Chapter 617 I Respectfully Carry Out the Command of Heaven
despair!
Deep despair!
It came from the hearts of the six people in the field and from the hearts of the princes in the Han court. If this is not enough to win, how many more people will be needed to defeat Zhang Jue?
Zhao Yun was the most unacceptable one among the crowd, because he knew the most about martial arts.
A Taoist priest once said that his martial arts skills were firmly in the top three in the world, and once he entered a desperate state, even the best in the world might not be his match.
But when he looked left and right, he realized that even if he tried his best, how could he be a match for Zhang Jue?
He asked with emotion: "Zhang Julu, who are you? How could someone like you appear in the world at this time? Why can you grow up so quickly?"
This is actually what the other five people were thinking as well. They were all people with extremely high talent in martial arts. Lu Bu's existence was understandable, but Luo Xiao's existence was incomprehensible. How could he stand at the pinnacle of martial arts without going through numerous life and death tribulations?
If it was a military leader like Xiang Yu who came into being due to the times, it would be fine, but that is not a level that people can imagine.
However, Zhang Jue was not able to kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou instantly. But in just such a short period of time, his improvement was too obvious. The extent of the improvement can only be described as weird.
Luo Xiao recalled the countless shattered starlights when he broke the Han Dynasty's destiny. Those starlights penetrated his body and then sprinkled on the human world. The people in front of him might all be stained by those bits of starlight.
Hearing what Zhao Yun said, Luo Xiao smiled with emotion and said, "I have said before that the Han court will be defeated and the Mandate of Heaven has been lost.
The reason why there is still an emperor in Luoyang is simply because people in the world have not seen him yet.
I am only respectfully carrying out the will of Heaven, so that everyone in the world can see the fact that the Han court has lost the Mandate of Heaven, and then naturally the world will be invincible."
No matter whether it was the six generals in front of the battle line or the loyal princes in the battle line, their faces changed dramatically when they heard Zhang Jue's words. This was not the first time Zhang Jue said this.
From the moment Zhang Jue started the uprising, it was said that the Han Dynasty was lost. At that time, everyone regarded it as a joke. Even those who had evil intentions did not think that the Han court would perish in the face of a small peasant uprising. After all, the Han court was not like the late Qin Dynasty where there were many treacherous ministers in the palace.
But when Zhang Jue defeated Huangfu Song, some people began to feel uneasy.
However, as the armies across the country rose up to support the king, people's hearts quickly settled down. No matter what happened to the royal family after the support, the Han Dynasty would not perish. At most, there would be a few more powerful ministers or semi-separatist princes.
When Zhang Jue won victory after victory and even directly defeated Yuan Shao's coalition forces, the fear in the hearts of countless people became deeper and deeper. Until now, Zhang Jue had a hint of emotion. Although he was smiling, his expression was so serious. He said that he was following the will of the Emperor of Heaven to destroy the Han Dynasty's destiny.
Most people are still unwilling to believe it, because they have been born into the Han Dynasty. If the Han Dynasty is destroyed, who will they be?
Just like those people who lived between the Qin and Han dynasties, were they Qin people or Han people?
The body will give them a feeling of being at a loss, and no one likes this feeling.
However, Yuan Shu's eyes in the formation became increasingly gloomy. If the Han court's mandate was really lost, would Zhong's mandate also fall?
Upon hearing this, Wushuang Hou Luo Kong was even more distraught. He rode his horse out into the battle, causing layers of commotion. Guan, Zhang, and Zhao quickly surrounded him, staring at Luo Xiao with eager eyes.
Luo Kong took a deep breath and said: "Everything depends on human efforts, and man can conquer nature.
Not to mention that destiny is still there, what if it is really lost?
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu was able to receive orders again, so it may not be impossible now."
Why do people keep saying that he received the mandate again, and why can Liu Xiu's temple name be passed down to the ancestors?
Because Liu Xiu failed when he tried to inherit the throne of the Xia Emperor as the Emperor of Han Dynasty. Later, he conquered the whole world by himself and the throne fell into his hands again. This is called receiving the mandate again.
Only an emperor blessed with the throne of the Son of Heaven has sacredness, and no ministers dare to usurp the throne. If he is just the emperor, many people will be ready to move. After all, God does not favor you. You are just a political leader, nothing special. As long as everyone supports me, I can also be a political leader.
Luo Kong's words were firm, but Luo Xiao could hear a deep hidden despair in them. Among all the thousands of soldiers, Luo Kong was the only one who knew Zhang Jue's identity. He knew that Luo Xiao never shot without a purpose, so Luo Kong was the one who believed most that the Han court had truly lost its destiny.
