Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 57: Invite the Man to Die

——The offensive and defensive positions change.

The leaders of the various Yellow Turban Army had no idea that things would turn out so quickly.

They just won a big victory!

This great victory was completely reversed because of Gu Xi's arrival?
Among various things, the Yellow Turbans were restless.

There was even an incident where the followers kidnapped their leader and brought him to surrender!
This was a fatal blow to the entire Yellow Turban Army.

Yecheng.

The atmosphere was a little solemn.

The Yellow Turban Army leaders were telling Zhang Jue about the recent situation.

"Master, the Daoists from all sides are in a state of panic. The situation is precarious and difficult to control."

A general's face was filled with anxiety, and his voice was trembling uncontrollably, as if he were a frightened bird.

"The legend about Gu Gong is spreading rapidly among the Taoists, and no matter how hard we try, we can't stop it."

"These days, there have been cases of Taoists surrendering to the enemy, and the number is increasing. If this continues, what should we do?"

"Master Dao, some of my followers have requested permission to withdraw their troops and are unwilling to fight against Lord Gu."

The leaders of the group talked about the recent situation one after another, and everyone's face was full of anxiety.

Not to mention the Taoists under their command, in fact even they were affected.

"As expected of Lord Gu," Zhang Jue sighed softly, "who in the world can match such a reputation?"

"Master, what should we do? Should we withdraw our troops?" someone asked anxiously.

This is the main problem of the Yellow Turban Army: the abilities of its members are extremely uneven and there is a lack of top talent.

In just a few days, the turmoil in people's hearts has completely spread to Commander Qu.

"Retreat?" Zhang Jue immediately frowned, glanced at the general, and said in a deep voice, "For us, the only option is to fight to the death."

"Fight against Lord Gu?" The faces of the generals changed drastically in an instant.

Zhang Jue nodded slightly, glanced at the crowd, and continued, "Lord Gu's might is truly unstoppable. If this continues, our army's morale will surely collapse."

"Then the army will be completely defeated."

Zhang Jue paused as he spoke, his expression changing suddenly, "But it only takes one battle."

"If our army can defeat Lord Gu once, the morale of the Han troops in various places will surely collapse."

"We can then..."

He slowly extended his hand and clenched it into a fist under the stunned gazes of the crowd. "We will attack Huanglong directly, take Luoyang and bring peace to the world!"

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

Everyone stared at Zhang Jiao closely, their eyes flashing with brilliance, and their bodies couldn't help but tremble.

Greed is one of the basic characteristics of human nature.

The same is true for gambling.

Zhang Jue's two simple sentences immediately aroused the greed in everyone's hearts.

The Yellow Turbans were numerous, while the Han army was few;
After attacking cities and capturing strongholds one after another, the Han army's power was no more than that;
Gu Xi is already nearly ninety years old;
As long as they can break into Luoyang, no matter what their original identities were, they will be princes and nobles in the future.

All kinds of thoughts surged in everyone's minds, and the expressions on their faces changed greatly.

Zhang Jue looked at them, seemingly understanding everything, and said again: "Although Mr. Gu is capable, the Yellow Heaven will also protect us!"

"Send the order!"

"Send me a letter to Lord Gu, inviting him to fight!"

"Build another altar. I will hold a sacrifice among the three armies to boost their morale!"

Zhang Jue's tone became more firm and powerful.

He seemed to be able to mobilize everyone's emotions. With just a few words, he was able to stir everyone's mood.

The news came instantly.

This is bound to be an event that will shock the world!
Zhang Jue held a grand sacrificial ceremony at the Zhang River, hoping to completely ignite the morale of the entire Yellow Turban Army through this action.

This move did have some effect.

Things like superstition about prophecies and divinations are the bad roots that can never be erased from the current world.

Zhang Jue obviously wanted to take advantage of this to boost morale for the war, and then fight Gu Xi in full strength.

With such a big commotion, Gu Xi must have received the news.

With his previous experience in mind, Lu Zhi hurried over to remind Gu Xi to be careful of Zhang Jiao's life-threatening attack.

But Gu Xi didn't say much, just gave him the letter and asked him to read it himself.

"Hiss..." Looking at the contents of the letter, Lu Zhi took a breath and said in surprise: "Master, this..."

Faced with such a big event, Lu Zhi was a little nervous.

