Chapter 33 The Army
Originally, Gao Cheng saw that the other party was good at abilities and was ready to win over the other party and let him play for him. After all, Gao Tai and Zhang Chen did not have much experience in leading troops before, and leading two or three thousand people was beyond their ability limit.
But when Gao Cheng heard that the other party was from the Li family in Xiangcheng, he instantly gave up his thoughts. The Li family in Xiangcheng was not famous in his original world, but in this world, especially decades ago, the Li family in Xiangcheng was as famous as the Xun family in Yingchuan.
The most famous Li family in Xiangcheng was Li Ying, who was once the general of Liao. This person is famous all over the world and is one of the most famous soul refining masters in the world. He is as famous as Xun Shu, the god of the Xun family in Yingchuan at that time. He was superior to Xun Shu in both reputation and strength.
"What a pity, Li Ying, a master of the generation, is said to have been seriously injured in the battle with the high priest of the grassland. The injury has not healed yet, and he was involved in the internal struggle of the Han Dynasty and was eventually plotted against misfortune."
Gao Cheng recalled the memories in his mind. In the history of the original world, Li Ying was a famous scholar in the late Han Dynasty and was known as the role model in the world. In this world, he was the world-famous soul refining master. He supported the reputation of the Li family in Xiangcheng alone.
Without the protection of Li Ying's soul refining master, the Li family in Xiangcheng was severely suppressed. The famous family that was known as the Xun family in Yingchuan at that time was weakened to the present. As a child of the Li family in Xiangcheng, Li Xuan has only the cultivation level of the Soul-raising Realm.
Not only does he have low cultivation, he doesn’t get much reuse when he enters the army.
However, Gao Cheng knew one truth, that is, a thin camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how much the Li family in Xiangcheng declined, it was still a famous family, and it retained a deep foundation. As a student of a famous family, Li Xuan naturally had arrogance in his heart.
This arrogance does not mean being proud and conceited, but being confident and proud. If Gao Cheng wants to force the other party to serve him, he is likely to gain a corpse.
Don’t doubt the bloodline of the Han people in this era, especially the children of aristocratic families. At this time, the eight major families in the world, including the Han royal family, all majored in the Confucian school of practice, while Confucian scholars respected etiquette and righteousness, and attached great importance to dignity.
After giving up the idea of conquering the other party, Gao Cheng did not dare to kill children from aristocratic families like Li Xuan like like other Yellow Turban soldiers. It is easy to kill Li Xuan, but there are so many people here, and the news will easily spread. At that time, Gao Cheng will suddenly become the mortal enemy of the Li family in Xiangcheng.
If you kill but cannot kill, you can only choose to imprison or let the other party go. Gao Cheng's thoughts quickly turned, and finally decided to sell the other party a favor.
After a conversation, after hearing Gao Cheng's experience, Li Xuan also knew that the other party had to serve the Yellow Turban soldiers, and the anger in his heart immediately dissipated most of the time. After all, it was not the damn Yellow Turban bandits who defeated him, but the children of the same family.
Especially when Gao Cheng expressed his ability to let him go privately, the mixed emotions of resentment and gratitude made Li Xuan silent for a long time.
He sighed long and said, "Zi Ming, now the Yellow Turban Rebellion is shocking the world. In order to quell the rioters, the court has appointed elite children from major families in the world. At that time, the world's aristocratic families work together to take action, and the Yellow Turban thieves will inevitably perish. You might as well find a way to escape from the Yellow Turban Army as soon as possible."
Gao Cheng and Li Xuan chatted for a while, and learned from him the situation as they are today. He knew that the other party took the initiative to talk about this, probably to thank him for his kindness for letting him go.
In order to consolidate the imperial power, the Han royal family began to suppress the wealthy families in the world. Before the Han royal family had declined, they were the most powerful force in the world. The emperor stepped on all the world and was intimidating. Countless famous ministers and generals under his command, and millions of cavalry trampled on the mountains and rivers. Everyone inside and outside the world was convinced.
Only by summing up all the aristocratic families can they barely compete with the Han royal family. However, the Han royal family consumed a lot of power in the internal struggle with the aristocratic families, which eventually led to the rise of the Qiang tribes in the northern grasslands and the west. Enemies in these two directions restrained the Han elite soldiers.
Zhang Jiao, a great wise and good teacher of Taiping Dao, saw that the Han Dynasty was in turmoil, so he wanted to quickly raise an army to break Luoyang while the elite Han Dynasty was empty outside and inside, so as to establish the Taiping Dao Kingdom.