Luo Kong was now in a state of confusion. After saying this, he went straight back to the formation, leaving a voice behind, "Whether it is destiny or not, the King's army is here, please come and fight."
After returning to the battle formation, Jia Xu whispered, "My lord, I shouldn't have said that just now."
Luo Kong whispered: "Wenhe, if the Mandate of the Han Dynasty is really gone, where will the world go?"
Jia Xu's whole body was shaking when he heard this. He forced himself to control his expression and body. There was a deep disbelief in his eyes. He looked at Luo Kong and his voice suddenly became hoarse, "My lord, this will take a long time to deduce. We can't get a conclusion now."
Luo Kong looked at Jia Xu deeply and said, "Wenhe, if I cannot bear the burden of the world, I will write a letter to Zhaocheng for you."
Jia Xu's heart was filled with endless waves of shock. He didn't know why Luo Kong suddenly became like this. He had some guesses in his mind, but then he fell into deeper doubts. Who was that Zhang Jue?
Why was it that the lord did not even question what he said, but instead directly considered the problem as a fact that the Han court had lost its mandate of heaven?
Jia Xu no longer had time to think about it, and neither did the loyal princes.
Because Luo Xiao was standing in front of thousands of troops, with the blood of six thousand enemies still stained on his horse lance. He fought six people alone and won the battle. The morale of the Taiping Army was at its peak, and the Han army was already somewhat low due to the loss of morale, and now they witnessed Zhang Jue's invincible figure with their own eyes, and their morale was even lower.
How could Luo Xiao give up such a good opportunity?
When it comes to fighting generals, you can't always think about winning, but you have to think about what to do if you lose and the morale is low.
It was obvious that the Han army princes had not thought about it, and now they had to bear the consequences. Luo Xiao rode on his horse, raised the lance high in his hand, and then swung it forward heavily.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
The sound of magnificent and fierce war drums rang out in the Taiping Army's camp. The Taiping Army's most elite infantrymen, in the dense drumbeats, followed the previous drills, raised their shields and pressed forward in unison, in an orderly manner. At first glance, they were the rare elite troops in the world.
Especially the infantrymen at the front, wearing the thickest armor, were all strong and sturdy warriors who could attack with a large shield in one hand and a sword in the other.
This was a heavy armored battalion that Luo Xiao had formed by doing his best to draw equipment from countless state and county arsenals.
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was called the king, but this is actually not quite accurate. Cavalry certainly has many advantages, but heavy armored infantry is actually the pinnacle of combat effectiveness.
The Wei Wuzu of the Wei State in the past were this kind of product. They were considered half brave warriors because they rode horses.
For a powerful force, these two are like a person's two legs, neither of which can be missing. In particular, the cost of heavy armored infantry is relatively not as high as that of heavy armored cavalry, and their number is generally larger.
Now the heavy armored infantry that Luo Xiao spent a huge amount of money to build has entered their harvest season.
The entire Taiping Army, no, it should be said that the entire Taiping Dao. Luo Xiao's transformation of the Taiping Dao started from the level of organization. The Taiping Dao was a typical example of the integration of the military and the people. Drawing young and strong men from the Taiping Dao for training was also a transformation from the level of organization.
An army with strong organization has strong combat effectiveness. This is the conclusion Luo Xiao drew from countless military books. In the military books, it is described as "strict compliance with orders". Many generals will deliberately train soldiers to obey orders, but Luo Xiao directly reforms the fundamental reason how to make soldiers obey orders.
The Taiping Army's combat effectiveness increased so quickly because of this. The spirit of strict discipline and strict enforcement of orders can be best reflected in the infantry.
Of course, before attacking King Zhou of Shang, King Wu of Zhou required his soldiers at a swearing-in ceremony to attack only seven or eight steps, and then stop to regroup and advance to the sound of war drums. Now the Taiping Army soldiers were also marching forward in uniform steps to the sound of war drums.
If you look from the side, you can see that the large shields in the hands of the first row of Taiping Army soldiers are almost in a straight line, with no soldier in the lead. There are only relatively narrow gaps between the large shields, so that the soldiers in the first row can swing their spears and lances. However, the soldiers in the second row will also raise their large shields to block the gap, giving the enemy archers no chance at all.
Faced with the steady suppression of the Taiping Army's infantry, Huangfu Song knew that he had to fight back. The sound of the Han Army's war drums also began to resound. This time he placed the court's main force on the front because he realized the danger. The Taiping Army's infantry were somewhat elite, and if the princes' armies could not hold out on the front, they would all be doomed.