In fact, he is not such a bad person.

However, this matter is too serious. If a fight really breaks out and any accident happens, it will most likely shock Luoyang.

How could Lu Zhi face it calmly?

"Master Lu, may I take a look?" Liu Bei behind him suddenly spoke.

Maybe it was because Gu Xi praised him.

These days, Lu Zhi has always kept him by his side and paid great attention to him.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi glanced at Gu Xi. Seeing that Gu Xi had no objection, he handed the letter to Liu Bei.

Gu Wei stared at Liu Bei with interest, as if he wanted to see surprise on Liu Bei's face, but Liu Bei's expression did not change.

He just frowned slightly, saluted towards Gu Xi, and then analyzed:

"Taifu, the Yellow Turbans have many soldiers, and our army is small."

"If an accident really happens, the loss will outweigh the gain."

Gu Wei looked at Liu Bei with interest, and became somewhat interested in this man who was about the same age as him.

He's met a lot of interesting people lately.

Whether it was the several sons of the aristocracy who had followed them before, or Liu Bei in front of him.

For Gu Wei, they are all outstanding people.

Gu Xi was also very interested in listening to Liu Bei's analysis, and he also had a deeper judgment of Liu Bei's character.

It does show that Liu Bei has some talent to be able to say these things at this age.

But for Gu Xi, it was indeed too immature.

What he said was almost entirely an analysis of the current situation based on the knowledge from military books.

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Gu Xi nodded, first expressing his approval.

"That's quite true."

"From the perspective of military strategy, our army has just suffered a major defeat, and the enemy outnumbers us. This is not the time to seek battle."

Gu Xi paused and said calmly, "However, there are always exceptions in military books."

"Just like now."

He did not continue speaking, but let Liu Bei figure it out on his own.

He just waved his hand and let Lu Zhi come over.

Then he leaned close to the latter's ear and whispered a few words.

Lu Zhi's expression suddenly changed slightly.

He immediately bowed and took Liu Bei out of the camp.

"This person is quite a character."

Liu Bei had just walked out of the tent when Gu Wei couldn't help but speak.

"How does this compare to the people you mentioned earlier, such as Cao Mengde, Yuan Gonglu, and Yuan Benchu?"

Gu Xi looked at him and asked softly.

Gu Wei has been in contact with these people during this period of time and has mentioned many names to Gu Xi.

He also seemed to have a certain judgment in judging people.

He made friends with all these extraordinary people who were of similar age.

This is also related to his identity. After all, his identity as a member of the Gu family gives him a natural advantage in this regard.

Hearing this, Gu Wei frowned slightly.

After a long silence, he finally shook his head slightly: "Now it seems that each has his own strengths and cannot be compared."

“Remember the character traits of these people.”

Gu Xi didn't care at all, and just used this as a lesson for Gu Wei, "They may become your future rivals or even friends."

"The world today is truly extraordinary."

"I see many people with great talent, and I predict that the next phase will be either great order or great chaos."

"You must not let up."

Gu Wei nodded slightly and said, "Grandson understands."

"Don't be arrogant." Gu Xi said again, "You must know that there are always people better than you."

Perhaps because he knew what the Han Dynasty would face next, Gu Xi attached greater importance to the education of the sixth generation of his family.

Never miss any opportunity to educate your children.

"Don't worry, grandpa. I will live up to your expectations." Gu Wei nodded seriously and responded.

Afterwards, Gu Xi asked Gu Wei about his opinion on the matter.

Compared with Liu Bei's analysis, Gu Wei's is indeed more specific.

This may be because he is a descendant of the Gu family.

Understand how high the reputation of the Gu family members is in Jizhou.

This time Gu Xi didn't say much.

He just listened to Gu Wei calling them "thieves" and said calmly, "They are not thieves."

Gu Yi watched this scene with a slight sense of surprise. The sixth generation of the Gu family now had connections with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and others. Would this be of any use in the future?

His mind moved, and his gaze immediately fell back on Luoyang.

Perhaps it was really because of his poor performance that Gu Chen was the only one among the sixth generation of direct descendants who was left in Luoyang.

His performance was indeed very poor. He was almost fifteen years old, but he still had no advantages.

Whether it is reading or practicing martial arts.

Neither of them showed any advantages. The only difference was that he became a normal person with slower reaction.

This surprised Gu Yi very much.

