Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Yellow Turban Army Is Immortal

No matter how mediocre the Emperor Ling was, he should know that He Jin, who was born as a butcher, had no military talent or leadership ability at all, but appointed him as a general. This point can only be explained by the word "confused", right? When he heard the news that the Yellow Turban Army from all over the country defeated the government army, burned down the yamen, and brutally killed officials, Lingdi still didn't believe it at first.It wasn't until he knew that this was an undeniable fact that he asked his neighbors with a embarrassed expression, "What should I do?"

Emperor Ling was shocked when he heard that among the eunuchs whom he had always considered to be absolutely loyal, there was an insider. "The imperial court is currently extremely short of talents. The top priority should be to quickly recruit talents." Huang Fusong, the prefect of the Northland who was being questioned, answered in this way. "How to recruit?" "The best way is to lift the ban on the party." According to his opinion, there are many outstanding talents in the Qingliu Party, which was squeezed out by the eunuch faction. "Got it. Any other comments?"

"Sufficient military expenses and military horses must be prepared." "How to prepare for the law?" "Take out the silver from the treasury, and use the horses from the stables in the West Garden for military use..." "Oh……" Lingdi frowned.The money obtained by selling officials is placed in the national treasury.He loves horses and has raised many famous horses in the West Garden stables.Of course, those horses were not bred for military use, but, can you still express objection now? "If there is no other way, what else can I say!" The emperor reluctantly agreed.

During this period, news of the killing of local governors by the Yellow Turban Army was reported one after another. ——Xu Gong, the prefect of Nanyang, was killed. ——Guo Xun, governor of Youzhou, was killed. ——Guangyang prefect Liu Wei was killed. In the north of the imperial court, Zhonglang General Lu Zhi was the commander and ordered him to attack the main force of the Yellow Turban Army in the north. There are also powerful Yellow Turbans in the Yingchuan area.In this regard, Zuo Zhonglang general Huangfusong and You Zhonglang general Zhu Jun were the commanders, leading an army of 40,000 to go there.

The Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan was led by a man named Bo Cai. The story of the Three Kingdoms, which is popular in later generations, begins at this time, and the protagonist of the story will appear on the stage.Take Cao Cao as an example. He was leading his army to Yingchuan at this time. Here, let's first understand the age of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms that everyone is familiar with in the first year of Zhongping (184 AD) when the Yellow Turban Rebellion began. Their ages at that time were: Cao Cao was 29 years old, Liu Bei was 23 years old, Guan Yu was 22 years old, and Zhang Fei was 16 years old.The brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan were nine and two years old respectively, Zhou Yu, the hero of the Battle of Chibi, was nine years old, and Zhuge Kongming was only three years old at that time.Sima Zhongda, who confronted Kong Ming in Wuzhangyuan, was five years old.

Cao Song's son Cao Cao, who bought the status of the third prince for 100 million yuan, appeared on the stage before the other heroes, which is a matter of course in terms of age. Cao Cao, whose name is Mengde, was quite clever and witty since he was a child. ——Renxia, ​​debauchery, and death. His deeds are so recorded in the history books.In other words, he was a young man of bad conduct.He likes falconry, bird hunting and greyhound racing. He is probably the so-called sports fan and gambler today. His uncle was very displeased with his unrestrained behavior. Besides admonishing him face to face, he also asked his father to discipline him strictly.One day, when Cao Cao saw his uncle approaching, he twisted his face, pursed his mouth, and rolled on the ground, moaning "Ouch... Ouch".

"What happened to you?" "I'm suffering from neuralgia..." Cao Cao said to his uncle. "That's terrible!" When my uncle saw Cao's father, he told him about it.My father was startled, and immediately called Cao Cao to ask, "Your uncle said that you are suffering from neuralgia. Have you recovered?" Cao Cao, with a normal expression, replied: "Neuralgia? Just kidding, when did I suffer from neuralgia? My uncle often reports my affairs to Dad casually. I hate him the most!" From then on, Cao's father never believed what his brother said.This is how Cao Cao "rectified" his uncle.

