subvert the late Tang Dynasty

Huang Chao learned that Wang Xianzhi had evacuated Songzhou as expected, went south to capture Anzhou (Anlu, Hubei), and then captured Suizhou, an important town in northern Hubei (Suizhou, Hubei), and captured Cui Xiuhui, the governor of Suizhou alive.Suizhou is connected to Xiangyang in the west, Jingzhou in the south, and Ezhou in the east. It is located in the hub of Jingyu and the throat of Xianghan.

Li Fu, the governor of Shannan Dongdao stationed in Xiangyang, sent his son to rescue Suizhou, but Shang Rang repeated the same trick and wiped out the reinforcements. Li Fu's son also died in the rebellion.

Li Fu hurriedly sent a fast horse to report to the court, and the court was shocked.

Li Xuan and Longyan were furious, "What the hell is this old guy Song Wei doing? If you want money, I'll give you money, if you want soldiers, I'll give you soldiers, if you want food, I'll give you food. You've been suppressing bandits for two years and you've been surrounded by bandits in Songzhou. The old guy doesn't want to do it, does he?" Li Xuan thought to himself.

"Huang Chao has arrived in Bianliang, Wang Xianzhi captured Suizhou, what are you doing for Song Wei?" Li Xuan was very angry, and issued an order to reprimand Song Wei very much, telling him to get rid of the two grassroots bandits as soon as possible. up.

Li Xuan asked the Hanlin scholar to write the imperial edict according to his own wishes, and used the jade seal, which was quickly given to Song Wei who was still in Songcheng.He scolded Song Wei for being incompetent in his heart, but now that the court is employing people, it is inconvenient to change generals, mainly because Song Wei is still loyal to the court.

Other feudal towns may be stronger than Song Wei, but Li Xuan is not at ease!Li Xuan, who was only 16 years old, thought in his heart: This emperor really has nothing to do with the boss. He spends all day worrying about state affairs, how much time is wasted playing?I had already made an appointment to fight cock with several princes, but now I was disturbed by this Lao Shizi's eight hundred miles urgent report...

The Tang army assembled in Bianzhou and Caozhou. Of course, they couldn't escape the eyes and ears of Huang Chaoyi's army. They were originally from the Jianghu, and their forte was to inquire about intelligence.

Huang Chao did not attack Bianzhou (Kaifeng, Henan), the seat of the Xuanwu Army, which was close at hand. He did not even attack Fengqiu under the rule of Bianzhou. Instead, he continued northward and captured Kuangcheng County in Huazhou.The rebels in Kuangcheng supplemented their average needs, but due to the lack of small grains in Kuangcheng, there was not much silver and grain in the government treasury.

Lin Yan and Meng Kai advocated going north to Huazhou.

Huazhou was originally the seat of the Yongping Army. Later, the Yongping Army was divided into two, namely, the four states of Bian, Song, Ying, and Bo, which were envoys of the Xuanwu Army; Later, Puzhou was occupied by the Pinglu Army and then assigned to the Tianping Army.In fact, Zheng Hua Jiedushi's territory is Zhengzhou and Huazhou.

However, the terrain of Huazhou is dangerous, and the government is located in Baima City (Hua County, Henan Province), which is the place where Guan Gong killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou. The Wagang Village in the late Sui Dynasty is also in Baima County.

Although Zheng Hua is not what it used to be, the centipede is dead but not stiff. After all, Huazhou is also an important town in the Central Plains. Huang Chao didn't dare to slip into Huazhou when he passed Huazhou half a year ago.But at this time, Huang Chao is not what it used to be, from a few thousand bandits to an army of more than [-].

Li Hanzhi was the first to agree when Lin Yan and Meng Kai proposed to go north to Huazhou.Everyone knows that when he was a monk, he lived in Lang Huazhou. When he was in Suanzao County, he was so poor that no one would even give him a bite of food. Then he became a soldier, but he couldn't stand the restraint of the army, so he finally joined Huang Chao's family. Rebels.Because he was born with supernatural power and good martial arts, he became the leader of the rebel army.

Everyone knew that he wanted to skid the state just to vent his anger.

Huang Chao said: "Huazhou has been an important town in the Central Plains since ancient times, and the Yongping Army was a rare big town in the world. Although there are only Zhenghua and Huaizhou now, the centipede is dead but not stiff. Don't attack lightly."