"Marquis Wushuang, please lead the Western Region Iron Cavalry to harass the Taiping Army from the right. I will hold the heavy armored infantry in the front, and the archers in the back will be left to Marquis Wushuang. If we can defeat the Taiping Army from the flank, that would be great."
There was no expression on Luo Kong's face. All the princes looked at him, thinking about what Luo Kong had just said. Luo Kong certainly knew what they were thinking, but he didn't care.
After hearing Huangfu Song's words, Luo Kong just looked at everyone deeply, and then said: "Everyone, we are all ministers of the Han Dynasty.
You should be loyal to your emperor when you eat his food. You should know that there are two words, loyalty and righteousness, in this world, and loyalty and righteousness are greater than heaven!
Regardless of whether what Zhang Jue said just now is true or false, I hope you will all keep this in mind.
Wushuang Hou will live and die with the Han Dynasty!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
The roars of countless war horses could be heard. Even from such a long distance, one could feel the trembling of the horses as they stepped on the ground. Then one saw a torrent rushing out of the formation, with unparalleled flags fluttering in the wind.
Luo Kong's words were still echoing in everyone's ears.
"We are naturally loyal subjects of the Han Dynasty. Who would want to be a disloyal and unjust person?"
"Marquis Wushuang is truly a loyal minister. If he were not in the Western Regions, he would probably be listed as one of the Five Surnames and Seven Families."
"Five surnames and seven families? We are here to shed blood, where are they? Going back to Guandong to wipe out the bandits is not just to save the family, right?"
Facing the enormous life and death pressure of Zhang Jue, many people were very dissatisfied with the Five Surnames and Seven Families who left early. Why should we fight to death here while you can return to Guandong and live freely?
In fact, all the princes who were loyal to the king knew that the Five Surnames and Seven Families had to leave, because it was impossible for them to stay here and be loyal to the court.
These loyal princes are not afraid of being stolen. Their soldiers come from the county, but the Five Surnames and Seven Families are different. They are real princes.
The core of the army are all people who have been raised by the families for generations. The families of those soldiers are in the marquisate, and the marquisate is the size of a county. If they are wiped out at once, it is no exaggeration to say that the army will explode in an instant. Ying Hou Luochuan agreed because he knew this.
The instigator of all this was the sudden collapse of Yuan Shao's coalition forces, which led to an imbalance in the combat power between the Taiping Army in Guandong and the imperial court, and instantly destroyed the mentality of everyone from princes to soldiers.
Even if they return to Guandong, the situation will not be good. The Lu family is still trapped in Qingzhou. There are not many Taiping troops in Qingzhou, but there are too many other bandits.
If Linzi and Jimo were not both important cities, the Lu family would probably have been the first super wealthy family to be conquered. But if things continue like this, it is only a matter of time. The scene of the royal family fleeing in all directions at the end of the Qi State will probably happen again.
In fact, when the Taiping Uprising broke out, many scholars had already been trapped in various states and counties. However, for these scholars, the problem was not too big. As long as they hid in the mountains, no one would go out of their way to look for them, especially in places like Jingzhou, which was very safe. The Taiping Uprising mainly broke out in several states and counties in the Central Plains.
Huangfu Song had heard of these people venting their dissatisfaction a long time ago, but he did not care. In his opinion, these were all trivial matters and complaining would not change anything. It would be better to think about how to repel the Taiping Army's offensive.
If possible, what Huangfu Song wanted to do most was to defend the city and keep dragging the Taiping Army. This was the right thing to do when one could not win in a field battle. When Emperor Gaozu faced King Xiang, he defended the city.
But now the imperial court could no longer afford to delay. It had neither a strong city like Xingyang to defend nor a stable rear area, and was forced to fight continuous field battles with the Taiping Army.
The painful feeling of this strategic forced tactical force made Huangfu Song feel so uncomfortable that he wanted to vomit blood. Now he hoped that the Five Surnames could pacify Guandong, so that the two sides could attack from the front and back, and the court would not have to worry about the Taiping Army taking over the Guandong prefectures and counties and completely dividing the world with the court.
Luo Xiao has now figured out Han Ting's thinking and can't help but burst out laughing. Han Ting seems to be going to have a wild battle with him all the time.
"Then crush the Han court! This is destiny!"
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The princes were speechless, but Jiao was still unaware, and he said with emotion: "I obey the Emperor's mandate and replace the Han Mandate, so I am invincible in the world. You can understand this."
The other princes were furious and worried, but Kong was the only one who was indignant and said, "We cannot know the destiny of heaven, but we can do what we can. It is useless to talk nonsense. I will have a sharp edge and use my unparalleled destiny to save the Han Dynasty from ruin!" - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Wushuang Hou"
(End of this chapter)
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