The World of Yellow Sky

The Fu Zhu of the Taiping Dao explained the originally obscure scriptures to everyone in simple words.

Around the high platform, some sick people came to ask for talisman water, hoping to be rescued.

The Taiping Dao talisman in Tunliu City is not limited to the one who lectures, there are more than 100 talismans who are studying in the Taoist hall, and the enrollment is still expanding.

The talisman who preached the scriptures first draws a few spells, dissolves them in water, separates out the talisman water for those sick people to drink, and then sends soldiers to send these sick people to the newly established hospital outside the Taiping Taoist Hall.

However, this talisman water is only for psychological comfort rather than actual effect, and the real treatment still depends on the hospital outside the Taoist hall.

The hospital near the Taoist hall is a newly established facility under Xu An's order, and those who play the role of doctors in the hospital are naturally those Taiping Dao talismans who are studying in the Taoist hall.

……

The situation in Shangdang County was gradually stabilized under the maintenance of the Yellow Turban Army, and the number of believers in Taiping Road gradually increased.

Wearing Taoist robes, Fu Zhu wandered the villages and villages, wandered the streets and markets, preached the scriptures of the Taiping Dao, treated the sick and injured patients, and spread the morals of the Taiping Dao to all directions.

It's just that there is still a long way to go before they can fight for Huang Tian.

Because taking an oath to enter the Tao is tantamount to a death sentence for yourself and your family.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Han Empire no longer tolerated the Taoists of Taiping Dao. The hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans who died in Guangzong, Xiaquyang, and Wancheng are iron proof.

Although the powerful nobles in Shangdang County have succumbed, and the people in the county have begun to get used to the rule of the Yellow Turban Army, most people are actually not optimistic about the Yellow Turban Army's victory.

During the hundreds of years since the founding of the Han Empire, there have been countless internal turbulences, and there have been countless powerful enemies staring at the side, but these powerful enemies, without exception, all fell under the sword of the Han army.

The rule of the Han Dynasty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the foundation of the Taiping Road in Bingzhou is still shallow, and it has just suffered a heavy blow in the seventh year of Guanghe.

The Yellow Turban army that set off wars in the eight states in the past has all been wiped out. Although the Taihang Yellow Turban is famous for a while, everyone thinks that the demise of the Taihang Yellow Turban is only a matter of time.

After the Han Empire defeated the Xiliang Army that caused chaos in Liangzhou, they would be able to easily regain Shangdang County with their hands free.

Therefore, most of the people in Shangdang County, although many people began to believe in Taiping Dao, they did not dare to join Taiping Dao.

But Zhang Wen was destined to disappoint the whole Han Empire.

In Zhang Wen's military strategy and prestige, he couldn't compare with Huang Fusong. The Han army suffered consecutive defeats and their morale was low.

They are no longer the high-morale, heroic Han army under Huangfusong's command.

The current Han army is powerless to stop the rise of the Xiliang army, and Zhang Wen's stationing troops in Meiyang has no effect on the chaos in Liangzhou, but only wastes the Han Empire's food and limited troops.

And soon Zhang Wen will lose his official position as Taiwei because of his disadvantage in countering the rebellion.

In April of the fourth year of Zhongping, the Han army will suffer the biggest defeat. Liangzhou governor Geng Bi led the six counties to attack Han Sui, but was defeated by the Xiliang army led by Han Sui in Didao, and Geng Bi himself was defeated. Han Sui beheaded.

The Han Empire will completely lose Liangzhou, and the west side of Bingzhou will also be exposed to the front of the Xiliang Army. At that time, Bingzhou will be in a dangerous situation surrounded by enemies on three sides.

And from that time on, the main force of the Han army no longer had time to take care of the Yellow Turban Army in Shangdang County. They had to beware of Liangzhou's possible invasion of Sili Xiaowei's department.

The majesty of the Han Dynasty is disappearing bit by bit, and the prelude to the troubled times has slowly opened.