Zhu Wen said: "Yes, we must preserve our own strength while annihilating the enemy's strength. We must not fight tough battles, because it is not the time to fight tough battles. I suggest that we should attack the surrounding counties first, so as to replenish food, grass and various For military supplies, you can also take the opportunity to recruit warriors to join the rebel army. But remember not to plunder civilians, and you can’t kill all those who do no evil to rich merchants and landlords. Once we lose the hearts of the people, everything we have done before will be in vain.”

Huang Chao nodded in agreement, and Huang Ying looked at Zhu Wen with a smile.Since she confessed her love to Zhu Wen that time, she seldom met Zhu Wen alone, maybe it was because of the natural reserve of young women, even her bold heroine was not exempt.

Lin Yandao: "I also agree with Junior Brother Zhu's opinion. Junior Brother Zhu is young and promising, and his talent is a hundred times better than my senior brother. It's just that he has not really led an army since he joined our rebel army and lacks some actual combat experience. I suggest that Junior Brother Zhu Going to the army to experience some experience will help you become Master's right-hand man soon, and you can also help Uncle Meng and me share some burdens, after all, the rebel army is growing day by day, and there is an urgent need for generals like Junior Brother Zhu who are both civil and military."

Huang Chao smiled and said: "Yan'er is still thoughtful. Although the third child is young, every opinion can hit the point. I wanted the third child to stay with me. It would be convenient for him to refer to any major decisions. Think about it. Now that I think about it, I have my own selfishness, which limits the development of the third child, because only a general who has experienced many battles can be a real general. Keeping him by my side can only make him a military genius. It’s just Zhao Kuo, okay, from today on, the third child will be a general under your Senior Brother Lin’s command.”

All generals belonged to mid-level generals in the Tang Dynasty, and they could lead thousands of troops, no matter how many or how little.

But Zhu Wen is really a little guilty. In modern times, he was just a squad leader in the army, and he was still in the cooking squad, with only a few people in the kitchen under his command.Now that he has been given 1000 people to take care of him, he is really a little confused.

Don't look at what he usually talks about about the movement of the army. Those are just the experience of the predecessors summed up by several generations from the book. If he really wants to fight by himself, he is really at a loss.

Zhu Wen hesitated: "Master, I... I'm afraid I can't do it."

Huang Chao said with a smile: "Which person is born to lead soldiers? I wanted you to start from the bottom, but I was afraid that you would be wronged. Besides, Ying Er wouldn't give up with me in that case. hehe……"

"Father..." Huang Ying blushed and paused.

Huang Chao smiled and glanced at his shy daughter. As a father, he seldom saw his daughter's shy expression. At this time, seeing his daughter who was usually bold and a bit like a boy showed a shy look, he thought to himself: "How about this?" It’s just like a daughter’s house!”

Huang Ying blushed and said, "What does he have to do with me? He can cook, let him be the leader of the fire."

Huang Chao smiled and said: "Alright, let's do as you said, Zhu Wen will go to the kitchen to cook tomorrow, so that everyone can taste his craftsmanship..."

Huang Ying said angrily, "Father, didn't you say you want him to be the general? You are the leader of the rebel army, and you keep your promises. How can you say nothing."

Huang Chao deliberately said with a straight face: "You said that he can do nothing but cook, how can I trust a thousand brothers to lead a cook, since you want him to be the leader of the fire, I will follow your will gone."

Huang Ying stamped her feet angrily, "Should I just talk casually?"

Huang Chao said with a smile: "Daddy was just joking with you, I'm not willing to let my good apprentice become a worthless fire leader."

Only then did Huang Ying turn her anger into joy. Seeing that everyone was looking at her meaningfully, she blushed and said, "You guys discuss slowly, I'll go out for a while..." She hurried out of the hall as if fleeing.

All the generals knew well that Huang Chao already regarded Zhu Wen as his prospective son-in-law. Some were happy, some were disappointed, most of them had nothing to do with him. Anyway, he had no hope. Whoever he wanted to be his son-in-law had nothing to do with him.

Only Lin Yan was upset, but he didn't show it on the surface. He said in his heart, "Let Zhu Wen be proud for a few days. Now that you're under my command, why don't you let me manipulate you? You want to grab my cousin from me, hmph!"

Zhu Wen asked Huang Chao to transfer his second brother Zhu Cun and cousin Zhu Zhen to his side. Of course Huang Chao would not object.

Zhu Cun and Zhu Zhen were very happy when they got the news, especially Zhu Zhen, who turned over a dozen somersaults happily.