Chapter 268: The Yellow Turbans’ Determination
Zhou Cang was anxious for all the Yellow Turbans who had been sent out, and he wanted to make things clear with everyone.
"I, Zhou Cang, don't want to say any more polite words. The enemy will be here tomorrow. Those brothers who want to leave should leave quickly. Don't blame me for being ruthless tomorrow." Zhou Cang said as he sat in the main seat and looked at the captains under his command. Although he knew that Liangshan would be difficult to deal with early on, he didn't expect that Liangshan would make a comeback so soon.
Guan Cheng, Du Yuan, Chen Bao and other Yellow Turban leaders looked at Zhou Cang in confusion, not understanding what Zhou Cang meant.
"Boss Zhou, what do you mean? Are all of you brothers cowards?" The hot-tempered Qu Shuai has already stood up.
"I can tell you very clearly! What kind of enemy are we about to face!" Zhou Cang looked at the ignorant Qu Shuai and a mocking smile appeared on his face. He was not mocking Qu Shuai, but mocking himself.
When Li Cai and Duo Xing told him, his first thought was to run, the farther the better.
"Is it an enemy like Guo Pengju and Huangfu Song?" Tang Zhou, who had been silent all the time and never spoke much, suddenly forced a smile and said.
All the generals present showed expressions of fear on their faces. Huangfu Song and Guo Pengju were the nightmares of the Yellow Turbans.
Huangfu Song was different from any other commander of the Han Dynasty. Every Yellow Turban captured by Huangfu Song would inevitably be killed.
Although Guo Hao did not massacre the Yellow Turbans on a large scale, and even prevented Huangfu Song from executing the Yellow Turban captives, he shattered the faith in their hearts. Every Yellow Turban leader who experienced the last battle could not forget that nightmarish scene.
The nightmare of Guo Hao, shining with golden light, killing the Great Sage Master often accompanies them, and they have not been able to face Guo Hao until now.
"We are about to face 20,000 enemies with talents at the level of the Royal Guards, and they are not human but monsters. They eat people, and many of our brothers have suffered!" Zhou Cang had a painful look on his face, but his eyes swept across the Qu Shuai who were present. The strong sense of oppression made the Qu Shuai below feel a little suffocated.
"General, aren't you afraid?" It's obvious what Tang Zhou was thinking when he asked such a question.
Tang Zhou was trembling a little. To be honest, he still didn't understand why Zhang Jue called him back from Luoyang. Would he really betray the Yellow Turbans as Yiren said?
"I am afraid. Of course I am not afraid, but I am more afraid that all the Yellow Turbans in the mountains will be eaten by monsters!" Zhou Cang said calmly. He felt what Zhang Jiao had told him at that time about the feeling of carrying the banner.
He could escape before, because he had the Great Sage Master supporting him, and later he had the Grand Commander Zhang Hao supporting him. Even a few days ago, he still had Li Cai and Duo Xing supporting him, but now it seems that there is no one ahead of him.
Unknowingly, he had come to the forefront, and he, Zhou Cang, had now become the pillar of the Yellow Turbans.
No one understands the command of a large army coupled with the terror of the Central Guard better than the Yellow Turbans. Even during their heyday, they were suppressed by such a military force, let alone their current remnants.
The Yellow Turbans once occupied most of the Central Plains and had a god-like leader like the Great Sage Zhang Jue, but even so they were defeated.
Even though the current enemies are not as terrifying as the Han army in the past, how can the current Yellow Turbans be compared with the Yellow Turbans in the past?
Now they can only huddle in this mountain range, living in constant fear.
Zhou Cang did not object to the Yellow Turbans returning to the territory of the Han Dynasty and becoming common people. The Yellow Turbans were originally common people, and the life of the common people in various places today was the utopia they had once been striving for.
Although this utopia was created by Guo Hao, he was not at all opposed to letting his Yellow Turban brothers continue to be ordinary people.
Most of their commanders stayed in this mountain range for this reason, otherwise, with their strength in practicing Qigong, they could become small officers anywhere, so why would they suffer in this mountain range?
Because they all inherited Zhang Jue's last wish, they wanted to protect the Yellow Turbans. They were afraid that once they left, no one would support the Yellow Turbans anymore.
They are afraid that society will once again turn into the cannibalistic era of the past, so they want to hold on until the last Yellow Turban becomes an ordinary citizen, and then they will walk out. At least that's what Zhou Cang thinks. At least he is willing to be the last one to walk out.
Tang Zhou was trembling slightly. To be honest, he was afraid. He once thought that he could die heroically like Zhang Jue, but now when he heard Xiri's nightmare coming, he was afraid. But he couldn't move his feet. Could he really walk?
"I want to stay!" Tang Zhou's voice trembled a little , but after he said it, he gradually calmed down.
"I am a disciple of the Great Sage Master. I should have died in Luoyang long ago. I should have died in Luoyang together with Senior Brother Ma Yuanyi." As Tang Zhou spoke, a strong light ignited on his body. He was one of Zhang Jiao's most promising disciples, otherwise he would not have been sent to Luoyang to carry out the important task.
After many days of accumulation, accompanied by the sublimation at this moment, Tang Zhou successfully broke through and reached the state of spiritual cultivation where his internal energy left his body.
"Tang Zhou requests a fight!" A sonorous and powerful voice, without any unnecessary nonsense.
Zhou Cang nodded. He didn't expect that Tang Zhou, whom he despised the most, would have the courage to fight for the Yellow Turbans at this time. Perhaps the Great Sage Master was really wrong, and the future that Yi Ren talked about was just a possibility.
A coward cannot achieve the state of leaving the body with internal energy, and a person without consistent beliefs cannot possibly achieve the state of leaving the body with internal energy. Tang Zhou may have made mistakes in the past, but Tang Zhou today will never let the Yellow Turbans down.
Then, one by one the Yellow Turban leaders stood up and asked to fight, while some remained silent and could not stand up. They could only lower their heads silently. The meaning was self-evident, but no one spoke to rebuke.
The Yellow Turbans were willing to revolt back then for a utopia. After all, this utopia is so close now. Who can blame them for not wanting to sacrifice?
"You guys go. If we fail, please show us the utopia of the future!" Zhou Cang waved his hand and said.
Qu Shuai, who had not stood up, kowtowed fiercely to Qu Shuai, who had stood up, and then left slowly, but his steps seemed extremely heavy.
After Zhou Cang met up with Qu Shuai and Liao Hua who were willing to fight to the death, he waited for a day and then led his troops towards Uesugi Kenshin without fear.
The Yellow Turbans have no secrets. The day they have been waiting for is enough for them to make their choice.
Those who are willing to follow Zhou Cang have already made up their minds, so there is naturally no need for some so-called oath-taking, just kill them directly.
The only good news may be that their reinforcements are on the way and will arrive in thirty days at most. Perhaps they can hold on until the reinforcements arrive.