Taiping Taoism is an important force among the three major schools in the world. It represents Taoism's preparation to overthrow the rule of the Confucian school. Faced with this powerful enemy, the Han royal family and the world's aristocratic families quickly reconciled. When the two forces merged into one, the peak of the Han Dynasty's strength was.
When the royal family and the aristocratic family decided to join forces, Taipingdao was doomed to fail. Gao Cheng knew the news and combined with the historical records of the original world, he finally had a clear understanding of the three kingdoms of Gao Wu.
When Gao Tai led his men to clean the battlefield, he happened to see Li Xuan's back that had already walked far away. His expression changed slightly and he said, "Young Master, this person is the leader of the officers and soldiers. Isn't it wrong to let him go like this?"
Gao Cheng shook his head and said, "You can't let it go. He is a child of the Li family in Xiangcheng, and a descendant of the Liao general Li Ying. If he dies here, no matter whether I take action or not, it will attract the anger of the Li family in Xiangcheng!"
"Instead of offending the Li family in Xiangcheng, it is better to let him go directly. As for Huang Shao, we have defeated the officers and soldiers as he requested, and captured seven or eight hundred prisoners to make great contributions. Even if the officers and soldiers leader accidentally ran away, he would not be too harsh."
Gao Tai said: "Since the young master has already thought about it carefully, I'm relieved!"
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As Gao Cheng expected, when Huang Shao saw them coming back with seven or eight hundred prisoners, his face twitched slightly and said nothing, and directly asked everyone to take the troops and horses for a temporary rest. The army continued to head north.
After passing Yingyin County, a distance of 100 miles was Changshe. There were more and more officers and soldiers on the road. In addition to the official reinforcements, there were also many Yellow Turban Cavalry scouts who were traversing.
The further north, Gao Cheng felt a strong and murderous aura in the air. Millions of Yellow Turban troops gathered outside Changshe City, with 300,000 elite Han troops in the city. A tragic battle was about to break out.
Although the two sides have not yet launched a decisive battle, small-scale battles of thousands of people have emerged one after another. However, Gao Cheng has seen more than a dozen fights with his own eyes.
"Bo Cai surrounded Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun in Changshe. He should be preparing to surround the site to fight aid, first defeating the Han reinforcements that kept coming, and then taking advantage of the high morale of victory to break through Changshe City in one fell swoop!"
Gao Cheng felt aware of the Han army's reinforcements being intercepted and killed. Bo Cai's strategy was an open and upright plot, and even Huangfu Song and Zhu Yan knew this, they could not solve it.
If their strength is not as strong as others and cannot break through the siege of millions of Yellow Turbans, they can only watch a support soldier be defeated. In the end, they are isolated and endured the fierce attack of millions of troops alone.
Not long after, Gao Cheng finally officially stepped into Changshe territory. From a distance, he could see a huge city located on the plain. On the fields outside the city, the dense tents were endless. Countless Yellow Turban cavalry entered and exited the camp, and the Yellow Turban Captain led the troops to move around.
The millions of Yellow Turban Army were like a surging sea, occupying all the passages and favorable terrain outside the city. The Han army was not as strong as people and could only guard the city walls. It was like a reef that was stuck by the sea and allowed the waves to beat.
"What a huge force!"
Whether it was Gao Cheng, Huang Shao and others, after seeing such a large-scale military force of the Yellow Turban, their minds were severely shocked. There were countless cultivators at the million-level army, including the path of cultivation.
Huang Shao, who is practicing the seventh level, may not be ranked in this army of experts. Warriors like Gao Cheng who are practicing the second level are even more worth mentioning. The only value is to take their men and horses as cannon fodder.
Huang Shao had sent people to contact Daqu coach Peng Tuo in advance and became the other party's subordinate. Peng Tuo was the deputy general of the million-dollar Yellow Turban Army, second only to the main general Bocai.
With the protection of this Daqu coach, everyone will not be consumed as cannon fodder in a short period of time.
Gao Cheng followed the army to a camp in an open space, and his eyes kept judging around the road. Since the Yellow Turban Army had a strength of up to one million, the daily food and supplies consumed by such a huge force were astronomical.
The Yellow Turban Army did not have enough logistics, and even the camp tent was very scarce, which could not meet the normal use of the Yellow Turban soldiers. In order to have a place to stop the wind, a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers laid the dead grass on the field into camp tents...
The more they looked, the more frightened Gao Cheng became. These Yellow Turban soldiers were really ignorant of life and death. Once the fire ignites the dry grass, they could not even escape.
Chapter completed!