Chapter 186 The Northwest Surprise

The Qiang coalition army, which is now the Xiliang army, was defeated by the Han army led by Zhang Wen in Meiyang in the second year of Zhongping (185).

Dong Zhuo joined forces with You Fufeng and Bao Hong to attack, and defeated Han Sui and Bian Zhang's army, beheading thousands of levels.

The Xiliang army suffered a defeat, and the morale of the army was unstable, so Beigong Boyu and others had no choice but to temporarily retreat to Yuzhong.

Although the main force of the Xiliang army was not damaged, the haze of defeat lingered on their heads for a long time and could not dissipate.

These Qiang cavalry were originally united by Xianling Qiang and various tribes in Beidi County, gathered into an army, led by different leaders, and supported Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou as generals.

In November 184, that is, the seventh year of Guanghe and the first year of Zhongping, shortly after the Qiang cavalry rebellion, they took Bian Yun, who was then the governor of Liangzhou, and Liangzhou, who was engaged in Han Yue, as hostages and did not return them.

Beigong Boyu and others invaded Jincheng County, beheaded Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, coerced Bian Yun and Han Yue into joining the gang, and elected Bian Yun as the leader.

Later, something happened, Bian Yun changed his name to Bian Zhang, and Han Yue officially changed his name to Han Sui at this time.

Bian Zhang and others led tens of thousands of cavalry to invade Sanfu under the banner of killing eunuchs, and invaded the Yuanling Mausoleum.

If they had been victorious, they would have barely maintained the alliance, but after suffering successive setbacks this time, internal conflicts within the Xiliang Army began to grow.

The defeat of Bian Zhang and Han Sui also caused a great loss of prestige. Originally, they were elected by Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou. The two are much less.

There were also some disputes between the two sides, but then General Zhou Shen led [-] Han troops to pursue Yuzhong City, leading the army to surround Yuzhong City.

The dispute between the two sides subsided. At this time, the Han army defeated the Xiliang army in a row, which was the time when the morale was high.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui were originally Han officials, so they knew the elite combat power of the Han army, and they knew that there would be no way out if they defended Yuzhong City.

So Bian Zhang and Han Sui led troops to ambush out of the city from the north of Yuzhong City, bypassing Zhou Shen's main force of the Han army, and took control of Kuiyuan Gorge.

Kuiyuan Gorge, with steep rock walls and jagged rock formations, is the narrowest place in the Lanzhou section of the Yellow River, with a width of only 75 meters. Therefore, it is also known as Baijunkou Gorge. It is the water gateway of Yuzhong City and a battleground for military strategists.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui led the troops to occupy Kuiyuan Gorge, which was equivalent to cutting off Zhou Shen's army's grain road.

Panic-stricken, Zhou Shen immediately canceled the siege of Yuzhong City, turned around and withdrew his troops, but when passing through Kuiyuan Gorge, he was chased and beaten by the Xiliang Army led by Bian Zhang and Han Sui.

The Han army led by Zhou Shen suffered heavy losses, discarded all their supplies, and was almost wiped out.

Bian Zhang and Han Sui also re-established their prestige in the army because of another victory over the Han army, but the seeds of dispute and hatred between the two sides were buried in Han Sui's heart.

Although the Han army was newly defeated, the combat power of the Xiliang army was still unable to completely overwhelm the Han army. The main force of the Meiyang Han army led by Taiwei Zhang Wen did not lose too much strength and might make a comeback at any time.

Han Sui worked in Liangzhou, and he was in Liangzhou, so he knew the habits of these Qiang people well.

The previous disputes also made Han Sui understand that these Qiang people were not good for schemes. What they did was rebellion.

The Han army was watching from the sidelines, but there were indeed many contradictions within the Xiliang army. Now every time the Xiliang army made a decision, it needed the four people of Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou, Bian Zhang, and Han Sui to make a decision together.

Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou are both Qiang people, so they naturally agree with each other, but what makes Han Sui even more chilling is that Bian Zhang sometimes goes along with Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou and puts Han Sui aside.

In the third year of Zhongping (186), on December 12, the winter solstice, Yuzhong City was full of joy.

Good news came from the south again. Dong Zhuo's army stationed at Wangyuan was repulsed by Xiliang's army, and fled along the river to the Han army's garrison in Meiyang.

Seeing that the situation was very good, the Xiliang army that had stabilized held a banquet in the city to reward the three armies. No one noticed the stern look in Han Sui's eyes

The sky was getting dark, and the Xiliang army, which had been jubilant for a long time, finally calmed down.

Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou's mouths were full of grease at the moment, and they fought against each other for alcohol. By this time, they could hardly even walk steadily. If they wanted to get up to go to the toilet, they had to be supported by their own soldiers.

Although the guards had the duty of guarding, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou's mood made them drink a lot of good wine. At this time, the faces of these guards were all flushed.

Although Bian Zhang was not as indulgent as the Qiang people, the main force of the Han army finally retreated, which made him feel very comfortable. After sweeping away the haze, he also drank a lot of fine wine.

Han Sui's face was also flushed, and he staggered when he walked, but when he lowered his head, his eyes were still extremely clear.

Everyone was addicted to food and drink, and the figure of the dancer Miaoman in the hall was even more intoxicating.

Naturally, no one noticed that in addition to the original guards, there were many more people in the government office.

While everyone was drinking and having fun, one of Han Sui's personal guards lightly hammered Han Sui's shoulder. Pawn, slowly closed.

Holding the wine glass, Han Sui stood up slowly. Although his face was still flushed, his eyes were not cloudy at all.

The wind music also stopped suddenly at this moment, and the effect of alcohol made everyone's minds turn a little slow.

Beigong Boyu was stunned for a moment, then he slapped the desk in front of him and shouted loudly, "Kill me, keep playing!"

Seeing Beigong Boyu's sudden change of color, the dancing girls beside him were startled, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

Li Wenhou also echoed and scolded loudly, but he quickly shut his mouth, because he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the arena. Beside the pipe music stood several soldiers in armor and holding short knives.

All eyes were on Han Sui who was standing there.

"Han Wenyue, this is..."

A horrified look appeared on Bian Zhang's face, he found some clues, and touched his waist as he thought about it, but he didn't bring his weapon into the hall.

He wanted to stand up, but the alcohol paralyzed his brain, and the fear in his heart made him unable to effectively control his body.

Beigong Boyu was startled, he raised his head and looked around, only to see that there were already vague figures outside the doors of the surrounding rooms.

"A group of wine bags and rice bags."

Han Sui was condescending, looked at the ugly people in front of him with disdain, let out a sneer, and there was a palpitating murderous intent in his eyes.

Han Sui suddenly threw the wine glass in his hand on the ground, and the wooden doors on both sides of the courtyard were suddenly opened, and countless soldiers with sharp knives and axes jumped into the hall.

Blood sprayed out one after another, dyeing the walls and floor of the entire courtyard blood red, and the air was filled with an unpleasant smell of blood.

I don't know how long the killing has been going on, and the wailing, screaming, and cursing in the courtyard have completely disappeared.

Han Sui took out a silk cloth from his bosom, and slowly wiped the dagger in his hand clean.

At his feet, there was a terrified Bian Zhang. His eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly open, but he couldn't speak, and blood was flowing from his heart.

The entire courtyard was covered with a thin layer of blood.

Han Sui walked past the corpse, stood by the door and looked at the scene in the courtyard, and let out a breath of foul air.

And behind him, the only ones who could still stand were those soldiers holding knives and axes.

Chapter 186

"As of today, there are only 1750 new Taoists, and most of these people have no family members."

Liu Pi looked at the bamboo slips in his hand, and reported to Xu An what happened in each city in Shangdang County.