There is such a story.This story is recorded in- In his youth, Cao Cao was good friends with Yuan Shao, who later competed with him for hegemony.It is more correct to say that they are good friends than to call them "hupenggougang".They are the children of the nobles, and they often make troubles together, and the degree of troubles makes people shake their heads.For example, "grabbing brides" is what they often do. When people were holding weddings, they went into the yard and shouted loudly: "The bandits are coming!" Of course the family would flee desperately, and they took this opportunity to snatch the bride away.Cao Cao often partnered with Yuan Shao to do this kind of prank.Once, they were having a good time, and they were carrying the bride to escape, but when they fled into the flowers in the dark, Yuan Shao sprained his hamstring and couldn't run anymore.

"Ouch! It hurts me to death! I can't run anymore!" Yuan Shao wailed. At this time, Cao Cao shouted loudly: "The bandits are here!" Yuan Shao, who just said he couldn't run, was shocked when he heard this sentence, and ran away desperately.Can he still care about the pain in his feet at this time!In the end, the two were able to escape safely. From such adaptability, it can be seen that Cao Cao is a very "vigilant" person. Qiao Xuan, who was the Taiwei (Minister of Defense) at the time, was famous for his ability to identify people.It was the era when "Moon Day" was prevalent, and there were many critics in the world, among which Qiao Xuan's criticism was the most famous.

Cao Cao went to Qiaoxuan's house almost every day. "Cao Cao, who is fooling around, frequently visits the family of Qiao Xuan, who speaks decently, what's going on?" Some of his cronies are curious about this. Cao Cao has a clear intention, but it is inconvenient to say this in front of friends. ——Qiao Xuan's two daughters are peerless beauties! If Cao Cao said these words, everyone would definitely complain, right?Because Qiao Xuan's two daughters are still babies. Cao Cao firmly believed that Qiaoxuan's two baby girls would become peerless beauties in the future.The richness of his imagination can be seen from this.

