In the city of Xuzhou, which is adjacent to the hinterland of Duji, there are already corpses everywhere and blood flowing into a river. Groups of rebels under the banner of "Meng" can be seen everywhere, breaking into it door by door, door by door, door by door, and house by door, along the street.

Then they escorted the young and strong men they found one by one to the street; then selected them based on the traces and characteristics of their bodies, and beheaded in pieces at the intersection of the streets; and for a moment, blood flowed, gathering into streams of large and small on the brick and stone streets.

Among them, as long as there are thick calluses in the palm of your hand, sun marks in the body with armor and robes, edge marks on your head, and more wear under your armpits; new injuries on your body; all of them are cut off with a knife and an axe without hesitation.

Only some people with incomplete limbs, disabled, too young and weak will be temporarily let go and assigned to the temporary labor force. This is also the basic method of identification they learned from the monk Xu when they were in Cantonese.

In fact, even the means of breaking and conquering this city were copied from the monk who occupied the south.

For example, they first worked together to build and pile up a large number of rods and whirlwind cannons, and pushed the city under the cover of large platoons and dirt trucks; when the defenders who had suddenly been rocked could not lift their heads, they then used a two-pronged approach to hit the car with a cone head and hit the door and set up a ladder.

Since then, the defenders have exposed many flaws, which has been able to expand the gap after the tragic casualties, and finally opened up this city of strongholds known as "uniting together" and "unity against the enemy" at the cost of covering the corpses that stretched inward.

Then, the town was settled, the Zhongwu Army, which had a blood hatred from the rebels, and its related people and things. However, under the strict orders and constraints of the leading general Meng Cai, at least it was not the indiscriminate way of the past, but it was a kind of slaughter and venting method.

After all, as a general who commanded these rebels, he should have made progress and learned lessons after fighting in the north and south over the years. Especially after going north, Meng Cai felt more deeply that the various benefits and conveniences brought by the "monk" thing.

Despite this, he did not think that he had been ordered to the military office, but had done something wrong in the intention of a merger and liquidating the other party; at most he had a unclear vision and misjudged the secret management methods and wolf ambitions.

No matter how talented he is, his outstanding choice cannot change a basic fact; Huang Wang is the key person who came out of the world in accordance with the destiny of heaven; and any existence that wants to deviate from his will and path will undoubtedly be his potential enemy.

From this standpoint, the more outstanding the talent the monk showed, the more harmful it would be to the great cause of the rebel army; just like Wang Xianzhi back then, and Liu Yanzhang, who split the rebel army; although they would not end up with good results, they also caused the rebel army's cause to go through many twists and turns.

However, as the saying goes, what is unpredictable is that the other party has gained a firm foothold in Lingnan with the residual influence and strength left by the rebel army after the departure of the rebel army, and has also taken the opportunity to achieve something.

He did not expect that he would become the son-in-law who Huang Wang needed to rely on and rely on, and did not hesitate to win over the means of marriage. He also attracted a group of people from the military army who were benefiting from it and secretly connected with each other.

So he, the man who was ordered to be an enemy and escaped with him, became particularly embarrassed. However, for the sake of the great cause of King Huang and the overall situation of the rebel army's advance and retreat, he could not temporarily put aside his personal honor and disgrace and gains and losses, and have a banquet with that person.

No matter how others teas and instigate others, they are determined not to be moved or take it seriously, so as not to delay or destroy the momentary good situation of the cause of the rebel army that King Huang expected.

However, after entering the Henan Valley, Huang Wang's behavior and behavior have become increasingly difficult for him to understand and cannot understand. Although he is still the Left Army envoy who is brave and trustless, everyone must envy Huang Wang's beloved general.

However, Huang Wang became more and more concerned about the strict rules and order of ranks, and became more and more difficult to get close to and speak out; although he still would not punish those who said the wrong words in public, it was without exception to be punished after finding the wrong actions or being repelled from afar.

For example, this time, because of some of his obviously inappropriate suggestions, he was temporarily sent out to deal with the tough trauma of the Henan Road in Xuzhou, which was a journey to Henan. But he didn't mind at all, because this was something he was good at and willing to do.