Xu An had expected this situation a long time ago, the Han army was only temporarily repelled by the Yellow Turban army, and the people's hearts of Shangdang County were not in his hands.

Xu An lay back and leaned on the chair.

This chair was drawn by Xu An himself and made by his artisans. He was really not used to sitting on the floor for a long time.

Supporting his body with his left hand, Xu An asked, "How are the Eagle Wolf Guards preparing?"

Liu Pi responded respectfully: "Wolf Guard has 260 newly appointed Tiqi, and the current number is 600; Eagle Guard has newly appointed 110 Tiqi, and the current number is 240. Information on cities, villages, and settlements has been sorted out by the Intelligence Department. , the eagle wolf guards are fully prepared, just waiting for the lord's military order."

Xu An thought for a while, and then instructed: "You must be cautious in recruiting eyes and ears. During this period of time, you must be careful to hide, and don't startle the snake."

"The year is coming to an end again." Xu An's eyes flickered, and the fierce murderous intent exuded from his body circulated in the small house, "Since the year is approaching, let us present a big gift to the people of Shangdang County, those jumping clowns It’s time for the show to end.”

……

Shangdang County, eldest son city, Yinglangwei Office.

The government office was full of Yinglang Wei Tiqi wearing black clothes, leather armour, and ring-swords around their waists.

The clothing of these Eagle Wolf Guards was designed by Xu An himself, and the style and shape of the clothes are somewhat similar to the flying fish clothing of the later Ming Dynasty.

However, the workmanship of the flying fish suit is complicated, and it only existed as a gift during the Ming Dynasty.

Now the craftsmen and resources in Shangdang County are quite scarce, so it is not as complicated as the flying fish suit.

But it is an ordinary sticker shape, without any patterns, and black is used as the background color.

So now all the eagle wolf guards are different from ordinary yellow scarf soldiers. They are all dressed in black, with black scarves or black helmets on their heads.

These Eagle Wolf Wei Tiqi, all dressed in black, stood in the office, making people feel a little cold.

And even though there were so many Tiqi gathered, the Yamen of the Eagle Wolf Guards Office was surprisingly quiet, the only thing that could be heard was a slight panting, which seemed a little scary.

When everyone was silent, a burst of footsteps suddenly sounded from the experience department.

The eyes of the Eagle Wolf Wei Tiqi were all attracted to the experience department.

The experience department is located in the middle of the Fusi of Yingwei Town and the Fusi of Langwei Town.

However, in addition to this, the Department of Experience is also the place where Liu Pi, the commander of the Eagle Wolf Guard, works. On weekdays, Liu Pi handles various affairs of the Eagle Wolf Guard.

The gate of the experience department was pushed away by two eagle wolf guards.

With a gloomy face, Liu Pi walked out of the experience department slowly. He was also wearing the same black clothes as the other Eagle Wolf Wei Tiqi, except that a goshawk and a gray wolf were embroidered with silk thread on the jacket.

Behind Liu Pi, there were thirteen Yinglang Wei Tiqi who were dressed in similar black clothes.

It's just that none of the 13 people's black clothes were embroidered with eagles and wolves at the same time, ten of them were embroidered with gray wolves, and three of them were embroidered with goshawks.

Liu Pi raised his eyes and looked around at the crowd of riders in the government office, and said coldly: "The list of arrests has been distributed to all the officials of hundreds of households, and the driver's stickers say that no one who is famous will be allowed to escape."

"Take people by name, confiscate property, arrest relatives, and those who resist will be killed on the spot!"

"promise!"

All the Eagle Wolf Guard Tiqi all agreed with a loud bang.

The Yinglangwei Office, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly became lively, and then the people on the street outside the office all consciously stood on both sides of the street.

Because countless Yinglangwei Tiqi, dressed in black, with swords across their waists, have swarmed out of Yinglangwei's office.