Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang, Bo Cai, and Bu Yi led more than 20,000 remnants of the Yellow Turban army and traveled through the night. Finally, they fled to Cangting in Dongjun and settled down here to rest for the time being. Zhang Bao and the others quickly reorganized their military discipline, set up tents, buried pots and cooked meals, and set up antlers outside the camp to prevent the Han army from chasing after them.
In the Yellow Turban tent, Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang, Bo Cai, and Bu Yi were sitting on the ground. Outside the tent, the Yellow Turban army was in a state of grief. Overnight, the army of hundreds of thousands had been reduced to only about 20,000. Zhang Bao and the others could not help but feel dejected. Zhang Liang was impatient and asked first," Now that things have come to this, what should we do?"”
Zhang Bao, who was sitting on Zhang Liang's left, sighed silently." Sigh, it's too late to say anything now. I heard that Big Brother has occupied Guangzong City and Lu Zhi's Han army is being suppressed by Big Brother. Why don't we go back to Jizhou to meet up with Big Brother first and discuss the plan later? What do you think?"”
Although Bo Cai didn't continue, the meaning in his words was clear and the tent regained its peace.
After a long time, Bu Yi, who was sitting at the side, stood up and bowed to Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang. He then said," My life was saved by a great teacher. If it weren't for Heaven Duke, I would have died a few years ago. So…I will stay. General Di Gong, General Ren Gong, General Bo Cai, you can lead most of the people away. I will stay and guard this road for you!”
"Bu Yi! Do you think Zhang Liang is a coward? I will stay. Second brother, you take Bo Cai and Bu has already gone to Jizhou to find eldest brother. I will stay and block him!“
Enough, let's not argue anymore. The situation is unclear now. Let's wait for the scouts to return before we make a decision.”
It was Zhang Bao who interrupted Zhang Liang's words. Just as he was speaking, a person suddenly walked in from outside the tent. When Zhang Bao saw the person, he could not help but be surprised." Gao Sheng, why are you here?!"”
It was Zhang Jiao's personal guard Gao Sheng." Greetings, General Earth Duke, General Ren Duke.”
Zhang Liang quickly asked,"Gao Sheng, why are you here?"”
Gao Sheng answered truthfully," Reporting to General Ren Gong, the Great Virtuous Teacher has sent me here to pass on his orders. I was on my way to Changshe when I heard that I, the Yellow Turban, had been defeated, so I followed him all the way here. General Di Gong, General Ren Gong, and the Great Virtuous Teacher observed the celestial phenomena at night and received the gatha that said,'The Yellow Heaven cannot be established before the Heaven dies.' They have now split up with Zheng Gong, the commander of the Mad Dragon Canal. The Great Virtuous Teacher has led hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban believers to the west to occupy the Black Mountain Range. The Mad Dragon Marshal will lead 20,000 cavalry to stay in Guangzong to delay the Han army led by Lu Zhi for five days. Five days later, the Mad Dragon Marshal will lead his army south to meet with the Earth Duke General and the Human Duke General, and then go east to Qingzhou. Qingzhou is surrounded by mountains and the sea. It is perfect for us Yellow Turbans to hide and recuperate. When the world is in chaos, we will plan for the great cause! Also, this is a letter written by the great virtuous teacher himself, telling me to hand it over to General Di Gong and General Ren Gong.”
Gao Sheng took out a letter and handed it to Zhang Bao. The tent was silent. After a while, Zhang Bao slowly said," You can leave for now. I will discuss with Brother Liang."”
After leaving the tent, only Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were left." Brother Liang, do you still remember what Eldest Brother said to us and what we said to Eldest Brother when we were about to leave the mountain?”
When Zhang Jiao and his two brothers left the mountain, the three of them stood at the foot of Nanhua Mountain.
"Brothers, this is a road of no return. There will be no victory, but this is Zhang Jiao's fate. He will start the uprising for the people and take the first step to overthrow this rotten Great Han.”
At this moment, Zhang Jiao was still young. He was wearing a Taoist robe and looked like an immortal. Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang stood behind Zhang Jiao and shouted at the same time!