But he was also uneasy that King Huang changed his attitude towards the old subordinates and other things of the court. When Henan moved to Jianghuai, he led everyone to take the road and use all the income from wealthy families to strengthen the righteous army and provide relief to the people.

After going south to Jiangdong, he began to emphasize treating Confucians well and recruiting scholars everywhere for his own use; and when the defeat of Dayuling was stopped again, King Huang began to take the lead in broadening his home and accumulate business, and he began to appoint some old officials around him to "turn to justice";

When the rebel army launched a large-scale battle with Hunan, the military government began to accept some rebellious officials, and began to preferential treatment and preservation of some righteous men who were said to actively cooperate with the rebel army, and the family of good men; and let their children serve under their command.

When the Xinzhou War turned defeat into victory and eradicated the old enemy, the general of Huainan, Zhang Lin, and the prosperous era of various rebel alliances was ushered in; King Huang ordered even fewer people to directly plunder and collect the rich surnames from those places, and the great clans. Instead, after actively offering land to surrender, he ordered him to raise money and grain to support the rebel army.

Later, after crossing the Huai River, Huang Wang's command began to have no conflicts with the local government; he only recruited young and strong soldiers, and ordered his men and others to maintain the local government for a while. After conquering the Eastern Capital, he began to accept the old officials and generals of the court, and let them be called alone and widowed.

Therefore, although those who gathered around Huang Wang are not good at using military forces to fight, they are far better than those of the old brothers of the rebels who have been through life and death in racking their brains to please and please.

Many people were even attracted by their means, and they called brothers and brothers to seek pleasure and enjoy themselves and vent their energy. Those who did not want to be with them were naturally isolated and excluded from the outside, and even the chances of seeing the Huang King were less and less.

However, the unpopular monk still insisted on his "unpopular" and "harsh and cruel" actions, and all the noble families, officials and clerks who passed by were in dire straits and arduous sufferings, and they fled one after another.

Although Meng Kai still hates the monk who had hidden ambitions at the beginning and wanted to occupy the nest, he had to admit that he had brought benefits and changes to the rebel army. After the army headed north, he still had very useful and convenient ways to act.

Despite all this, at least a little original intention of Meng Cai remained unchanged. He firmly believed that as long as King Huang replaced the court to sit in the world, perhaps most people in the world would not have to live so hard and despair.

When the killing and cleaning fluid in the city gradually came to an end, Meng Kai received a notice from his subordinates.

"Report to the Zuojun that someone from Meng (Juehai) Pioneer came to ask for a meeting..."

"How could it be you?"

Then Meng Kai saw the visitor and frowned. Because the other party had surrendered to the leader of the Taiping Army early, and Zhang Guiba, who is now the vanguard flag official.

"I asked Meng Xianfeng to come here, and I thought I had a few words to pass on the Zuojun on my behalf."

Zhang Guiba was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Why did Fangsheng look for me instead of General Manager Shang or General Manager Gai Du, and General Pang lead them...Is it because I am particularly easy to bully?"

Meng Kai was unmoved.

"That's because of the special explanation from my leader. Although Meng Zuojun disagrees, he is one of the few people among the rebels who have not changed their original intentions. He is also the only pillar of the great righteousness that has been made public for the people."

Zhang Guiba said calmly and honestly.

"What are you saying? Do you want to provoke and disconnect my brotherly relationship with me? Do you think my sword and axe are not quick enough?"

Meng Kai couldn't help but feel erotic, but he realized that he was not very angry.

"It's just a heartfelt statement. If the Zuo Army only has this kind of energy and pattern and cannot even listen to a few words, then I can only wait for the killing..."

Zhang Guiba still said in retort without fear.

"Forget it, don't use the means that provoke me, just listen to you after you talk nonsense..."

Meng Kai sneered.

"The leader has explained that the momentum of King Huang's army entering the pass is now unstoppable. However, Chang'an was the place where the old dynasty had established its capital for hundreds of years, but it was not so easy to deal with and manage... I was not worried about it and the world was besieging all the enemies."

