The march was not urgent. There were scouts at Xingshan who took turns monitoring the enemy's movements. Liu Jing and Sun Jian did not march in a hurry.
Two days later, Liu Jing arrived at the southwest of Xingshan. The army was stationed and blocked between Xingshan and Yingshui. The scouts who were responsible for monitoring the movements of the Potai rebels naturally saw the arrival of Liu Jing's army.
"Liu Sima, the rebels have been in the mountains in recent days and have never appeared in the southwest." The scout captain informed Liu Jing of all the information: "Since you are here, we are ready to leave."
"Okay! Thank you for your hard work, go back and report to General Huangfu!"
Liu Jing did not delay the scout team. The scout team was here to monitor the movements of the rebels day and night. It was very hard work. What they had to do now was to let them go back and rest as soon as possible.
Liu Jing's army stationed in the southwest, while Sun Jian's army was still marching.
Liu Jing's main task was to prevent leaks, not to attack. He arranged for the soldiers to rest early. After two days of marching, the soldiers were very tired.
One day later, Sun Jian's camp was set up in the northeast of Xingshan Mountain.
On Xingshan Mountain, a group of yellow scarf soldiers were talking and laughing on the road carrying buckets.
"Old Sun, when do you think we can go down the mountain?" said a middle-aged man.
Lao Sun was a very conscientious farmer, and his family was originally happy. But that year, his wife fell seriously ill. How could an ordinary peasant family afford medical treatment? It happened that Zhang Jiao was walking in Yingchuan at that time.
He cured his seriously ill wife with Fu Shui, and did not take any money afterwards. After that, Lao Sun was grateful to Taiping Dao, and Bo Cai launched an uprising in Yingchuan, claiming to be under the orders of the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao. Lao Sun did it without even thinking about it.
After joining the team, his wife also joined the Yellow Turbans.
"We can go down the mountain when the great master comes from Jizhou." Lao Sun also carried the barrel and looked towards the north as he spoke, his eyes full of expectations for the future life.
The middle-aged man was clearly sober, "The Great Master is coming? I don't think it's possible. I heard that there are as brave troops in the north as in Changshe that day. The Great Master might be forced to the mountains like us.
Alright!"
He was just an ordinary farmer. Excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes made him breathless, so he rebelled against Bo Cai. He did not have the same faith and worship of great teachers as Lao Sun in his heart. He was just an ordinary person looking for a way to survive.
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Most of the people in the team were like this, nodding and agreeing with the middle-aged man's words.
Lao Sun did not refute anything, but said to himself: "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian is here to stand."
"Hey! Hahahaha!" The middle-aged man and the few people who agreed with his opinion laughed disdainfully.
"Don't talk!" The leader suddenly interrupted the two groups.
Everyone stopped and looked at the leader.
"If something happens, look down the mountain!" The leader's voice was a little urgent.
Everyone walked to the leading position and looked down the mountain. A series of tents appeared in the northeast of Xingshan Mountain, some distance from the foot of the mountain. All around the tents were tall soldiers wearing standard armor, standing guard.
Everyone just took one look and immediately retracted their heads and bodies, for fear of being discovered by the soldiers at the foot of the mountain.
"What should we do? Have the imperial army discovered us?" The middle-aged man was the first to speak out. His voice was not as careless and relaxed as before, but there was a sense of panic.
"Shut up!" the leader scolded, "If they were really discovered, why didn't they attack the mountain? They can't go down the mountain to get water today, so go back and report it to Qu Shuai!"
Everyone returned along the way they came and returned to the place where the Yellow Turbans were hiding and gathering.
When they were disbanded, the leader also warned everyone: "Don't tell anyone what you saw today beforehand! I'll report it to Qu Shuai!"
The Yellow Turbans are all ordinary people, but there are also some who stand out among the ordinary people. This leader is one of them. He slowly awakened something during the continuous battles. He knew very well that the Yellow Turbans were disorganized and lacked discipline.
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Once the news of the imperial army appearing at the foot of the mountain spreads throughout the army, there is no telling what will happen!
The leader quickly ran to the place where Bo Cai rested, "Qu Shuai! Qu Shuai! There is a situation at the bottom of the mountain."
Bo Cai was closing his eyes to rest. He had taken the risk and led everyone up to Xingshan. Facts have proved that this was a very correct decision. The imperial army did not find them hiding in Xingshan.
Life in the mountains is a bit boring. It's already June and we can't farm, so we can only sleep.
"What are you so worried about?" Bo Cai didn't even open his eyes.
"Commander Qu, just when we were going down the mountain to fetch water, our subordinates saw a large camp at the bottom of the mountain, with at least several thousand people!"
"Huh?" As soon as he said this, Bocai woke up instantly, jumped up, picked up the team leader and said, "What did you say?"
"I...I...when I went down the mountain to get water, I found a large camp at the foot of the mountain, with at least thousands of people..." The voice of the answer this time was much softer than before. The team leader was afraid that Bo Cai would not go well.
He chopped it up.
After hearing this, Bo held it tighter, "Can you see clearly who is leading the army?"
"Commander Qu, there is no flag erected in the camp. It is too far away and my subordinates did not see it clearly."