"Eldest brother, why do you say that? The three of us have the same mother. If it wasn't for eldest brother, the two of us would have starved to death. If we die for eldest brother's ideals, the two of us won't regret it even if we die!”
Zhang Liang recalled the scene at that time and said to Zhang Bao with certainty," Second Brother, of course I remember!”
"Alright, let's see what big brother has to say.”
After saying that, Zhang Bao opened the letter and wrote," Brothers, the Path of Peace is now in a state of defeat. When I observed the celestial phenomena at night, the three of us died together today. Later, the remaining people of the Path of Peace all belonged to the person who inherited the local virtues of the Han Dynasty. However, as the saying goes,'The number of days is 50, and it has already been determined. One of them has escaped.' Now, I have calculated the second way to escape. The second way to survive the Path of Peace can save the three of us from the disaster of death. Black Mountain and Qingzhou. These two places are where we, the Path of Peace, will settle down. I have led the followers of the Path of Peace in the north to Black Mountain. Zheng Gong will lead his army to the south in a few days. This child's fate is unpredictable, but he has the fate of being rich and noble. I have already married Zhang Ning to Zheng Gong. When Zheng Gong arrives, you two brothers will hand everything over to Zheng Gong. Later, come to Black Mountain to find me. It is written by my brother Zhang Jiao.”
After Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang finished reading the letter, Zhang Liang spoke first," Now that we have just been defeated, Eldest Brother will go west to Black Mountain. It is meaningless for us to go north to Guangzong. We still have to wait for Zheng Gong to lead the army here. If the Han army comes, what should we do with the defeated soldiers?"”
Zhang Bao was silent when he heard this. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he said to Zhang Liang," Brother Liang, let's lead the army to Qu Yang and wait! Quyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We only need to gather the scattered followers of the Taiping Sect in Quyang City. In a few days, we can gather tens of thousands of troops. If the Han army comes, we will block them with our army formation if there are few, and break them with our own magic if there are many!”
When Zhang Liang heard this, he turned pale with fright." Second Brother, which move do you want to use?”
"Now that things have come to this! First die, then live!"
Zhang Bao answered with certainty. Seeing how determined Zhang Bao was, Zhang Liang did not try to persuade him anymore. Later, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang gathered their generals and told them to retreat to Quyang to defend. Later, because Bu Yi insisted on it, Zhang Bao ordered Bu Yi to lead 2,000 troops to stay in Cangting, East County, to stop the pursuers. Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang led the rest of the troops to Quyang City day and night.
The discussion of the Yellow Turban soldiers was put to rest for a while. After Cao Cao bid farewell to Huangfu Song and Zhu Wei, he led five thousand troops to pursue the remnants of the Yellow Turban army. After chasing for a day and a night until they were exhausted, he stopped to rest for half a day before continuing to pursue the Yellow Turban army. Finally, Cao Cao caught up with the remnants of the Yellow Turban army in Cangting, East County. Seeing that the remnants of the Yellow Turban army had set up camp, Cao Cao was not in a hurry. He calmed down and ordered his soldiers to dismount and rest. At the same time, he sent out spies to check on the strength of the Yellow Turban army. The scouts reported that there were only a few thousand Yellow Turban soldiers in the camp. Cao Cao quickly reorganized his troops and rushed down.
Bu Yi had already set up his battle formation when Cao Cao was rushing over. The two thousand Yellow Turban soldiers were all holding spears, and they were attacking but not defending. From a distance, it seemed to be the saying of the military strategists," spears are like a forest." If the cavalry collided head-on, they would suffer heavy losses. However, Cao Mengde was not an ordinary person. He had read military books since childhood and was proficient in military formations. Cao Cao saw that the Yellow Turban bandits were in formation and did not want to attack. He ordered the cavalry to circle around the camp, the sword and shield soldiers to advance, and the archers and crossbowmen to form a formation behind. Bow and arrow loaded, shields piled up, Bu Yi saw that the situation was not good, he quickly pulled out his sword and shouted,"For the peace of the world!" Charge!" With that, he charged forward, followed by two thousand Yellow Turban soldiers. Seeing this, Cao Cao snorted coldly.
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