The front camp was the first to waver, but while the rear army had collapsed, the front army maintained a certain order. Although there were deserters, overall the battle line was still relatively intact.
The reason why this strange thing happened was not because the soldiers in the front army had firmer beliefs than those in the rear army, but because they had witnessed the evolution of the situation from beginning to end and had a process of adaptation.
When the first fireball was discovered to fall, the former sergeants and soldiers were on the verge of collapse, but the news from the Chinese army came in time, just in time for the climax of the most intensive air raids.
The soldiers waited for a while in disbelief, and found that the fireballs had indeed decreased, so they believed it. As the airborne landing came to an end, the morale of the former troops, who could not see the situation in other camps, gradually began to recover.
Otherwise, the human heart is the most complicated thing in the world. Even the most perfect plan will not be executed smoothly.
When Zhang Rao and his personal guards rushed to the front army, they found that the situation was better than he imagined.
"Commander, please look," Sima Ju led Zhang Rao to a wreckage, pointed and explained: "This is the sky fire that fell from the sky. When this car caught fire, it was already very close to the ground, and the result was only
Half burned, this thing is not a spell, but something like a kite."
Zhang Rao did not answer. With the help of the torches held by the guards, he carefully looked through the wreckage on the ground. It was a half wooden frame with some remaining oilcloth on it. On the other side, there was a pile of burnt objects that could not be seen.
The remains of what they were originally.
Obviously, the big kite broke due to the collision with the ground and therefore failed to burn completely. He squinted his eyes and tried to restore the original appearance of the object in his mind.
Before joining the Yellow Turban Army, he was a carpenter. It was not difficult at all to achieve this goal. Soon, he had some ideas.
"Brother Sima, could it be that underneath this thing..."
It is not impossible to drop this object in the camp by flying a kite. The camp is so wide, and if the wind direction is calculated in advance, half of it will fall in.
The question is, how did the other party light the fire?
Whether there is fire or not, the damage caused by this thing will not be much different, but the panic caused is not the same. Zhang Rao would rather believe that there is someone controlling the kite than believe that the other party has a way to ignite it in the air.
"Commander is wise, there is indeed someone manipulating this thing." Sima Ju marveled. Marshal Zhang was really wise and saw things much more clearly than he did. He waved behind him and shouted: "You can tell the commander yourself."
Bai Cai and Zhang Mu walked forward timidly.
"Have you seen it?" Zhang Rao raised his eyes and took a look, and saw that they were two soldiers. With a change of thought, he understood Sima Ju's intention. He secretly cursed the other party for being so cruel at this time.
"Yes..." For the two soldiers, everything that happened tonight was more thrilling than their previous experiences of more than twenty years combined.
The unusual movements in Fenggao City made them full of doubts; the delay in the return of their leader Yang Chao made their panic even worse; when they saw the fireball, they were also stunned, jumped off the wall of the village, and fled deep into the camp.
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What blocked them was Yang Chao, who was rushing back, and a trapeze artist. Speaking of it, the latter was the main reason. If they hadn't been frightened, they might have pushed Yang Chao down and used him as a stepping stone.
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"That guy is like..."
"Big Bat." The speaker was Bai Cai, with Zhang Mu standing by as a reminder.
"Yes, it was like a bat. It landed in front of us all of a sudden and shocked everyone."
Zhang Rao was actually not sure how hearing this would help the situation.
It's useless to just know that the enemy has used a trick. Now no one can convey this information to the entire army and make everyone believe it. However, based on the principle of knowing yourself and the enemy, he still listened patiently to the two soldiers.
When he heard about their experiences that these people had encountered enemies, he felt happy.
"Has anyone caught it?"
"No." The two soldiers looked at each other and shook their heads together.
For that kind of normal enemy, whether they are riding horses, walking, riding cars, or sitting in sedan chairs, they will definitely rush towards them with their swords drawn, but when facing enemies flying towards them, they will be at a loss what to do.
At that time, the two parties met each other, and were stunned for a while, and then they turned around and ran away. If the other party hadn't also ran away, they might have had to wait until later to figure out the way inside, but since the other party also ran away, it means that the other party is also a human being.
, not heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals. With this understanding, driven by Yang Chao, Zhang Mu and others turned around and pursued them.
