In the big tent, dozens of generals gathered together to discuss important military matters.

Sitting in the first place on the upper left side is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a long beard on his chin, a dignified appearance, and a rather elegant temperament. This man is Huang Baichuan.

Huang Baichuan was born in Yuanzhou, Henan. He was smart since he was a child. He was familiar with the Five Classics and was especially fond of military affairs. His great-grandfather was a high-ranking official in a state and his grandfather was also a Sima in a state. Unfortunately, in his father's generation, his family was not well-off.

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Although Huang Baichuan himself was smart, he was extremely unlucky in the imperial examination. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of fifteen and was elected as a scholar at the age of sixteen. He was able to achieve such an achievement at such a young age, which made him famous throughout Yuanzhou.

It is rare to see him. Huang Baichuan also had great ambitions, becoming a general and becoming a prime minister, cultivating his moral integrity, harmonizing his family and bringing peace to the world.

Unfortunately, wishes are often beautiful, but reality is extremely cruel.

Huang Baichuan has been stagnant since he was admitted to the imperial examination at the age of sixteen. He went to the imperial court many times, but failed repeatedly. For twenty years, his ambitions and good wishes were wasted in the long years.

Facing the ridicule and strange looks of his neighbors and fellow villagers, and living in embarrassment day by day, Huang Baichuan despaired and sank into despair. He was drunk all day long and became indifferent.

Until...the outbreak of the White Turban Rebellion finally gave Huang Baichuan a chance to be reborn.

Liu Zhiheng, the leader of the White Scarf Army, has eight kings under his command, all of whom are good at fighting and brave. One of them is Wang Huan, who is from the same hometown as Huang Baichuan. The two are similar in age and have some friendship on weekdays. This man has always admired Huang.

Because of Baichuan's talent and character, he recommended Huang Baichuan several times to Liu Zhiheng. Finally, Liu Zhiheng summoned Huang Baichuan, and the two had a discussion. Liu Zhiheng was shocked by Huang Baichuan's talent and insight, and immediately reused him as his confidant.

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However, with the development of time and the growth of the White Scarf Army, Huang Baichuan and Liu Zhiheng had fundamental differences in strategic goals.

Liu Zhiheng has only one goal, which is to destroy the Jin Dynasty, build a new dynasty, level up wealth, and establish a new order so that the people of the world have food to eat, clothing to wear, and land to farm.

Huang Baichuan's idea was exactly the opposite. He believed that the Jin Dynasty was indestructible. Although the White Turban Army had popular support and had a broad base of common people, it did not have the support of the world's intellectuals. It was top-heavy and had no foundation, so it would never be able to become an emperor.

The last resort is to follow the practices of the major vassals, reach a compromise with the court, surrender on the surface, and secretly cede territory to stand on one's own side, dominating one side.

Neither of them could convince the other. After several quarrels, Liu Zhiheng finally transferred Huang Baichuan away from him and guarded the place until... Huang Baichuan secretly reached an agreement with the court and used the most drastic means to end Liu Zhiheng's life.

Although it was short, it was an extremely heroic life.

In fact, Huang Baichuan's ambitions were not big, and he was not very interested in Zheng Ze and others' plan to share the south of the Yangtze River. He just wanted to have a stable territory and be his own emperor. Unfortunately, after surrendering to the imperial court, he was granted the title of Cai Cai.

Although Caizhou is vast, it is sparsely populated and cannot support his 50,000-strong army. In five years, Huang Baichuan has strictly controlled it, and there are still a large number of soldiers fleeing. The former 50,000-strong army is now,

There were only more than 30,000 people left, so when Zheng Ze and others approached Huang Baichuan, Huang Baichuan hesitated several times and finally chose to participate under the persuasion of his close advisers.

But now, Huang Baichuan regrets it a little.

At the top, Liu Xiang and Zheng Ze stood there chatting happily. Huang Baichuan glanced at them from the corner of his eyes, with disdain flashing in his eyes. In Huang Baichuan's opinion, that night in Pinghu County a few days ago was so good. If you have the opportunity, you can take advantage of Huang Zhen and others' lack of preparedness to eliminate them all on the spot, then quickly march from Yingzhou, join forces with Yang Liecheng, and attack Hongzhou. Before the court can react in time, they can mobilize their troops. There is nothing better than settling everything before coming to the rescue.