Closer to home.Qiao Xuan, who is good at identifying people, carefully looked at Cao Cao's face and said: "The world will soon be in chaos. If someone can bring peace to the world in chaos, don't think of anyone other than one step." "Hey... I have such a face, don't I?" "That's true. I've seen pictures for many people, but I've never seen a picture of a noble person like you. You are not only a noble person, but also a great hero. ... When the world is in chaos in the future, I hope you can take good care of my wife Son and daughter. You are the only one who can bring peace to the world..." Because the Taipingdao Yellow Turban Army knew the hearts of poor people very well, they successfully recruited them and incorporated them into the organization.However, when they actually fought, they lacked staff to guide the battle.In other words, there are no professional soldiers in the Yellow Turban Army. When they first rose, they were able to take advantage of the situation and quickly overthrow the chiefs from all over the country.However, after a long time, the local administration and order that once collapsed gradually recovered. When fighting in a chaotic manner, the Yellow Turban Army was indeed invincible, and the Yellow Turban Army in the chaos did overwhelm the government army; however, this situation cannot last for a long time.When it came to the stage when wars must have rules, the power of the Yellow Turban Army was greatly reduced immediately. The leaders of the Yellow Turban Army are evangelists with eloquent eloquence, and they are very good at winning people's hearts.However, when it comes to advancing and retreating on the battlefield, they are 100% laymen.The Yellow Turban Army, which lacked professional soldiers, was unable to formulate a proper battle plan when facing an important battle. Zuo Zhonglang's general Huangfusong and You Zhonglang's general Zhu Jun defeated the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army, and the entire war situation was reversed.In this battle, when the government army was at a loss due to lack of soldiers, the army led by Cao Cao just arrived, and the government army was able to win a big victory, which also had a great impact on other battlefields.Sun Jian, who later became one of the protagonists of the Three Kingdoms, joined the army under Zhu Jun's command at this time. The other protagonist, Liu Bei, is in the expeditionary army of Lu Zhizhi, the general of Beizhonglang, as a junior general.Cao Cao's status is the captain of the cavalry, which is about equal to the commander of the cavalry regiment.In comparison, Liu Bei is just a small captain. Lu Zhi was the commander-in-chief of the crusade against the Yellow Turban Army. He surrounded Zhang Jiao, the general of Tiangong, in a place called Guangzong.At this time, the imperial court sent eunuch Zuo Feng to inspect the battle situation.Since the reports from the front line are often whitewashed, the emperor sent trusted people around him to investigate the truth in person.The emperor's side personnel are of course eunuchs. The first-line commanders are scholar-bureaucrats. They call themselves "clear streams" and regard eunuchs as "turbid streams" and have always looked down on them. "Don't trust me, Qingliu, but send a eunuch from Zhuoliu..." Lu Zhi was deeply dissatisfied with this. "Eunuchs are very greedy. Give Zuo Feng a big gift! He will definitely write a report in favor of the general because of this." A staff member of Lu Zhi said so. "Isn't this tantamount to bribery!" Lu Zhi said in a disdainful tone. "It's not like that. Because..." "Don't mention it again. I didn't ask him to write a report that would be beneficial to me. I just hope that he will report it. Anyway, I will never bow to the turbid flow!" Lu Zhi didn't take Zuo Feng seriously at all.Except for meeting Zuo Fengchu once when he arrived, he didn't want to see this person again at all. "I feel sick when I see a man without a beard..." Lu Zhi deliberately said this loudly in front of Zuo Feng's followers.Castrated eunuchs lose their masculinity, their subcutaneous fat thickens, and they cannot grow beards. "Okay! Remember it!" Zuo Feng, who heard this from his entourage, his smooth white face turned red, furious.After returning to Luoyang, he played to Emperor Ling: The Guangzong Yellow Turban Army should be able to break through it at any time, it just depends on whether the government army has this intention.However, General Lu Zhonglang had no intention of taking the offensive, and blindly waited for "Heavenly Punishment", which prolongs the war. --what!What does it mean for a commander to sit and wait for heaven to punish the enemy instead of attacking the enemy bravely!Arrest Lu Zhi quickly! The furious Emperor Ling issued this order. Poor Qingliu Lu Zhi was imprisoned in a prison van as Zhonglang Jiang and escorted back to the imperial capital.Dong Zhuo, the prefect of Hedong, will be ordered to succeed him. Dong Zhuo, the big villain in the story of the Three Kingdoms, appeared in Yu Yan at the age of forty-five.His appearance can be said to be not very glorious.The eunuch Zuo Feng said that "it can be broken at any time." After the new commander Dong Zhuo came to power, the Guangzong Yellow Turban Army still showed no signs of being broken.Dong Zhuo's utility is only to prove that Lu Zhi was framed.Due to his lack of military exploits at all, Dong Zhuo was soon dismissed, and the court reassigned Huangfu Song to Guangzong. Huangfusong made great achievements in defeating the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan. He was appointed because of his ability. Although Yu Guangzong's encircled Yellow Turban Army was not good at fighting, their fighting spirit was very high. This was because their faith strengthened their unity.However, when Huangfusong went to crusade, the morale of the Yellow Turban Army tended to decline. This is no wonder, because Zhang Jiao, the Tiangong general they regarded as the commander, died of illness. ——As long as you recite the mantra, the enemy's arrows will not be able to hit you. Taipingdao was originally a superstitious group.General Tiangong, who should never die, died of illness. Isn't this enough to shake the confidence of ordinary believers? Zhang Jiao's younger brother, General Zhang Liang, commanded Guangzong's Yellow Turban Army.Although Zhang Liang's commanding ability was not inferior to that of his elder brother Zhang Jiao, his generals were panicked because of the death of General Tiangong. Huangfusong carefully observed the movement of the Yellow Turban Army, studied its weaknesses, and established a combat method to conquer in one fell swoop. It was October of this year that the government army defeated the Guangzong Yellow Turban Army. ——Won the first 30,000 ranks. (Yellow Turban Army) More than 50,000 people died when they went to the river. This is the report received by the court. Of course, General Rengong Zhang Liang was beheaded, and the coffin of General Tiangong Zhang Jiao who died of illness was dug up and his body was humiliated. Zhang Jiao's other younger brother, General Zhang Bao, defended a place called Xiaquyang to resist, but Huangfusong continued to advance and defeated it in November.The news that more than 100,000 people belonging to Zhang Bao were beheaded spread to Luoyang. The Yellow Turban Rebellion seems to have been quelled so far, but the actual situation is that the organized rebellion has been suppressed, and the guerrilla rebellion in various regions has continued for a long time, and even a large organization was formed during the period. The Yellow Turban Army was born due to political corruption, and until the fundamental problems are not improved, the people's resistance will never stop.