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Chapter 579: The Duke did not cross the river, but the Duke actually crossed the river!
That night.

The bright starry sky spreads in the boundless night, and the bright moon can't hide the light of the stars.

Countless stars shine brightly above the sky, like scattered gems sprinkled by gods, like a gorgeous picture scroll of the sky made by gods.

The starry sky is always so high above, and the struggle in the world cannot have any influence on the vast starry sky at all.

Such a clear and cloudless sky, in the eyes of any astrologer, is a good weather for stargazing.

Zhang Jiao sat cross-legged with a long body, and in his hand was "Taiping Taoism".

"Taiping Daoshu" is actually not a collection of spells, but a collection of principles.

There are many specious sentences in it, telling the philosophy of life.

For Zhang Jiao, this is a book that changed his destiny, and he got some Taoism from this book.

Because of the appearance of this book, he firmly believes that there is a destiny in this world, and he firmly believes that he is a person who carries a little hope.

When Luo Xiao said those words to him, he felt the guidance of fate countless times.

The general trend of the world, everyone is in the game, everyone is a chess player.

"Everyone in this world has some responsibilities given by fate. I now understand what I should do, and each belongs to his position and performs his duties."

Zhang Jiao sat cross-legged in the barracks, looking up at the bright starry sky, countless stars flickering brightly and darkly in the night sky, the bright Milky Way is like a jade belt.

In the Taixue and Luoshixue Palaces of the Han Dynasty, there was a school of classics called "Xing Xiang Jing", which studied the various changes of astrology.

The Astrology Classic believes that the change of the starry sky has its own laws, and the calendar and so on are researched according to the laws of the starry sky.

Zhang Jiao agrees with this view, but he is a Taoist priest after all, and the starry sky carries endless mysteries to him.

He believes that the ultimate mystery of Tao is contained in the starry sky, and the fate of human beings lies in the light and dark changes of the starry sky.

"The fate of the Great Han, the fate of the Taiping Army, and the fate of the entire Xia are all entangled in this, waiting for one person to set the tone."

Zhang Jiao wrote and drew on the Taiping Jing with his fingertips, constantly deducing the future he wanted, and he threw weights on the balance one by one, and then the balance kept tilting towards the Han Dynasty.

His expression didn't change at all. When the last very small weight was put on the balance, everything changed, and the balance wobbled and became balanced.

"It really is!"

Zhang Jiao's face finally changed completely, after a moment of contemplation, he revealed a breath of relief.

He knelt down respectfully and kowtowed deeply, "Su Wang Su Wang, the supreme and holy king, is this the grace bestowed by you?"

Ji Zhao saw this scene, he did not bestow grace, but his grace was everywhere, affecting all living things.

Because this is a world where everything has a definite number, regardless of the general trend or the small trend, it cannot be changed. When everyone will be born, when they will say something, and when they will die, they are all predestined.

No one struggles, no one thinks, it's just the way it is.

This is nothing more than a shadow world, and everything that has ever existed is followed and experienced again, with a difference of thousands of years, without any change.

But Ji Zhao appeared, like a violent vortex, he changed everything from the moment he appeared.

Especially as he gets stronger and stronger, the variables are getting bigger and bigger.

The Han Dynasty appeared, but the personal fate of almost everyone in it changed.

For these people, isn't Ji Zhao's grace higher than the sky and deeper than the sea?

In the dark of the tent, Luo Xiao watched this scene from a distance.

He held his left hand behind his back, and in his right hand also held a volume of the Taiping Sutra. Zhang Jiao obtained Taoism from it, but he didn't.

For him, this is just a book about the philosophy of life.

"Julu, what exactly do you want to do?"

The army of the Han court was overwhelming, and Zhang Jiao held sacrifices here without preparing for the battle, which made Luo Xiao a little puzzled. How could anyone win by relying on sacrifices in this world?

Do you think you are King Zhaosheng?
……

In the vast land of Hebei, the Han court army and the Taiping army faced each other across the gap, and no one attacked rashly.

In the various battles that took place in the Central Plains, especially the battles that were prepared between the two sides, almost no direct confrontation between large armies ended in the end.

Even in Xiang Yu's battle to destroy Qin, he continued to harass the Qin army's food roads first, and the two sides continued to consume and pull, and finally believed that the strategic goal had been achieved before the final decisive battle.

As the commander-in-chief of the Han army, Huangfusong knew that his greatest advantage was the large amount of food and grass. With the supply from Xingyang, Luoyang, and Nanyang, he would consume energy to kill the Taiping army.

Moreover, the Taiping Army had just started an incident, and it was at the time when it was in full swing. Even if it could win a decisive battle with the Taiping Army at this time, the loss would definitely be not small.

There were several battles between the Taiping Army and the Han Army, and the Taiping Army was obviously not as powerful as the Han Army.

Only the Taiping fighters specially trained by Zhang Jiao could be matched against those Han court elites, and there was no difference between the rest of the Taiping army and the auxiliary troops of the Han army.

On the battlefield where the two sides clashed, it was obvious that the Taiping Army left more corpses. This was a blow to the morale of the Taiping Army, while the morale of the Han Army gradually became stronger.

