The first year of Chengtian, the first year of Republic, May 27th.
Two days have passed since the military meeting at the Renggong Mansion, and several resolutions of that day have been implemented one after another.
The first is to deal with the Lang party of Zuo Beard and Zhang Zhang’s Bayi family.
The heads of Heishan, Zuo Xiao and other important comrades have been hung on the high pole in front of the Lutai camp for public display.
Lutai was previously burned down due to a fire by Wei's party members, but now it has become the garrison of the Taishan Army in the city.
At this time, Chu Feiyan was standing outside the gate of the camp with a few men, looking at the heads in the cages, feeling relieved in her heart.
Chu Feiyan originally thought that he was doomed this time, because he was Chu Feiyan in the list that was circulated. But who knew that there would be a twist, Zhang Chong only killed the top five or six people, and the others just deprived themselves of military power.
Save for later use.
Naturally, Chu Feiyan was resentful of Zhang Ji and the Zhang Liang brothers who wanted to kill him, but towards Zhang Chong, Chu Feiyan was not as grateful as he should have been.
The reason is not complicated. Chu Feiyan, who has always been keen, always felt that Zhang Chong had a little malice towards him.
But no matter what, for Chu Feiyan, this stage is over. Otherwise, he would really have no choice but to run away and join the Han army.
To be honest, given the choice, who would be willing to be a second minister? When it comes to the Han army, he cannot control his life or death, so why bother?
Heishan and Zuo Xiao were put on trial yesterday and executed this morning.
Chu Feiyan felt a little guilty about Zuo Xiao, because he was the one who persuaded Zuo Xiao to open the door and surrender that day. But who knew that he survived, but Zuo Xiao died instead.
Why……
Now, I can only look at him and treat him as a favor.
Thinking of this, Chu Feiyan placed a sacrifice on the side of the road, then bowed to the head of Zuo Xiao hanging high above, and then took the people away.
Chu Feiyan was walking this way and happened to meet a group of people from Guo Tai's side.
Chu Feiyan took a quick look and knew that these were disciples of the Huangjin Qushuai tribe who had been brutalized by Zuo Beard Zhangba before, and they would be heading here under the leadership of Guo Tai.
Chu Feiyan did not dare to look further, so she and her men retreated to the side of the road, leaving the road to Guo Tai and the others.
From the military meeting the day before yesterday, everyone could see that the Yellow Turbans who were killed like Guo Tai would have a bright future.
Chu Feiyan waited there respectfully, not wanting to offend Guo Tai and the others. But it was obvious that the people on the other side didn't want to let him go.
One of the young yellow scarf generals, who was so skinny except for his thick bones, was the first to stop Chu Feiyan.
This person spit directly on Chu Feiyan's face and cursed:
"We are inferior to pigs and dogs. Zhang Ji is as close as a brother to us. You sold your brother for a ribbon?"
After saying this, the man slapped Chu Feiyan in the face.
This slap was so powerful that Chu Feiyan's face bulged when she saw it.
When Chu Feiyan was beaten, several of his companions behind him tried to step forward, but were blocked by those from the opposite side.
When Chu Feiyan was humiliated, she had no intention of fighting back and just cried.
At this time, the attacker gave up, sighed, and retreated.
This person's name is Yu Wan, he is Yu Digen's nephew, and he was also a junior envoy of Zhang Jiao.
Previously, Zuo Beard Zhangba was successful in his rebellion, and most of the envoys surrendered, but a few, like Yu Wan, still refused to surrender.
Some people who were not as good as Yu Wan had been killed by Zuo Zhuzhangba long ago. That is to say, Yu Wan's uncle Yu Digen was in command of the troops outside. It was Zuo Zhuzhangba who threw a rat weapon that allowed Yu Wan to survive until now.
But even so, Yu Wan also suffered a lot in prison. Not only did he lose all the muscles gained from the hard work, but the hardships he endured were unforgettable for Yu Wan.
Later, when the Taishan Army entered the city, people like Yu Wan were naturally released. Once released, one can imagine how deep Yu Wan's hatred towards the former Paoze Chu Feiyan was.
But now seeing Chu Feiyan's regretful look there, Yu Wan felt a little excited again.
Hey, forget it, this is what pigs and dogs are like.
But just when Yu Wan decided to let it go, he suddenly saw a plate of melon and fruit sacrifices on the ground, and knew that it was Chu Feiyan who put it there.
At this moment, Yu Wan jumped up and kicked the sacrifice on the ground. Then he jumped up and kicked Chu Feiyan in the stomach.
Chu Feiyan could obviously avoid it, but he took the kick forcefully and spit out all the blood.
Yu Wan had no intention of letting Chu Feiyan go this time, so she punched Chu Feiyan again and cursed angrily:
"Chu Feiyan, you actually offered sacrifices to those gangsters in Black Mountain. Do you know that Zhang Ji is still waiting for you to apologize? You beast!"
