't force her to say it.

Liu Qing will not stop the people from leaving her, but she shouldn't take away the yellow scarf warrior.

Seeing Zhang Ning's hesitant to speak, Liu Qing said angrily, "Follow me!"

Liu Qing left the team and walked straight towards the edge of the valley, facing the mountain. When he passed by her, he murmured: "Troublesome woman!"

Zhang Ning silently followed until Liu Qing walked far enough, and there were only the two of them, just like when they were in the courtyard.

Liu Qing looked up at the mountain, turned his back to her, and said coldly: "If you hadn't let Fu Xie go, you might have died yourself!"

"You know?" Zhang Ning replied, only to realize that it was nonsense.

I also found that my state at this moment is completely different from my past self. Her coldness and pride are gone. This change is not because of her decision to join Liu Qing and assist Liu Qing's psychological transformation.

But because she left without saying goodbye, her behavior was like "betrayal", which made her lose her confidence.

"Isn't it good to live a carefree life! Do you know how many people in the world want to live this kind of life but can't!" Liu Qing asked cursingly, "Could it be that you still think that the bullshit Yellow Turban Army Taiping Dao can save the world?"

Zhang Ning's heart turned cold, and he sighed softly: "It really can't..."

The voice was so soft that Liu Qing couldn't hear it clearly.

Baibo Huangjin can barely support herself by weeding out the weak, and as soon as she opens the way to help the weak, the original balance will be broken immediately, unless she goes back to the old path of coercing public opinion.

Either in a cruel way or in a barbaric way.

Zhang Ning felt sad for no reason, amplified his voice, and admitted with a slightly crying voice: "The yellow scarf can't save the world!"

Liu Qing turned his head and looked at the Yellow Turban Saintess General jokingly. There was still sparkle in her eyes, but she was still trying not to let him stay.

Does this mean that the faith has collapsed?

Liu Qing suddenly thought, if he has no faith in his heart, does he not need to keep any secrets?

"Let's talk about it, why did you leave? Why did you take the Yellow Turban Warriors away? Where are they now? And why did you let Fu Xie leave?" Liu Qing asked four times.

Zhang Ning met Liu Qing's gaze, and Ren Shuang's tears rolled down his face.

"I'll tell you the secret of Father's last words!"

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