Judging from the effect of the longevity card, the effect of the Xuan-level props should be more than just that.

He had observed Gu Chen carefully.

In fact, Gu Chen has worked extremely hard. He seems to know the difference between himself and other family members.

In terms of hard work, you must be far ahead of others.

But even so, he didn't see any obvious changes. How high are the requirements for attribute growth?

Gu Yi was also puzzled.

But it is obvious that if this is all the family members are, then Gu Wei might be the next target of his manipulation.
On the banks of the Zhang River.

Dark clouds rolled in, surging like ink.

The howling wind made the flags of both armies rustle violently.

The war horses neighed restlessly, pawed the ground with their hooves, and raised clouds of dust.

The entire bank of the Zhang River was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Gu Xi would naturally not refuse Zhang Jiao.

Zhang Jiao needs this opportunity, but how could Gu Xi not need it?
If he wins the battle, all the Yellow Turbans in the world will be terrified. Then he can directly coordinate the four directions and do what he wants.

This is a war that is bound to be inevitable!

Gu Xi rode his horse and stood in front of the three armies, staring closely at the Yellow Turban Army not far away.

His snow-white hair seemed like a signal, allowing everyone to clearly realize who that person was.

Sure enough, the moment he appeared, there was obvious commotion among the Yellow Turban Army.

The soldiers whispered to each other, their eyes filled with awe and anxiety.

This was a completely involuntary reaction on their part.

Although it was quickly stabilized, this little episode still exacerbated the uneasiness in everyone's hearts.

And at this moment, Gu Xi suddenly waved his hand.

The next moment, the soldiers behind him shouted in unison: "Lord Gu is here, how dare you not surrender!"

"Aren't you afraid of the wrath of the gods?"

The shouts spread quickly with the help of the strong wind.

It was like a sharp blade, piercing the hearts of the Yellow Turban Army.

Gu Xi is definitely a qualified commander.

If we say that when he first started his official career, Gu Xi still had the problem of arrogance.

But after so many years of ups and downs, he has now become completely calm.

He won't miss any opportunity.

Facing any opponent, he will do his best.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out.

The Yellow Turban Army immediately became panicked again.

Zhang Jue looked at Gu Xi with a bright look in his eyes, and he also waved his hands and laughed:

"Mr. Gu, why should we say more at this point?"

The Yellow Turban warriors behind him also shouted in unison.

Perhaps because they were too nervous, each of them used all their strength and the sound was deafening!
Zhang Jue just stared at Gu Xi and the thousands of troops behind him.

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian must stand!"

Zhang Jue muttered to himself, then slowly raised his nine-section staff before the three armies, shouting, "Who among those standing here today hasn't been forced by heaven to become a demon?"

"Mr. Gu, you are a loyal minister to the country, and I admire you!"

"But this battle today cannot be avoided."

Zhang Jue took a deep breath and suddenly tore off the Five Emperors' Coins from his neck, as if he had severed his last attachment. He said aloud:
"Whether we win or lose today, I want to make the world understand one thing, and I want the officials in the court and the local nobles to remember it—"

"It is the starving people of the world who are changing the destiny of heaven! It is the people with nowhere to go who are establishing the Yellow Emperor! It is the people of the world who want this corrupt Han Dynasty—"

He swung his staff forward, the nine sections pointing to the sky. "Go! Die!"

He seemed to have thought of all this long ago and wanted to spread this message throughout the world through Gu Xi.

The shouting started again.

The voices of "Please die, great man" resounded throughout the world.

People are affected by the environment.

Amidst these deafening shouts, many of the Yellow Turban followers who were experiencing mental breakdown were actually infected.

Morale has really been stabilized.

Zhang Jue did not waste any opportunity and immediately planned to attack.

But at this moment.

Suddenly, shouts rang out from the Yellow Turban Army.

"Mr. Gu was very kind to my family in the past. How could I raise a sword against him today?"

"Indeed! Who among us, the sons of Jizhou, has not received the kindness of the Gu family? If we were to turn our swords against them today, how would we face our ancestors in the afterlife?"

"Fellow villagers, if we really swung our swords and attacked Mr. Gu, would we still have the dignity to return home?"

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These sudden shouts instantly brought Zhang Jiao's morale, which had just been gathered, to a halt.

This matter has changed far more than ever before.