"Hmph!" Bo Cai let go of the team leader, took two steps left and right, and asked again: "Does the other party have any signs of attacking the mountain?"
"The camp is some distance away from the foot of the mountain. It looks more like a camp to rest, and there is no movement to attack the mountain." The team leader recalled the scene he saw on the road and replied seriously.
Bocai sat back down again and his voice became calmer: "Perhaps the army passing by here is not here to attack us. Take a few people to watch. If anything happens, report it to me in time. Remember, don't be fooled.
The other party found out!"
"Yes!" The squad leader accepted the order and then retreated.
The Yellow Turban Army was a force that was pulled together in a hurry. It lacked even formal training, let alone the discovery of a few scout talents in the army. Bo Cai had no idea that he had been under surveillance for several days and had been figured out by the enemy.
Transparent.
Among the entire Yellow Turban Army, only Jizhou was the strongest. Under the leadership of the great sage Zhang Jiao, their faith reached an extreme level. The three brothers of the Zhang family also received a message from an immortal. They were truly wise and understood the art of war, and were not just like other states and counties.
Comparable.
It can also be seen that Lu Zhi was very good at fighting, and Zhang Jiao was defeated in a row in Jizhou.
At noon on the second day, Bo Cai found Wang Wu, the squad leader from yesterday.
"Is there any change today?"
"Back to Commander Qu, the army at the foot of the mountain is still resting in place and has not moved at all." Wang Wu replied.
When Bo Cai heard this, he became a little confused. If the march had stopped here, it would be better to start again today. Why was there no movement? Could it be that they really came to attack the mountain?
That's not right. If you really want to attack the mountain, why did you rest at the foot of the mountain for two days without any sign of attacking the mountain?
While Bo Cai was thinking about it, Wang Wu suddenly seemed to remember something and added: "Commander Qu, today a big flag has been erected in the camp, and the letter Sun is written."
"Sun? I have never seen a banner with the word "Sun" before during the battle!" Bo Cai became more and more confused as he listened.
When he was waiting for work to attack Zhu Jun who was marching in a hurry, Sun Jian happened to be away. During the battle of Changshe, he just ran away and ran away early, without encountering Sun Jian who arrived later.
"My subordinates don't know either." Wang Wu couldn't think of a reason.
The Yellow Turbans on Xingshan Mountain were all fast runners. They escaped before Sun Jian and Zhu Jun arrived. Most of the Yellow Turbans who actually saw Sun's banner died on the river bank of the Changshe battle.
"Keep watching, and report as soon as possible if anything happens!" Bo Cai was not sure at all, and did not dare to act rashly. It was more because he had a bit of luck in his heart, thinking that he had not been discovered, so he continued to hide in the mountains.
"yes!"
After Wang Wu left, Sun Jian called the person in charge of logistics supplies on the mountain and ordered him to strictly control the remaining food and water sources on the mountain. He should have fetched water yesterday, but failed to fetch it.
The enemy troops are still stationed at the foot of the mountain and will not leave. If they do not control food and water, they will die on the mountain themselves.
Bo Cai fled all the way after the defeat of Changshe, and finally gathered more than ten thousand remaining soldiers. Although he did not dare to attack Yangdi, he still looted many villages and pavilions along the way and gathered some food and supplies.
The news that the imperial army was stationed at the foot of the mountain was still kept secret among the Yellow Turbans. Only Bo Cai, Wang Wu and the team led by Wang Wu knew that the Yellow Turbans on the mountain were still living their lives on the mountain as usual.
They believed that their commander-in-chief, Bocai, said when he led them up the mountain that as soon as the imperial army could not find them, he would turn around and attack other states and counties. At that time, he would lead them through Yuzhou and from there. Passed through Dongjun and went to Jizhou to meet up with the great virtuous teacher.
After the meeting, everyone will be given money, food, houses, and clothes, and the great virtuous teacher will also treat everyone's illnesses. There is no need to worry about being chased by the imperial army.
Everyone endures on the mountain for this blueprint. The Yellow Turbans are both tenacious and fragile.
Their belief is very tenacious, and the fanaticism of each person under the banner of the Great Master and the rapid spread from person to person are jaw-dropping; on the other hand, they are very fragile, they are ordinary people, farmers, without any training, not only in martial arts , discipline is not up to standard, psychological quality is also very poor, and it is very easy to be shaken, incited, and wavered.
Especially after the Yellow Turban team expanded, the team is no longer as pure as before. At the beginning, everyone in the Yellow Turban cherished the beautiful world built by great teachers. Now more and more people have joined the Yellow Turban, and the team has become a mixed bag. changed.
Not only the Yellow Turban Army has changed, but the commanders have also changed. They have already become selfish. They responded to the call of the Great Master and revolted in various states and counties. The ranks grew larger and larger. Some people became selfish, and some People began to have other ideas, and some reached other cooperation with other people in the court.
From their clothes, from their flags, and from all aspects, it seems that they are still Yellow Turbans, but from the inside, from their purpose, etc., they are no longer Yellow Turbans.
If everything is really done according to the plan, even if it is an army of refugees and there are still millions of people, how can such a terrifying living force not survive for a year? People's hearts are unpredictable!