After saying that, Yu Wan punched him again, leaving him breathless, but even so, he still grabbed Chu Feiyan's hair and dragged him to Zhang Ji's grave to apologize.
During this process, both Guo Tai and other Lao Qushuai were watching this, and no one wanted to come up to persuade Yu Wan.
Obviously, for a traitor like Chu Feiyan, even being beaten to death in front of them is a light matter.
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came from inside the camp gate.
Then I saw a group of soldiers running out of the camp gate with spears and swords, and then surrounded Guo Tai and the others.
The leader of this group of soldiers wears a collar and two armors, and has iron arm guards on his arms. Looking at the epaulettes and cuffs, he is typically a general of the Taishan Army.
This team general looked very young, but he was very elegant. Looking at the miserable Chu Feiyan who was beaten, the man frowned and scolded:
"You are making a noise in front of the camp gate, do you want to die?"
At this time, when Guo Tai saw this young general, he stood up and said with a smile:
"General Yu, I am Guo Tai. We met at Colonel Zhang's place."
This captain named Yu is a captain from the You Military Academy. His name is Yu Jin, and he is the adopted son of Yu Jin, the captain of the Central Guards Corps.
This person has been practicing on the edge of the forbidden area before, and now he is taking up his duties here at the Lieutenant Department of the You Military Academy.
Yu Jin frowned and glanced at Guo Tai. He obviously recognized this person and knew that he was Guan Xiaowei's subordinate and was valued by Commander Qu, so he whispered:
"Guo Jun, no matter what the reason is, you can't commit any crime in front of the camp gate. I'm here now, otherwise it won't be a big deal."
Guo Tai nodded and explained the whole story. After all, they didn't feel they had done anything wrong.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Yu Jin looked at Chu Feiyan in disgust, and then waved him away.
As long as they go to the battlefield, few can be considered as traitors.
Over there, Yu Wan also calmed down and stopped paying attention to Chu Feiyan who was lying on the ground. Then she stepped forward and said to Jin:
"General Yu, we are here to join the army."
It turned out that although Yu Wan and other young envoys were rescued, all their original military positions had been taken away and they had nowhere to go.
Then Guo Tai pointed out the direction for these people and asked them to join the army. Instead of waiting here, it was better to take the initiative to join the army.
With the martial arts skills of these people, will it be difficult to find a way out in the army?
Yu Wan thought about it, yes, with their skills, they have a future in the army.
So, this is what happened.
Hearing that these people were about to surrender to the army, Yu Jin smiled. He had good eyesight and saw that although these people were either thin or injured, they were obviously warriors. Look at the thick joints, they were obviously beaten.
Only with martial arts can you have it.
As long as he eats well and sleeps well in the army and improves his physical fitness, he will become another group of good men.
Naturally, Yu Jin couldn't let go of such a good source of troops, so regardless of what happened just now, he led Yu Wan and his party into the camp to find the military commander Cao, obviously hoping to get these soldiers into his team.
At this moment, Guo Tai was the last one. When he saw that everyone was almost gone, he squatted on the ground and said to Chu Feiyan:
"Ayan, let's go and leave Guangzong. There is no room for you here. But don't even think about surrendering to the Han army. Otherwise, when you go to the battlefield in the future, I will kill you with my own hands."
After saying that, Guo Tai patted Chu Feiyan on the ground, sighed, and left.
Just like that, Chu Feiyan lay on the ground like this, her eyes dull. And several companions nearby also knelt on the ground, blaming themselves and helpless.
After a while, a group of ox carts slowly passed by the roadside. When they arrived at Chu Feiyan, the curtain on the ox carts was opened.
A fat black soldier glanced at Chu Feiyan on the ground and whispered to a capable subordinate next to him.
Then this capable subordinate walked up to Chu Feiyan, handed him a cloth, and said coldly:
"My husband asked me to give you this piece of cloth. He also asked me to ask you if you would like to get on the bullock cart and talk to him."
Chu Feiyan took the cloth dully, and then looked at the bullock cart over there.
After seeing the fat black man in the car, Chu Feiyan's eyes focused, and she obviously recognized this person.
This person was Dong Zhao, who had met him several times before.
At that time, Dong Zhao was sent as an envoy to Guangzong, and he received him at that time. Thinking about that time, and looking at it now, things really have changed.
But it is said that Dong Zhao has been re-employed in the Taishan Army, so asking him to go to the oxcart is probably not just reminiscing about the past. Thinking of this, Chu Feiyan became excited again.
He slowly got up, first thanked the capable man, and then walked towards Dong Zhao.
Over there, a capable man named Shi A, who was already an important military officer of the Fei Army's inner guard, looked at the staggering Chu Feiyan, his eyes changed, and he was obviously thinking about Dong Zhao's intention of summoning this man.
Soon, Chu Feiyan got on the bullock cart and the convoy moved forward again.
It was silent again in front of the camp gate of Lutai Camp, leaving only the fruits and melons in that area unattended.
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Order in Guangzong City was restored quickly.