For these Yellow Turban Army soldiers, they were already afraid of Gu Xi when facing him on the battlefield.

These words also brought out other emotions in everyone's hearts!
In an instant, the Yellow Turban army was in chaos!

The group of people increased at a visible rate, some even dropping their weapons!

Is there any family in the world that has not received Gu Xi’s kindness?
In the past, there was a locust plague that spread across Kyushu!

——The situation changed suddenly!
Lu Zhi instantly noticed the drastic change in the Yellow Turban Army, and his expression was somewhat complicated: "Although Zhang Jiao is a rebel, he is also a hero."

He sighed first, then bowed to Gu Xi and said, "Mr. Gu's plan is something I admire."

These people were all sent by him.

The Yellow Turban Army had poor discipline, so it was too easy for them to accomplish these things.

"Bang the drum."

Gu Xi's face did not show any joy. Instead, he sighed softly, with a trace of pity in his expression, and said lightly: "Send the order to attack."

"Warn the three armies, remember not to kill the surrendered."

"The main focus is to disperse the enemy forces and never force the people into a desperate situation."

Lu Zhi didn't hesitate at all. He immediately bowed and accepted the order, saying in a strong and resounding voice, "Yes!"

Boom. Boom. Boom.
The sound of passionate war drums suddenly rang out.

This move undoubtedly further aggravated the internal chaos within the Yellow Turban Army.

The next moment, the sound of the Han army soldiers charging was heard.

Behind Gu Xi, younger people like Gu Wei and Liu Bei had already been shocked by Zhang Jue's words and were speechless.

"Wen Yao." Gu Xi glanced at Gu Wei and asked, "Do you still regard them as thieves now?"

Gu Wei remained silent.

Liu Bei also stared closely at the Yellow Turban Army, his bright eyes filled with complex emotions.
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In the sixth year of Jianning, Zhang Jiao of Julu rebelled, defeated General Lu Zhiyu and captured Handan, cutting off the grain transport and completely subjugating all the counties in Jizhou.

Jiao sent other troops to plunder Henei and spy on Mengjin, causing panic in Luozhong.

When Xi left Luoyang, he wrote a memorial to the emperor, "Suppressing the Yellow Turbans," which he distributed to the prefectures and counties, stating: "Those who surrender will live, while those who surrender will be executed and their families will be killed."

When the edict spread throughout the country, the Yellow Turban troops had already collapsed.

One soldier burned talismans at night and cried, "When Wu'an was plagued by an epidemic, Mr. Gu saved my young son. How can I be so kind as to kill him now?"

They then took off their armor and fled south, and tens of thousands of people surrendered every day.

When Ji Xi led his troops to Ye, before they could form a battle line, the Yellow Turbans fled in panic.

On the outskirts of Handan, three thousand men threw down their spears and knelt, shouting: "We are willing to hold the whip for Lord Gu!" Although Jiao beheaded the fugitives and hung their heads under the banner, the morale of the army was completely lost, and within ten days, tens of thousands of people surrendered.

Jiao was angry and sent a letter to challenge Zhangbei for a battle.

When the two armies faced each other, Xi, wearing a white flag and black armor, stood in front of the battle line.

An old soldier from the Yellow Turbans stepped out barefoot, baring his belly to show the scars on his body. He wept and said, "In the past, I was dying of illness. Lord Gu sent a doctor to give me medicine. I would rather have my body torn to pieces than offend the flag of benevolence!"

After he had finished speaking, he committed suicide. The three armies wept bitterly, and spears and halberds fell to the ground like a forest.

Jiao led the battle, and the defeated soldiers took back their flags.

Xi then raised his banner and attacked, and the Youzhou cavalry moved forward in all directions.

The Jiao army was greatly defeated, and those who surrendered covered the fields for thirty miles, and the baggage and heavy equipment blocked the roads.

Jiao knew that the situation was hopeless, so he led the rest of the group to escape at night.

When the cities in Jizhou heard about it, within ten days, thirty-seven counties rebelled, and people who had surrendered and tied up the false officials were everywhere.

When the bandits of Qingxu heard that Jiao had been defeated, they all tore up their yellow banners and dispersed back to their fields, saying, "Wherever Lord Gu's banners lead, it is the might of heaven!"

———"Book of the Later Han. Biography of Gu Xi"

(End of this chapter)