Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 498 Huang Tian
At the end of December in the third year of the Chuli period, the 1st Division of Xinye had returned to its base - coming back from Yizhou was much easier than marching into Yizhou!
However, only the main forces of each rank returned, including the deputy division commander "Wei Yan", and almost all the deputy positions remained in Badong County.
Currently recruiting and training soldiers in Badong County include the deputy division commander to deputy platoon leader of the Xinye Army, as well as a thousand "veterans" - except for the lack of many Ji-made soldiers, it is almost a complete military system.
Because they are originally from the same division, and the superiors and subordinates are familiar with each other and have their own division of labor. Although they are new troops, with a thousand veterans, they can quickly adapt and master the system.
This is also a common practice in modern military management - after the army goes out to war, the deputy commander stays behind the headquarters and starts recruiting and training soldiers on the spot to prepare for emergencies!
According to the agreement with the Marquis of Shu, the Wancheng Division will be withdrawn in succession after one year, and Zhao Yun and Fa Zheng will also be withdrawn at that time.
The ones who will stay in Badong County will be Wei Yan and Guo Huai...
There was actually some reaction to this decision both in the court and in the Privy Council - both men were too young in terms of age and qualifications.
Moreover, Badong County was not an ordinary county. It was the stepping stone for the State of Chu to enter Shu and the gateway for Yizhou to enter Chu. Some people were uneasy about handing it over to two "young boys" of adult age.
It was only because of Bai Tu’s support and several bigwigs in the Privy Council recognized their abilities, so the “reaction” did not cause any “impact”.
After Wei Yan and Guo Huai learned the news, they were grateful for the king's trust and were full of energy.
Bai Tu was naturally confident about Wei Yan and Guo Huai.
After all, of these two people in history, one was the governor of Hanzhong who said, "If Cao Cao comes with the whole world, I will resist him for the king; if a general with a hundred thousand troops comes, I will swallow them for the king", and the other was the "Zhen Guanxi" (Guo Huai:???) who was in charge of Yongzhou and dealt with Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition several times.
Although both of them were still young at this time, they should be more than capable of guarding Badong County and guarding against the Marquis of Shu.
In the blink of an eye, it’s almost the New Year again.
A year later, the Han court overturned its statement from a year ago and praised Zhang Lu, whom it had reprimanded a year ago, as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
He also formally conferred the title of Marquis of Hanning on Zhang Lu and granted him the Nine Gifts - because of its profound historical significance, it was impossible for him to be given a title related to "Hanzhong".
Liu Zhang's "begging for mercy" and Zhang Song's mission obviously had an effect...
Although Liu Xie was dissatisfied that Liu Zhang was so cowardly and incompetent, which brought shame to their Liu family, after hearing that the Chu army had ceded Badong County, he still agreed to Liu Zhang's... or rather, the Chu State's request, despite his anger.
After all, if they really turned against the State of Chu now, Zhang Lu only had to hold Hanzhong, and even if the other forces supporting the Han Dynasty had united, they would not be able to reinforce Yizhou.
If Liu Zhang faced the Chu army alone...even if it was only a part of the Chu army, what chance would he have of winning? Or...how long could he hold out?
Even if they wanted to "encircle Chu and save Shu", they could not escape from the two routes of Shouchun and Hefei in Huainan and Wancheng and Xiangyang in Jingbei...
How easy is that?
What's more, if we really fight against the State of Chu with all our strength, we must also be on guard against being stabbed in the back by the State of Wei!
Especially after a round of game, the senior officials of Bingzhou, the troublemakers, are now obviously more inclined towards the Wei State. And after Yuan Tan formed an alliance with the Huns, the east and west of Bingzhou showed signs of merging, which made the Han Dynasty even more afraid to act rashly.
If we calculate, even if Liu Bei, the Marquis of Qi, could take the initiative to march north and hold back the State of Wei with the power of the two states of Qing and Xu, Ma Teng, the Marquis of Yong, and Han Sui, the Marquis of Di, could use the elite troops of Xiliang to lead the Qiang people and fight against the Xiongnu and Gao Gan of Bingzhou...