"As a result, General Yang suddenly fell..."
"Those who come down from the kite are all sharp archers!"
The garbled stories of several soldiers made Sima Ju very impatient: "At that time, a certain person happened to arrive with his men, and saw that Yang Chao had fallen, so he checked and found that he had been hit by an arrow, and one arrow sealed his throat!
I'm thinking about it, if other places shout about "God's Punishment", it's probably these people who did it."
"I see..." Zhang Rao finally understood what kind of attack he had been hit by, open fire and hidden arrows, all aimed at attacking his heart.
"Commander, please come up with an idea quickly. Which direction should we retreat to?" As he said this, Sima Ju looked behind Zhang Rao, his eyes always lingering on a smaller figure wearing a bamboo hat.
The direct disciple of the great virtuous master was a golden sign to the Yellow Turbans in the world. If not for this girl, Sima Ju would not be in the mood to wait for Zhang Rao to join him.
Now most of the leaders have lost contact with the Chinese army. It is not known whether they are dead, ran away, or struggling in a corner. Anyway, there is no hope.
With the Little Heavenly Master, there is a chance to make a profit. The hundreds of thousands of old and weak people outside Laiwu City are still of some use value.
"Withdraw? Why withdraw?" Sima Ju was kind-hearted, but Zhang Rao refused to appreciate it. He asked in a sharp tone.
"The morale of the army is shaken. The central and rear armies have collapsed. By the time the Taishan soldiers come out, it will be too late to escape."
Zhang Rao roared loudly: "I still have more than a thousand elite soldiers around me, and you should have thousands of soldiers here. Since you know that it is just a trick, not a spell, and you can fight the opponent, why should you retreat? There are only two soldiers in Laiwu.
Ten days of rations, fifteen days have passed now, and we will soon run out of food. Do you want to go back and starve to death together?"
The ferocity and violence in the opponent's eyes frightened Sima Ju, but it was not enough to calm the fear in his heart: "With these few troops, how can the Taishan Army be the opponent?"
"They will not move out until all the fire kites have fallen. We can retreat to the Chinese army while shouting loudly, saying that the little heavenly master has taken action to block the magic. When we retreat to the vicinity of the granary, how many
If we can gather 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers, we will be able to attack and defend at that time."
Zhang Rao gritted his teeth and said: "Wang Yu deliberately separated us from the old and the weak. On the one hand, he wanted to conquer us all after defeating us. Secondly, he also did not want to lose the name of benevolence and righteousness. If he didn't want to, we would just go against him! We
While guarding the inner camp, he sent a message to ask the rear troops to come up for reinforcements. If he wants to kill him, just let him kill him!"
"But the defeated troops..."
"So hurry up!" When he was most desperate, Zhang Rao had already figured out the cause and effect. At this time, he didn't give Sima Ju any chance to question: "Send the news back first, don't let those frightened guys sway.
If the morale of the army is improved, we can negotiate with Wang Pengju once the old and the weak take action."
"Negotiation, how to negotiate?"
"If he is willing to let us leave with our luggage, we will leave the old and the weak to him; otherwise, he will wait to take over an empty Qingzhou!"
Zhang Rao said with a sinister smile: "Brother Sima, don't worry, as long as he can't attack us for a while, he will have no choice but to agree in the end. I understand the thoughts of these princes. They don't take us seriously at all, or they will use us as their
Tools, or treat us as fat sheep. Today, we are indeed one move away from him, but I have seen through what he is thinking, are we still afraid that we can't deal with him? "
Sima Ju looked up and found that there were fewer and fewer fireballs in the sky. The sight of seven or eight appearing at the same time had not appeared for a long time. If he remembered correctly, from the time Zhang Rao appeared, there seemed to be a new fireball.
Never appeared.
"Sure!" he made up his mind.
"No!" Almost at the same time, a pure voice sounded in the crowd. The voice was clear and cold. It sounded very young, but the tone was decisive and somewhat majestic.
Sima Ju was stunned for a moment, but Zhang Rao was complaining in his heart that at this critical moment, the little girl was actually having trouble again.
"Senior Brother Zhang, when you said that you came to Taishan to let everyone live well, I believed you, so I kept telling everyone to let everyone believe in you. However, you have betrayed my trust again and again.
