At this time, in the Wei Mansion in Guangzong City, in the cold winter of November, the fire pit was burning brightly and the hall was as warm as spring.
But Wei Shou felt a little chilly.
Looking at the fat black man in front of him who always wore a humble smile, Wei Shou had already put away his previous contempt. This person was a person. He could take the initiative in this situation with just a few glances and a few words. .
If possible, Wei Shou wanted to drive away this Dong Zhao and did not want to hear what he had to say. Because he knew that such a person's words could not be listened to or believed.
But he, Wei Shou, couldn't, because at this moment, not only was he at the end of his rope, he was also desperate.
Zhang Liang's death was not his fault, but it was inseparable from him. Now Zhang Bao has bitten him to death. Although he has the support of the sect and has united a group of powerful factions in the sect, to be honest, he has nothing to do with the Zhang family. There is a big difference in the dignity of the brothers.
In fact, this was what made Wei Shou the most angry.
Because, in the early years when Zhang Jiao was preaching, it was Wei Shu who destroyed his family and donated money generously. He even went deep into the epidemic area with Zhang Jiao to deliver medicine and food. It can be said that he was both a seller and a blood seller.
Back then, it was precisely because of these supplies and Xuan Hu's original intention to save people that Taiping Dao was able to rapidly expand and become one of the most powerful forces in the world. Therefore, Taiping Dao belonged to him and Zhang Jiao.
It belongs to them!
But these ignorant people regard the three Zhang brothers as one. In the eyes of these people, since Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are the biological brothers of the great virtuous master, they are naturally the representatives of Huang Tian in the world, and they also enjoy the same mystery.
Therefore, even though Wei Shou was the great hero of Taiping Road, his status was still lower than that of Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.
Now Zhang Bao, a naughty man, wants to kill himself because of his identity. How can this be tolerated?
What's even more annoying is that Wei Shou really doesn't have the military power to resist.
It was precisely because of this that he, Wei Shou, had a hard time saying that he was being manipulated by this fat black man.
At this moment, Wei Shou felt bitter in his heart, but his face said calmly:
"May I ask what Mr. Dong taught me?"
Dong Zhao then bowed and said:
"I don't dare to teach you. I just don't know if Wei Daoshou has ever heard the saying, 'Chong'er is safe outside, Shen Sheng will perish inside'."
As soon as Dong Zhao said these words, Wei Shou jumped up. He grabbed Dong Zhao's hand, led him to Hu's bedside, and said excitedly:
"Dong Jun, really, your words really saved my life. You are very kind to me, very kind."
Dong Zhao's hand was grabbed by Wei Shou. It was sticky and sticky, and after he pulled it out without leaving any trace, Dong Zhao stroked his beard and was too modest to dare.
Corporal Wei Shoulixian's behavior was obviously a bit stiff, but he didn't care and just continued to ask:
"Dong Jun wants me to learn from Chong'er's foreign policy, but I don't know how to do it."
Sure enough, Wei Shou's words were the key. He asked Dong Zhao to be more practical. Wei Shou was not a newbie, so he wanted to coax him with just a lie?
Dong Zhao understood Wei Shou's difficulties, but fortunately he really had a way, so Dong Zhao talked to Wei Shou in detail.
I mean, why are you, Chief Wei Dao, unable to fight back under the suppression of General Di Gong? It’s because you don’t have military power. As long as you have military power and fight a few more battles, you will naturally be able to gather a group of people under the feather. By then, , Digong General Benshi no longer tolerates Wei Daoshou, what can he do?
Wei retracted his hand and twirled his beard, weighing the matter.
Go out to lead troops? Where to lead them? What to do if you lose? Will leaving Guangzong make it easier for Zhang Bao to attack?
In just a moment, Wei Shou had seven or eight thoughts running through his mind. He was worthy of being a gloomy person with the title of Jiuqu Large Intestine in the sect.
Dong Zhao said nothing and waited for Wei Shou to make his move. After a moment, Wei Shou seemed to have made up his mind and asked:
"I'm not good at fighting. Fighting in battle formations is not my specialty. It seems that the Wai'an policy that Dong Jun mentioned is not suitable for me."
Dong Zhao still had a smile on his face:
"Wei Daoshang, I have a business deal. I guarantee that I will only make a profit and not lose money."
Wei Shou glanced at Dong Zhao suspiciously. Although he didn't believe it, he motioned for him to continue.
At this moment, Dong Zhao finally saw him and said:
"Wei Taoist leader, I am here this time on the orders of my Commander Qu to attack the Han army in Handan together with the Yellow Turbans of Hebei."
Wei Shou asked doubtfully:
"Oh? I don't know about this? Also, is this what you call a guaranteed profit? It's not that I don't look down on the Taishan Army, but how can Lu Zhi's main force of the Northern Army be easy to deal with?"
When Wei Shou heard that Dong Zhao was trying to trick him into beating Lu Zhi, he had already given up his thoughts. This fat black man just thought he was stupid. Since he couldn't be killed, he should be sent away.