But what about Zheng Ze and Liu Xiang?

To do big things for your own benefit, you attach too much importance to those false names and are procrastinating. A simple thing has to be so complicated and detailed. People plan things and achieve things in heaven. How can there be a perfect plan in the world?

Now it seems that Huang Jian is trapped here, unable to advance or retreat, and has insufficient food and grass. The situation is very pessimistic, but the actual situation is that the two armies are facing each other, with equal strength, and neither one can eat the other.

Zheng Ze and others had a good idea. Since they had successfully lured Zhao Bo'an out of Hongzhou, they would avoid fighting. If you advance, I retreat, if you retreat, I advance, and they would kill Huang Chu's fifty thousand army. Pinned here, unable to move, waiting for Yang Liecheng to lead his army to capture Hongzhou, and making plans.

"Brother Baichuan, what are you thinking about, so lost in thought?"

Zheng Ze looked at Huang Baichuan and saw him lowering his head in thought, so he smiled and asked.

Huang Baichuan woke up from his deep thoughts and said silently: "It's not a big deal for all our 50,000 troops to gather here and wait. If we only need to contain Huang Cun, we don't need so many people. Why don't I lead 20,000 soldiers?" How about going to Hongzhou from Yingzhou to support Yang Liecheng in attacking Liangcheng?"

Zheng Ze said with a smile: "Why bother? Liangcheng only has eight thousand defenders, but Yang Liecheng has nearly thirty thousand troops in his hands, several times larger than his opponent. It will definitely not be a problem to capture the city. Brother Baichuan, don't worry too much. .”

Liu Xiang also chuckled at the side and said: "What Brother Zheng said is absolutely true. We must not act rashly now. If you lead the army away and are discovered by Huang Chong and take advantage of the opportunity to attack, we may not be able to resist it. Once defeated, it will affect the entire country." In the overall situation, the gains outweigh the losses.”

Huang Baichuan glanced at the two of them, nodded, and stopped talking.

When he first joined forces with Zheng Ze and others, Huang Baichuan was undoubtedly very excited. However, after a few days of getting along, his mood gradually calmed down. The two of them seemed to be very wary of him. Whatever happened, the two of them communicated privately. Even if Huang Baichuan was invited to discuss it together, the two of them would vent their anger out of the same breath and firmly hold the decision-making power of military operations. Huang Baichuan was extremely dissatisfied with this, but he always suppressed it. Well, after all, things have developed to this point. If we fall out with them and lead to internal strife, we will only put ourselves in the most dangerous situation. Now we are all grasshoppers on a rope. If we work together, we will benefit, and if we divide, we will harm.

Huang Baichuan returned to his tent. A middle-aged man in his forties was sitting there reading a book. Seeing this man, Huang Baichuan was not surprised why he was in his residence, and silently came to sit next to him. Down, his face looks bad.

This man is called Huang Zhiwen. He has an ordinary appearance, but has an elegant temperament. He and Huang Baichuan are from the same hometown, and they have some relatives. The two have known each other since childhood and have a very good relationship. The experiences of Huang Zhiwen and Huang Baichuan are also very similar. Similarly, He was a down-and-out scholar who failed in many trials and was in poverty. After Huang Baichuan became prosperous, he knew that his friend was extremely intelligent, so he invited him to his side and made him his confidant.

"Baichuan, why are you so worried?"

Huang Zhiwen put down the book in his hand and asked softly.

"We have been spending time with each other here for several days, and I feel really uneasy."

Huang Zhiwen chuckled and said: "Now the situation is extremely favorable to us, and the initiative of the entire war situation is completely on our side. Huang Sheng is now unable to advance or retreat, and he has lost most of his logistical equipment in Pinghu County. The food and grass are running out, and there is no way to fight or retreat. No, if they continue to spend time here, it will only become more and more disadvantageous for them, but it will become more and more beneficial for us. What do we have to worry about? "

Huang Baichuan sighed deeply: "Huang Zhen is not a person who has gained a reputation in vain, how can he just sit back and wait for death?"

Huang Zhiwen frowned and said, "What did you see?"

Huang Baichuan shook his head and said silently: "I have been feeling very depressed these past two days, and I always feel like something bad is going to happen."
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