Can the remaining Marquis of Zheng Zhang Yan and Marquis of Sai Yang Feng achieve the effect of "besieging Chu to save Shu"?
Even if Gao Gan, the Yuan family, and the Xiongnu were persuaded to hold back the State of Wei, and the Duke of Qi went south to Huainan at the same time, it might not be effective - after all, Huainan has many water systems, and naval warfare is a reserved project for the State of Chu.
Even if it's Wancheng...
Who knows how much plate armor the Chu State kept for itself?
Liu Xie not only felt sorry for his uncle Liu Zhang, but also felt sorry for Yizhou.
After much difficulty, it seems from the map that the auxiliary Han forces have already accounted for two-thirds - now looking at the map every day has become Liu Xie's biggest hobby.
Therefore, Liu Xie finally held his nose and agreed to confer the title on Zhang Lu and mediate the dispute between Chu and Shu...
However, after Zhang Lu gained such a huge advantage due to Bai Tu's "bravery", he was still a little "dishonest".
After Bai Tu returned to Jinling from Kuaiji, he learned a piece of news that was not very good, but not too bad either.
Previously, Bufengwei had discovered that some of the aid workers sent by Hanzhong to Wudang County had deeper secrets, and even... not just to explore the secrets of the Chu State or to preach in secret.
If it was the latter, Bai Tu wouldn't care too much.
After all, Wudang County's water conservancy project involved a large number of laborers, and a large number of cultural and sports activities and consolation performances were arranged, so it was very fulfilling, and everyone was paid a lot of money.
In comparison, what competitiveness do missionaries who are mysterious in private and afraid of being discovered have?
It is true that many laborers from Hanzhong began to accept Bai Xue...
However, Bai Tu was somewhat confused by these people's "secret actions", and the Fengbuwei had been investigating as well.
Because the other party had not done anything excessive, and Bai Tu wanted to "fish", so he did not touch them.
Until a few days ago, a deep believer with a mission was finally inspired by Bai Xue and secretly revealed what he knew to the Fengbuwei!
It turns out that these Tianshidao believers have a secret mission...
It’s looking for Yi Ji!
After Bai Tu heard the news, he felt relieved. He had originally thought that they had some big conspiracy... That's it? That's it?
Think about what happened to the Snake Cultivation Division...
In order to find the so-called ancient goddess, they conducted crazy "archaeological excavations" and worked as fiercely as a tiger, but in the end, the Bashe Princess they found was only of archaeological significance!
Bai Tu has seen many Yi Ji, and the most useful one now is Yu Ji, who can be in charge of Gongkou... Jingkou City!
However, the origin of the strange girl that Tianshidao was looking for this time really made Bai Tu concerned - if it was another strange girl from an archaeological excavation, Bai Tu would definitely ignore her.
When they find it, they can collect it for archaeology...
However, the Yi Ji they were looking for was not very old and did have some connection with Taoism. It was just twenty years ago that she became very famous... Huang Tian Ji!
Twenty years ago, the great and virtuous teacher Zhang Jue planned to overthrow the Han Dynasty. Although he was betrayed by his disciples and had to launch an uprising in a hurry, he still relied on the large number of followers of the Yellow Turban Sect and launched the Yellow Turban Uprising that spread across seven states and twenty-eight counties.
In the world of Chengji, it is impossible to launch any large-scale battle without Ji-made soldiers, so the "rebels" are either the defenders of a certain place, or they quickly occupy a place and gain control of Chengji, or... a strange Ji descends from the sky when they swear blood oath and swear to raise an army!
The latter are generally troublesome.
It’s not that the foreign concubine who appeared during the uprising was stronger, but because the birth of a foreign concubine during the uprising showed that the dynasty already had serious internal troubles, otherwise the dynasty concubine itself would suppress the birth of a foreign concubine.
As for the principle of the birth of foreign concubines, all dynasties have regarded it as top secret. After all, no one wants the emergence of foreign concubines that the dynasty cannot control. The more common foreign concubines are "family concubines", who are usually born from a long-standing and powerful family - the principle is also a secret.