Just as Wei Shou was about to call someone to see off his guests, Dong Zhao spoke again:
"That's right, this is a business where you only make money but don't lose anything. Wei Daoshang, don't worry, let me explain it to you in detail."
After that, Dong Zhao told the truth for Wei Shou, and the more Wei Shou listened, the more his brows stretched, and finally he was completely convinced by the fat black man.
It turned out that Dong Zhao said that they had made an appointment with the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to send troops together. When Wei Shou took the Hebei Yellow Turbans from the north, they would attack in three groups.
When the time comes, Wei Shou does not need to rush to the battlefield with the Hebei Yellow Turbans at all, he only needs to stop his troops in Julu. The rest of the combined attack will be left to the Taishan Army and the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
They are the ones who contributed to this battle, and Wei Shou is the one who gets the credit. As long as this battle is successful, Wei Shou, as the leader of the Taiping Road, will indispensable for his dispatching and strategic planning.
When the time comes, relying on this great achievement to turn the tide, not to mention Zhang Bao can't touch him, even the unthinkable things will not be impossible in the end.
Moreover, even if we take ten thousand steps back, if we lose this battle, Wei Daoshou will lead tens of thousands of troops far away from Julu, so won't we still be unscathed by then?
And when the time comes, there will be a three-pronged attack, and only you, Daoshou Wei, can return with the whole army. Wouldn’t it win the hearts and minds of the entire army at once? By then, who among the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers under your command will not be grateful to you, Daoshou Wei, for your help in surviving?
Therefore, no matter whether you win or lose this battle, your capital, Wei Dao, will definitely win.
Wei Ting was really overjoyed when he heard this. Putting aside Dong Zhao's exaggeration, isn't this what it is? At that moment, he already had a tendency in his heart.
But Wei Shou was really too cautious. Faced with this temptation, he still asked Dong Zhao:
"Why does this Taishan Army want to make clothes for me? Is he so loyal? But I don't think your Qushuai is such a person, otherwise he wouldn't have stopped coming after several calls."
Dong Zhao had a bitter look on his face and confessed to Wei Shou:
"Wei Daoshang, I'm really convinced. I really can't hide anything. Yes, our Qushuai also had selfish motives for asking me to come this time. We came to Hebei in a hurry this time, and we have been talking about it ever since.
The Han army from Henan followed. After luckily taking Yecheng, we found out that it was even worse."
Dong Zhao's misfortune aroused Wei Shou's curiosity. The man twirled his beard. Although he was suspicious, he still had a look of wisdom on his face and said:
"Oh, tell me why it's so miserable."
Dong Zhao's face was gloomy and uncertain. Seeing that he couldn't hide, he simply said fiercely:
"Having said this, Zhao really doesn't dare to hide the truth. Although my Qushuai has great military achievements, after all, he is a garden plowman, and he doesn't have the overall situation in his eyes."
"The garden plowmen only see the petty profits on the ground and cannot see the turbulence ten miles away. So let's attack Yecheng. Commander Qu was greedy for the abundance of grain and the shortage of soldiers in Yecheng, so he occupied it.
.But only after this attack did we realize that we were in danger because we happened to be flanked by the Han army."
"As the Han army from Henan moves north to Chaoge, our Taishan Army has Lu Zhi's Hebei army in the north and Zhang Wen's Henan army in the south. It can be said that our lives hang on a thread and are in danger."
"What can we do? We can only ask our colleagues in Hebei to attack, so that Lu Zhi in Hebei can use the weapon to reduce the pressure on the Yecheng direction. So let me give you an explanation, Mr. Wei. It's not that Hebei Taiping Road needs us, it's
We need Hebei Taiping Road."
Wei Shou just listened, his hand twirling his beard motionless.
Yes, he was convinced by Dong Zhao. Moreover, he also saw a possibility from Dong Zhao's words. That is, the fat black man and Guan Yuanzi don't seem to be on the same page. Listening to his words, there is resentment. That is
Can't he be recruited as a confidant and a mastermind?
Another confidant!
Just now Wei Shou also regarded Tao Sheng as his confidant, and now he regards Dong Zhao as his confidant. This Wei Shou really has many confidants.
But there is one thing to say, for a brave warrior like Tao Sheng, Wei Shou is just trying to win over him. He is very clear in mind. Only with the help of people like Dong Zhao, Wei Shou can achieve better things.
As for horses and oxen like Tao Sheng, are they not just vehicles?
So Wei Shou and Dong Zhao asked for some more details, and then sent Dong Zhao away.
Only at the end, Wei Shou looked at Dong Zhao and said meaningfully:
"Dong Jun, you and I will see each other again."
Dong Zhao looked at Wei Shou's eyes and shuddered when he thought of the sticky palms before.
…
In this way, because of Dong Zhao's manipulation, the Hebei Taiping Army actually sent troops.