After executing Zuo Zhaozhangba's party members, the Taishan Army focused on reorganizing the remaining Yellow Turban Army.
Today, the Yellow Turbans in Hebei have roughly three parts. The first part is the 50,000 soldiers from the original Qingshui North Camp, the second part is the 20,000 soldiers from the Xiabo North Camp, and the 10,000 soldiers outside Dongwu City. The third part is the Taishan Army that broke through Zhangzhou.
The number of Zhang Baiqi and other battalions that retreated behind the water defense line was roughly around 10,000.
Therefore, the remaining Hebei Yellow Turbans still total more than 100,000 people.
And how much military quota did Zhang Chong give to Ji Sun, who was responsible for the reorganization? Ten thousand.
In other words, only 10,000 soldiers of the 100,000 troops can be left, and the rest will be reduced to local cultivation. These 10,000 soldiers will later be divided into five and replenished to the Fifth Military Academy.
Of course, these people are still not regular soldiers, and they will have to be replenished later based on their training results.
In fact, Zhang Chong was more worried.
Today, the total number of troops in the Fifth Military Academy is 25,000, while the Hebei Yellow Turbans now have 10,000. The ratio is still a bit higher.
However, Zhang Chong also planned to expand his army, and successively captured the northern part of Zhao, the southern part of Julu, and the central and southern parts of Anping. Today, the Taishan Army has occupied half of Jizhou.
With the current population and land, it would be about the same to expand the field strength to 50,000. However, there is no rush now. The top priority is to streamline the Yellow Turban Army.
In order not to cause a backlash from the Yellow Turban Army below, Zhang Chong specially assigned Ji Sun Waifang to be responsible for the reorganization.
The Yellow Turban Army at Xiabo and outside Tobu City are responsible for the peripheral border defense, so they are not involved in the reorganization at this stage.
The main person responsible for sacrificing the grandson is the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Hebei, which has about 70,000 people.
Regarding the reorganization, the Yellow Turban Army's opposition from top to bottom was very limited.
For ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers, if they are selected, they will eat food. If they are not selected, they will have a place to farm. There is nothing wrong with that.
For some distinguished military officials, the Taishan Army avenged their relatives who were killed, rewarded them for their achievements and loyalty, and finally gave them the opportunity to join the Taishan Army system and be recruited as one of their own.
So they have nothing to complain about.
The most dissatisfied people here are the clan commanders such as Zhang Ji and Zhang Liang, who have lost their former identities and soldiers. But now, they dare not say goodbye to Zhang Chong, so they can only say strange things.
This time, Huang Lutou from Xiabo was reused.
Huang Lutou was the nephew of Huang Long, the former commander-in-chief of the Xiabo Army. After Huang Long was killed, he was hailed as the new commander-in-chief by the generals in the army.
This time Zhang Chong avenged Huang Lutou and transferred Huang Lutou to the shogunate's collision team as a military official.
Regardless of the fact that Qu Shuai became a military officer in the collision team, it was actually a transformation from an outsider to one of our own.
Therefore, Huang Lutou, who knew the stakes, immediately returned to Guangzong with most of the Xiabo Army to participate in the reorganization.
The reason why Zhang Chong's reorganization went so smoothly was that everyone felt at ease in the final analysis. All that had happened in the past six months had made these survivors eager for a strong man who could bring them stability.
And Zhang Chong, the soaring general, is obviously a strong man in their eyes, who can lead them to create a new cause of peace.
Although the current career has nothing to do with Taiping Dao, after all, the entire Taiping Dao is now integrated into the Taishan Army. The Taishan Army is the main body and Taiping Dao is only a part.
But these don't matter. Being able to create a peaceful world and being able to lead them to survive in this troubled world is the most important thing.
Therefore, at this moment, Guangzong is quite optimistic.
Not only are the Yellow Turban Army cooperating with the reorganization, but the Taiping Taoist disciples in Guangzong City are also actively participating in the selection of the Taishan Army, hoping to become the long history of the Taishan Army at the grassroots level.
Although this requires a series of training, it is a way out, isn't it?
It was in this slightly strange harmony that the Taishan Army began to select soldiers according to the following criteria.
In this reorganization, there will be five battalions of left, right, middle, front and rear. The soldiers who win the bid must have a strength of more than 300 kilograms. Those with a strength of more than 500 kilograms will be selected as military officers. In addition, they must be able to wear heavy armor.
, fully armed, carrying ten stones of baggage and running for thirty miles.
It can be said that this standard is quite high. So after more than ten days of testing, there were more than 70,000 yellow turbans, and only 5,000 met this standard.
But after this screening, the commanders of the various battalions who had previously dismissed these Yellow Turbans could no longer bear it. They left the field early to establish relationships with these over-selected Yellow Turbans, just to trap the good seedlings in advance.
Come to your own camp.
There is no doubt that after this, the integration of the Taishan Army and the Hebei Yellow Turbans will be greatly accelerated, and the merger of the two into one will become smoother and smoother.