Chapter 322 The decisive battle begins Confucianism and Taoism
Chapter 322: Decisive Battle at the Qi Confucian Taoist Society
March, the first year of Zhongping.
The long-planned Yellow Turban Uprising officially broke out. In the following seven months of fighting, the common people unleashed extremely powerful forces, becoming stronger and stronger as they fought on the frontal battlefield.
Although the Han army had a small victory, it was difficult to reverse the general trend. Most of the land east of Hulao Pass fell, and the declining Han Dynasty was slowly heading towards destruction.
October.
As the war reached a stalemate, the Han and Huang sides stopped large-scale offensives and reduced their forces on the east and west fronts of Hulao Pass, preparing for a decisive battle.
March, the second year of Zhongping.
One hundred thousand elite Han troops from northern Xinjiang moved south, and 450,000 troops gathered in Luoyang. The Han Dynasty's war preparations were completed.
April 2.
Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty appointed Anbei General Qin Wen as the Commander-in-Chief of Hulao Pass. Together with Ding Yuan, Liu Yu, Dong Zhuo and other generals, he commanded 150,000 Han troops and took charge of the defense of Hulao Pass.
April 15th.
The Yellow Turban Army has completed its war preparations. After seven months of offensive, six months of training, and concentrating all financial and material resources on arming, the million-strong Yellow Turban Army has completely transformed.
Although today's Yellow Turban Army is not all elite, it is no longer as unbearable as it was in the original history, and is no longer inferior to the ordinary Han army.
May 1, the second year of Zhongping.
Zhang Jiao took Xiang Yu's 30,000 troops as the vanguard and personally led 250,000 elite vanguard troops. Together with Huang Chao, Fangla, Li Mi, Zhang Xianzhong and other commanders, they took the lead in attacking Hulao Pass.
Other Yellow Turban Canal Commanders stationed in various counties in Yanzhou, after receiving Zhang Jiao's military order as soon as possible, also moved to Chenliu.
With more than a million troops gathered and tens of millions of heroes affected, this unprecedented war could no longer be avoided and finally officially began.
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Yingchuan, Yingchuan College, Xun Shuang, the contemporary Confucian scholar in charge, is sitting on the main seat. Below and to the left are all the contemporary Confucians, and to the right are the Taoist leaders.
"Let go. If you continue, the situation will become irreversible." Xun Shuang sighed softly, and after saying these words, he seemed to be deflated.
The whole hall has been silent for a long time. The Confucian and Taoist families’ plans of more than 400 years have finally come to naught in this world. How can it not make everyone feel sad?
Wherever there are people, there will be struggle, and schools, unlike princes fighting for the world, schools fight for inheritance.
Even if a dynasty is glorious, it will not last for hundreds of years, but the inheritance of a school can last for thousands of generations. This is the unremitting pursuit of all literati.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism succeeded. It deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, leaving only one Confucian school.
Just like the Taoists who bewitched Qin Shihuang to seek immortality, they survived by bewitching Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to live forever.
Afterwards, Confucianism and Taoism joined forces to suppress hundreds of schools of thought, and in the process absorbed the essence of other schools to strengthen their own learning.
Naturally, hundreds of schools of thought will not let their own inheritance be wiped out. Fifty years ago it was even more cruel than during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the struggle among hundreds of schools of thought that lasted for more than four hundred years began.
The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was the first counterattack of hundreds of schools blocked by Confucianism and Taoism;
Wang Mang's Rebellion was the second counterattack of hundreds of schools blocked by Confucianism and Taoism;
But in this third Yellow Turban Rebellion, Confucianism and Taoism were no longer able to stop it.
This time, the various schools of thought are too fierce, and there are too many talented people and heroes in this life, even faintly surpassing those of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period!
How can we not let everyone here feel regret and pain when four hundred years of great achievements are wiped out in one fell swoop?
Seeing no one answered for a long time, Zuo Ci, who was first on the right seat, broke the silence.
"But even if we let go, will those guys agree? With their support, the Yellow Turbans are making great progress." Zuo Ci sighed.
Xun Shuang stood up and walked slowly to the door, looking in the direction of Hulao Pass in the northwest. After a long time, he turned back and said calmly: "Yes, there are too many hidden dangers in the Yellow Turban. Even if it temporarily conquers the world, it is impossible to sit firmly.
Compared with hundreds of contemporary leaders, they must know it."
"But can the hatred of more than four hundred years really be eliminated?" Zuo Ci asked again.
Xun Shuang's face darkened and he was silent for a long time. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to agree to this.
As the last one on the left, Xun Yu, a young member of the Xun family who is known as the 'Wang Zuo's Talent', stood up and said resolutely: "It must be possible. Even if others don't agree, Master Wang will definitely have a way to convince them. Once the big man falls,
Next, this life will no longer be a chaotic time, but the end of the world."
Looking at Xun Yu's handsome face, Xun Shuang couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's great to be young, this world will eventually belong to you young people!
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"Report..."
"Informing the Grand Governor, the main Yellow Turban army has arrived at the pass."
As the commander-in-chief of the 150,000-strong army and the commander-in-chief of the Han army, Qin Wen did not panic at all after receiving the news. Instead, he said calmly: "It's finally here. It's slower than expected. How many soldiers and horses does the enemy have in total?" "It's endless as far as the eye can see. It's impossible to liquidate it. It's estimated to be between 200,000 and 300,000."
Upon hearing this, all the generals suddenly changed their expressions. The Yellow Turbans' first wave of attacks had so many troops, which shows that this defensive battle is not easy to fight.
Qin Wen's face turned cold when he saw this, and he snorted coldly: "Huh, so what if there are more people? They are just a mob, why should we be afraid even if there are millions of governors?"
The general's indifference made the generals feel reassured. They also remembered that there were many generals in the Han army who had defeated the Yellow Turban Army several times their own with a small number of troops, such as Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Qin Wen.<
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Yes, the Governor once defeated 130,000 elite Yellow Turban troops in Dai County with an army of 30,000. Now he has an army of 150,000, and there is also Hulao Pass, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. He also said that the enemy only has
If three hundred thousand people come, why worry even if all one million people come?
Seeing that the impetuous people had calmed down, Qin Wen nodded with satisfaction after looking around for a week, and said with a smile: "Raising an army for a thousand days, using it for a while, the time has come for you to make achievements, so come to the city with me and take a look!"
"No!"
Qin Hao was the first to shout, followed by a crowd of followers.
On the way to the city tower, Qin Hao happened to run into Dong Zhuo.
Looking at Dong Zhuo, who looked as normal but became more gloomy, Qin Hao could not imagine how heartbroken he looked a few days ago.
Dong Zhuo's death was a big blow to Dong Zhuo. Even Dong Zhuo himself didn't expect that he was so bad to his son, but this stupid son stood up to block him at the critical moment.
Thinking about what he had done to Dong Li and what Dong Li had done to him, Dong Zhuo was ashamed and extremely sad at the same time.
God, why do I, Dong Zhuo, really treat my own son like this?
Dong Zhuo felt extremely bitter in his heart. If there was a regret medicine, he would definitely buy ten kilograms of it, but it was too late. He knew what the pain of losing a child was, and he also understood the feelings of Li Yuan, Yang Jian and others.
After the grief, Dong Zhuo's heart was filled with hatred. Except for Xiang Yu, all the ambush troops were killed by the Yanmen Army. He didn't even have anyone to take revenge on, so he aimed at the entire Yellow Turban Army.
Li'er, dad will bury you with the heads of millions of Yellow Turban thieves, for sure. Dong Zhuo made up his mind.