That's it?

Huangfusong gradually encroached on the activity space surrounding the Taiping Army.

The commanders of the Taiping Army were a little anxious, and hurriedly went to Zhang Jiao and asked, "General, our army has been dragged here by the Han army. The situation is really bad.

Although the passes occupied by the Han army are dangerous, as long as tens of thousands of our troops are deployed on the front line, they can resist.

The remaining troops can forcefully cross the river directly. Although it is not as easy as the ferry, it is better than being passively beaten like this.

If you are unwilling to cross the river by force, then retreat to the north of Jizhou, or go east to contact Qingzhou or go north to Zhuojun, attack Youzhou, and connect Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou into one piece.

No matter which option you choose, it is better than stagnating now, with internal friction. "

Even if Luo Xiao didn't show up, he knew that the atmosphere in the army was not good.

Faced with the inquiries from the Qu Shuai, Zhang Jiao did not speak, but walked out of the big tent slowly, with his hands behind his back, looked at the starry sky, turned to face the crowd and said, "Retreat from here today. Where can I retreat?

Yanzhou and Yuzhou can't be attacked, so can Youzhou and Jizhou?
Now the stalemate with the Han army on the big river is not only our business, but also the three states of Henan. Once we retreat to the Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Xuzhou Taiping armies south of the big river, the only ending is to be wiped out.

I watch the sky at night and deduce the stars. The auspicious time has come, and it is time to lead the army to cross the river. "

cross the river!

This was a move that Huangfusong never expected. In his opinion, this is courting death. Why is there a need for a ferry?
Because the ferry can pass through the army on a large scale.

Moreover, the storm at the ferry is the lightest, and the safety of passing will be greatly increased. There are no hidden reefs that will sink the ship at any time. This is a lesson learned in blood.

In Huangfusong's view, this was clearly a helpless move by the Taiping Army, which was gradually falling into a disadvantage, and was unwilling to abandon the troops of the three provinces in Henan.

Huang Fusong's comment on this is: "The bandit army doesn't know how to choose, is short-sighted, and kills itself."

If Zhang Jiao knew Huangfusong's evaluation, he might say to Huangfusong, "You understand military affairs, but you don't understand destiny."

The Taiping Army's first crossing of the river ended in failure.

The corpses of the Taiping Army floated on the river, with different expressions on their faces. This is an extremely shocking scene, far better than death on the battlefield.

Zhang Jiao sighed slightly, Luo Xiao frowned slightly, a heavy haze fell on the Taiping army, the failure of crossing the river dealt a big blow to the Taiping army.

That night.

A melodious singing sounded from nowhere, as if a woman was screaming vigorously. It was a poem from the Yuefu in the pre-Han period - "Gong Wu Crossing the River".

"The public does not cross the river, the public does not cross the river!"

"The Lord is crossing the river, the Lord is crossing the river!"

The woman's voice seemed to resound from every place in the barracks. The voice was full of sorrow. Countless Taiping soldiers woke up from their sleep and wept while listening to the song.

"Fell into the river and died, what a shame!"

Fall into the river and die!

Fall into the river and die!

What should I do?

Of course it is to rise up and survive!
Zhang Jiao didn't expect such an accident to happen. He didn't want to continue the stalemate with the Han army, so he originally wanted to pretend to be weak in fighting spirit and attract the Han army to attack, but he didn't expect the Han army to attack. He also gave himself an assist.

The Han army used such methods, and according to the normal rules, the Taiping army should have lost their fighting spirit to the extreme, and they should even start to flee.

But Huangfusong didn't understand. The Taiping Army may not be as good as the Han Army in other aspects. For example, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is indeed inferior to the elite of the Han Army, but in terms of tenacity, the Han Army cannot compare.

This is an army armed by the Taiping Dao. This is a low-profile version of the Dao army, and this is the method they are most afraid of.

Especially in the case of Zhang Jiao personally leading.

Zhang Jiao knew that the Han army would definitely seek a decisive battle with the Taiping army at dawn, and this was also the opportunity he had been looking for all along. He wanted to let all the spirit, all will, and all sacrifices of the Taiping army be clearly displayed in the world. between.

Show it to the Han army!
Show it to the emperor and ministers!
Most importantly, show Luo Xiao!

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At that time, the king's army was [-], which was listed as the third army, and the Taiping army was [-], which was also listed as the third army.

Wang Jun marched with the drum, shouting: "Big man! Ten thousand years!"

The Taiping army all fought hard, and the sound shook the four fields, smashing the sky and breaking the clouds, saying: "Cross the river! Live!"

The two armies fought each other, and within half a day, they retreated after calling for gold. The Wang army won a big victory, and the Taiping army was defeated slightly.

Song sighed and said: "The intention of composing songs is weak, to gather and wipe out the bandit army, but the Taiping army's heart to survive is very serious, and instead they are trapped in a cocoon, which is only a small victory.

This is what is called: A wise man has a thousand worries, and he will definitely make a mistake. "——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of the Taiping Army"

(End of this chapter)