So Wei Shou really had prestige within the sect, and I don’t know what methods he used behind the scenes. Zhang Bao really had to agree to Wei Shou’s request to lead troops to conquer Julu at the big meeting.
Finally, on the same day when the first heavy snow melted in winter, Wei Shu, the leader of Taiping Road in Hebei Province, nicknamed "Shenshang General", led 40,000 troops and attacked Julu.
In the sixth year of Guanghe, November 7th.
Forty thousand Hebei Yellow Turbans once again set foot on Julu.
A few months ago, they were defeated all the way back on this road. Today, they will embark on this sad road again to avenge their previous humiliation.
The Taoist fellows from Paoze who were left behind along the road had already turned into withered bones and been buried in the winter snow. So this time, Hebei Yellow Turban has a new beginning.
They set out on the 16th and destroyed several small Han army dock walls on the edge of the Zhang River, and then on the 17th they arrived at Julu on the edge of the mainland swamp.
Wei Shou, who was wearing a ceremonial crown, looked at the Julu City in front of him, which was smoldering with smoke and slashed with swords and axes, and was filled with emotion.
Their Taiping Road developed from this Julu. This was supposed to be their holy city of Taiping Road, but now it fell into the hands of the Han army.
And now, he, Wei Shou, is going to capture this giant deer and let Taiping Road return to this city.
That's right, Wei Shou did not completely follow Dong Zhao's plan. He did not just attack the city and turn it into a dead tree. Instead, he was quite ambitious and decided to regain the city.
In this way, Wei Shou can truly have military merit and truly control the Taiping Road.
So, under the retinue of all the powerful generals, Wei Shou, who was on horseback, looked at the giant deer, then waved his whip and returned to the camp.
Don't worry, this giant deer belongs to him.
On November 7, the sixth year of Guanghe's reign, the Hebei Taiping Army camped in Juludong City.
Subsequently, 40,000 Yellow Turbans successively attacked the Han army's barriers outside Julu. On November 7, 20,000 Yellow Turbans surrounded the three barriers of the East City Gate at night and conquered them in the morning of the next day.
After that, the Hebei Yellow Turbans continued their efforts and attacked the remaining three outer barriers at noon. The Yellow Turban warriors were angry. After more than a month of repairs, they were at their strongest. In addition, Julu Prefect Guo Dian had too few troops and had already defeated them.
Most of the troops in the fortress outside the city were transferred into the city.
So, the Hebei Yellow Turbans worked hard and pulled out all the barriers outside Julu City in just half a day.
At this time, the three thousand county soldiers in Julu City were cut off by the Yellow Turban Army, and had no choice but to sit in sleepy city.
Also affected by the Hebei Yellow Turbans' powerful attack, Taiping Tao believers in the villages near Julu also rose up to respond.
Originally, these Taiping Taoist disciples were dispersed and lived in the countryside due to the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Julu, and lost contact with Guangzong's Taiping Taoism.
But this is just a decent way of saying it. In fact, Julu is only a few dozen miles away from Guangzong. What will happen if we lose contact?
In fact, these people were deserters. Due to the defeat of Julu, many people in the Hebei Yellow Turbans had their faith shaken. They originally joined the religion to stay together, or to borrow the power of Taiping Dao, or for other opportunistic reasons.
Once they encounter a big setback, these people are the first to run away.
But now, Taiping Dao has returned. These former Taoist disciples who had been hiding in the countryside and became thieves have begun to think again. They either killed the township chiefs, or burned down the pavilions, and one after another took the surrender certificates to defect to Wei Shou.
And Wei Shou did not refuse anyone who came, because in the future he would be useful to these people.
But there are also some small country tycoons who were not originally Taiping Dao people. These people even resisted Taiping Dao before. This time they also brought corn to work for the army.
The reason why these people changed their families was not complicated. It was because they found that the Han army was more ruthless than Taiping Dao.
After the Battle of Julu, although the Han army had a great victory, it suffered huge losses in all aspects. Both manpower and material resources needed to be greatly supplemented.
However, the central supply line to Hebei has been cut off. And the military supplies transported from Bingzhou to Hebei are also difficult to replenish due to the existence of the Taihang Mountains.
There was no choice, even if Guo Dian, the governor of Julu, didn't want to, he could only step up the exploitation and rule. The head of Guizhou had long since run out of room for exploitation, and only these small country tycoons could squeeze out a few drops of profit.
As a result, these local tycoons were miserable. The rural tycoons in the northeast of Julu could still escape into Daluze and hide, but those in other places could only be slaughtered by Han soldiers. As for those who dared to resist, they had long been captured and killed.
All assets were confiscated.
In this way, the wealthy villagers who could not survive could only cry and seek refuge on Taiping Road.
Looking at the local tycoons who joined the army, Wei Shou couldn't help but be happy. Did he really not expect that Taiping Dao would become a king master after retreating from Julu?