Even in Bai Tu's opinion, the so-called secrets are actually something they themselves don't know much about.
For example, Bai Tu now knows that a Jiaji is usually formed after the death of a female member of the family, but no one can explain the specific principle. It is only known that a strong family can facilitate this transformation.
If we talk about the most in-depth research on Yi Ji, it is probably the Chu court - after all, Gan Ning personally created Yi Ji, and Bai Tu also used his own character to attract Yu Ji to show up...
At least Bai Tu knew that some Yi Ji and Cheng Ji were once real humans. Under certain opportunities, they would transform into Yi Ji. After Yi Ji settled in the city and integrated into the system dominated by Chinese culture, they would be transformed into Cheng Ji. When they settled in the ancestral hall and protected the clan, they would become Jia Ji.
However, the principle of Huang Tianji's birth is still a mystery, and its effect is also very destructive...
With the "unreasonable" and forced extraction of manpower, as long as they capture a city, they can immediately "take away" all the manpower, and they can use cheap manpower and simple material resources to quickly "train" a large number of Yellow Turban troops.
The Yellow Turban Army itself was very weak, with extremely low training efficiency and difficult to enforce military discipline. However, it had the characteristics that were most suitable for an insurgent army - the larger the number, the higher the morale, and when the battle situation was advantageous, the morale increased significantly.
It is best suited for battles where you have more people against fewer people and the wind is strong...
The weakness is naturally that when the wind is against you, your fighting ability is weak, you can easily scatter like birds and beasts, and you cannot fight tough battles.
However, there is also an advanced type of soldier called "Yellow Turban Warriors", which not only has strength that is no less than that of wooden and stone generals, but also has low morale and can inspire the Yellow Turban Army, forming a wonderful synergy.
Most importantly, the Yellow Turban Warriors themselves also have the ability to train the Yellow Turban Army, but they cannot "coerce" or train the Yellow Turban Warriors. Therefore, although there is only one Huang Tianji, the Yellow Turban Uprising flourished in just one month at the beginning...
Fortunately, the conditions for Huang Tianji to train the Yellow Turban Warriors were extremely harsh, and she needed to recruit manpower from the most fanatical believers, so the number was limited.
Otherwise, if there were a sufficient number of Yellow Turban warriors, theoretically the Yellow Turban Army's weaknesses could be mostly overcome, and they could become capable of fighting tough battles, and then the Han Dynasty would be in real trouble.
And Huang Tianji herself, like Yi Ji in Yizhou, has the ability to participate in the battlefield - although she does not fight directly, Huang Tianji can greatly boost the morale of the Yellow Turban warriors and the Yellow Turban Army, weaken the negative effects of the Yellow Turban Army, and even... affect the weather to a certain extent and within a certain range!
This caused the main force of the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Jue to suffer repeated defeats at the beginning, even causing the veteran general Lu Zhi to suffer repeated defeats.
If Huang Tianji had not disappeared when Zhang Jue was trapped in Guangzong in the later period of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, resulting in the number of Yellow Turban warriors decreasing instead of increasing from then on, and without Huang Tianji directly participating in the battlefield, Zhang Jue would have been surrounded and killed in Guangzong... I am afraid that the Yellow Turban Rebellion would not have quickly turned into a situation similar to banditry everywhere.
At the beginning, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was aimed at chopping down the big tree of the Han Dynasty. However, after the Battle of Guangzong, although the Yellow Turban Army still caused fires everywhere and even "rekindled" a few years later, they only kicked the main trunk and shook off some dead branches and leaves.
Zhang Jue heard from somewhere that Huang Tianji is currently in the State of Chu...to be precise, in Jiangdong!
But with this mentioned, Bai Tu suddenly remembered that Yu Ji also established a temple in Jiangdong and met a wise leader. Could it be that he knew something?
But it’s really not easy for Bai Tu to ask about this.
After all, if Yu Ji really knew, since he didn't take the initiative to mention it, he definitely didn't want to say it. This matter was not within Yu Ji's job scope, and Bai Tu couldn't force him...