Zhang Guiba

"So there are several places where the gates are located. I beg the Zuo Army to inform the Huang Wang in time..."

"First of all, we must be wary of the plots and ambushings of the remaining imperial court remnants in the city, especially the sneak attacks and assassination methods of the dead soldiers, and even in the name of giving advice, we induce soldiers to plunder the people and kill indiscriminately to provoke hatred and conflicts between the rebels and scholars and the people."

"Secondly, we must be careful of the Shatuo tribe that the court recruited and pacified, especially the Zhu Xie clan, who had also made great efforts during the Pang Xun rebellion back then."

"If you can pursue Chang'an after you obtain Chang'an, you can pursue more, try to capture and kill the ministers and officials of the court, and weaken and drive away the remnants of the court within the pass, especially the troops of the eight towns in the west of Jingxi belonging to the Shence Camp."

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Outside Tongguan City, inspired by reinforcements, Zikejen personally led the defenders to fight, defeated the Huang Chao army's outpost, and captured more than 10,000. However, they had not had time to clean the battlefield and count the capture, and more bandit troops in the ancient road blocked in Taoyuan came to cover up.

However, Huang Chao personally led the army and arrived immediately. He saw the morale of the thieves from far and near, shouting in unison. The sound was shaking between the rushing Yellow River, and it was even more heard from the far side of Mount Hua. The soldiers, civilians and people who were hiding in the mountains suddenly became dissatisfied.

The recruiting commander Zike Rang, based on the pre-setting of the strongholds in the gate front gorge, fought one after another, and fought from noon to the hour of You to the end of each. However, the soldiers were already very hungry, but no more food and grass were transported from the rear. So they stirred up and burned the camps and dispersed. They fled into Tongguan alone.

There is a valley next to Tongguan. People are usually prohibited from traveling in the valley to collect commercial taxes. People call this valley a "forbidden pit". Huang Chao's army came in a hurry, and the official army was caught off guard. The defeated soldiers were crowded and trampled on the valley road. They were in a panic and walked away from the valley and entered the forbidden pit.

Although the bushes inside are long and dense as spider webs, they were also stepped into a flat road overnight. Zhang Chengfan, who stayed in Tongguan, then distributed all the baggage and private bags to the soldiers to encourage and encourage them, and sent someone to report to the court to the emergency:

"I left the capital for six days, but there was no one more soldier, and the salary was not affected. On the day of the pass, the huge bandits had arrived, and more than 2,000 people were rejected. The foreign army was hungry and collapsed, and the ban pit was opened. I was willing to be defeated by the loss of the cauldron. The court adviser was ashamed of his face! Maybe he heard that Your Majesty had already discussed the Western Tour, and the carriage was moved, and the upper and lower places collapsed.

I dare to speak with my life, and I am willing to discuss it with the recent secrets and prime ministers, and urgently recruit troops to save the pass and guard. Then the cause of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong can still be supported, so that Huang Chao can succeed the demise of An Lushan, and the death of his humble minister, the death of Geshuhan!”

On the second day after writing this report, Zhang Chengfan's gorgeous bright light armor and purple velvet cloak were already covered with blood and mud, so that he could not see his original appearance; and the Shence Army crossbowmen behind him were all in such a miserable and embarrassed situation.

You should know that these 2,800 Shence crossbowmen were the last ones he and Shence from Beijing selected among the Shence's children. So he was particularly eager for subsequent reinforcements.

It was as if he was following his thoughts, and suddenly there was a burst of shouts and cheers behind the pass; but the general of the Right Army infantry and the commander of the pass to the pass were the King's Association and led a new batch of reinforcements to arrive at the pass. Of course, these reinforcements were hard-won.

It was Zheng Qi, the prime minister in the capital. When the new and old soldiers were not able to use the Shence army in the capital, and the Shence camp was still too fast to catch up. He ordered the guards of the Baiguansiya, the guards of the Yiwei family of the ranks of the Dawei, the Jinwu, the Jingjie and Zhisu of the guards of the guards of the Guanmen. They were even guards in the Jinzouyuan and Diyuan envoys.
Chapter completed!