, Now, I, Zhang Ning, as the second generation descendant of Taiping Dao, will excommunicate you!"
Zhang Ning wore a hat on her head, and no one could see her expression clearly. They just heard her speaking in a calm tone, as if she had no idea what the meaning of her words meant.
Before everyone could recover from the surprise, Zhang Rao shouted hysterically: "You want to hold me back? At this time? Do you think Wang Pengju will really be kind and let everyone live? He was
The captured prisoners may survive, but he will definitely not let go of people like you, me, and Brother Sima!"
"My father started the rebellion to find a way for everyone to survive. Since you said that Wang Pengju was trying to surrender, then if the battle is lost, everyone can survive. Therefore, I will not allow you to mess with everyone's lives!"
Ignoring Zhang Ning's gaze and everyone's comments, Zhang Rao turned his head and asked Sima Ju in a hoarse voice: "Brother Sima, what do you say?"
He asked vaguely, but Sima Ju's heart was clear. He asked in a low voice and in a hurry: "If I support you now, what will you do in the future?"
"Deputy commander?" Zhang Rao gritted his teeth and replied.
"Not enough." Sima Ju shook his head.
It is obvious that the Little Heavenly Master and Zhang Rao are not of the same mind. Now he has more soldiers than Zhang Rao. Without the Little Heavenly Master's factor, whoever has the big fist can count on his words.
"Brother Sima, I have treated you well these days!" Zhang Rao pressed his hand on the handle of the knife.
"I will treat you with the same courtesy from now on!" Sima Ju showed no sign of weakness. Although he himself made no other moves, the guards behind him all took a step forward.
Zhang Rao's eyes flashed fiercely, and his hand on the handle of the knife tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened again, but he was hesitant. After a long time, he exhaled a long breath and sighed: "It doesn't matter, things will change later, and someone will not agree with me."
Marshal Sima quarreled."
"Brother Zhang is indeed very righteous." Sima Jugong cupped his hands, stepped back a few steps, retreated into the protective circle of his personal guards, and ordered: "Go out with a few people and invite the Little Heavenly Master's Dharma Driver to go on the road."
He knew what the other party was implying. The defenders in the city would come out at any time, but he didn't care at all. His men were all natives of Qingzhou and were used to walking on mountain roads. With Zhang Ning in hand, he could take advantage of the situation at worst.
At night, I ran northward and went directly to Mount Tai.
Mount Tai has a radius of several hundred miles. To the north, you can go to Jinan Kingdom, and to the west, you can reach the North Country and enter Dongjun. It is said that the colleagues from Heishan are conquering Dongjun. If they can bring Zhang Ning and join the Heishan army, are they afraid that they will not have a chance to recover?
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"Senior Brother Sima, have you also abandoned Taiping Dao?" Looking at several personal guards approaching him, Zhang Ning looked very calm, not like he had given up, but like he was asking condescendingly.
"It's also for everyone's good..."
When facing Zhang Rao, Sima Ju was full of momentum and had no plans left, but facing a defenseless little girl, he felt a lot of pressure. He opened and closed his mouth several times, and Sima Ju himself didn't know what he said.
, finally, he waved his hand furiously...
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo e r e r e(Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh(((ssssssss))s.
Amidst the long blast of horns, the huge army formation roared over like a huge chariot.
Several miles apart, the footsteps of thousands of people were like thunder, overwhelming the sound of the horn in an instant.
The next moment, an even louder war horn sounded into the sky, just like the roar of Pangu when the world was created, overwhelming all sounds in the world.
"Being the wing of the country is as prosperous as a forest. It serves heaven to fight against rebellion and is invincible!"
It wasn't until this moment that Zhang Rao realized how naive his previous thoughts were. When most of the army was defeated, how could he want to resist such a tiger and wolf army? How could it be possible!
Sima Ju also turned blue. He couldn't care anymore and shouted sternly: "What are you waiting for? Take her and run north!"
"……yes."
"Those who surrender will avoid death! Those who abandon their weapons will not be killed!" The thunderous roar made the guards' minds tremble and their hands trembled so much that they did not notice that the eyes of the soldiers around them had changed.
When he looked at them, he was already full of hostility.
"Defend the Little Heavenly Master!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my greatest motivation.)