Chapter 40 Datong Army, assemble!

In fact, if we really talk about "righteousness", Ji Hao is not without it: he failed to get the position of Mu of Xuzhou, but he lacked a title and had no legitimate reason to do so.

But Ji Hao planned to take over Xuzhou and also prepared bargaining chips in advance.

That is, the many victims whose lands were occupied by the Xuzhou noble families and who fled to Qingzhou to escape famine!
"Mr. Chen, after six months of study, I have passed the assessment and become a 'Datong Master'. When can I go back to spread our 'Datong World', punish evildoers and liberate my hometown?"

In the Donglai County Government Office, a disaster victim from Xuzhou asked Chen Gong.

His name was Wang Er. He was originally a commoner in Langya County of Xuzhou. Because his wife was as beautiful as a flower, she attracted the covetousness of local nobles. After several attempts of seduction, he was finally cheated on by her.

But as an ordinary citizen, he could only endure it. Even if he reported the case to the authorities, no one would stand up for him.

Because the nobleman who had an affair with his wife was the county magistrate's younger brother.

Who in the hall is suing me?

Obviously that doesn't work!
But even if he endured it, the nobleman was worried that he would spread the news of his affair, so in order to maintain his "gentleman" image, he teamed up with his wife to give him a bowl of poison.

After being poisoned, the body was thrown into the wilderness.

It was thrown at the junction of Langya County in Xuzhou and Qingzhou.

Maybe it was not his destiny, as a miracle doctor named Hua happened to pass by and found that he was not yet dead, so he picked him up and took him away, cured him, and sent him to Chen Gong, the governor of Donglai.

It has been half a year now.

Wang Er studied hard and learned the simplified Chinese characters of Qingzhou, learned to read the Spring and Autumn Annals, learned simple medical skills, learned how to make water wheels, and various agricultural and sericulture techniques.

He has already become a qualified "Mr. Datong".

This was a term for intellectuals defined by Ji Hao in Qingzhou, roughly equivalent to the later "xx party members".

What Wang Er wants to do most now is to return to his hometown, unite those oppressed people, and bring down all the children of aristocratic families who are causing trouble in Langya County.

Spread the message of the great harmony of heaven and earth and contribute to the great cause of the great harmony of heaven and earth!

He also has selfish motives, he wants revenge and wants to be a hero.

But this is human nature.

If you don’t return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like wearing fine clothes at night. After half a year of hard work, you have become “Mr. Datong”, so how can you not go back and show off?
There are many people who have the same idea.

Every time someone suggested going back, Chen Gong refused.

But this time, Chen Gong smiled and said, "Wang Er, if you want to go back and liberate Xuzhou, it's useless to ask me for help. I'm just a county magistrate and don't have that power. But I can show you a way!"

"What clear path?"

"Go and ask for help from Zhao Yun, the commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou army and commander of the Datong army!" Chen Gong said, "One person alone is not enough. You should find more people from your hometown and let all the people from Xuzhou who have left their hometown go to ask for help from him. The commander-in-chief is soft-hearted and cannot stand the filth in the world. As long as you go and more people go, he will definitely do justice for you!"

Hearing this, Wang Er's eyes lit up.

He immediately contacted his fellow townsmen from Xuzhou who were studying together, mobilized everyone, and headed to Zhao Yun's residence in a mighty manner.

Before long, tens of thousands of people gathered.

Zhao Yun was confused and asked in confusion: "Didn't they say that they were just looking for an excuse to attack Xuzhou? Why are there so many people being persecuted in Xuzhou?"

Ji Hao was also surprised by this.

Originally he just wanted to find a name, but he didn't expect that the major families in Xuzhou gave him great assistance.

The people are being exploited for real.

In addition, Xuzhou was too close to Qingzhou, separated by only a wall, and too many victims ran over.

Over the years, this situation has formed. "If the world is peaceful and the people are happy, even if I am a descendant of the Yellow Emperor and the Zhou King, I would also like to buy a hundred acres of land, build a manor, marry a group of beautiful wives and concubines, and enjoy a lifetime of peace and happiness!" Ji Hao finally said: "But since I entered the world, I have only seen bones on the roadside, unfair courts, and suffering, the collapse of rituals and music, and the people's misery!"

These words are not pure nonsense, they also contain true feelings.

His impression of the Three Kingdoms in his childhood was that it was a brilliant, great struggle, and extremely exciting.

But when I got here, all I saw was bones all over the ground.

The price of the years of war among the Three Kingdoms was 50 million Chinese people. In just a few decades, the number dropped to two or three million. After continued fighting, people were almost wiped out!

Nine out of ten houses are empty is not enough to describe it!

Hidden beneath the hustle and bustle, is a sorrow that cannot be covered up by five thousand years of history!

"Give the order, my lord!" Zhao Yun knelt on one knee and said, "I am willing to be the vanguard and lead the Datong army to capture Xuzhou. I will bring the people of Xuzhou into my Datong world and they will no longer be oppressed by anyone!"

Hearing this, Ji Hao nodded.

He slowly raised the spear in his hand and said in a voice that echoed throughout the camp: "Datong Army, assemble!"

His voice is very loud.

But even louder was the response from all sides, with 10,000 soldiers raising their hands and shouting, "Datong Army, assemble!"

Hundreds of thousands, millions, people responded one after another.

It continued endlessly, and finally echoed throughout Qingzhou!
"Datong Army, assemble!"

……

Compared with the high-spirited Qingzhou army, the people in Xuzhou were like ants on a hot pan, pacing back and forth, anxious.

"What should I do? What can I do?"

Tao Qian was also one of the eighteen princes who had previously fought against Dong Zhuo, but because of this, he witnessed Ji Hao's tyranny when he "turned the table".

I saw the heroic figure of Zhao Yun “killing Hua Xiong while drinking warm wine”.

We also saw Ji Hao's bravery when he defeated Lu Bu, Li Jue and Guo Si alone.

Tao Qian was full of fear towards Qingzhou and the Datong Army. When he learned that Cao Cao wanted Xuzhou, he was willing to take the initiative to lead the way and hand over Xuzhou with both hands.

The arm cannot twist the thigh!

However, he did not expect that the royal family had a conflict with Ji Hao. Although they could have appointed Ji Hao as the governor of Xuzhou, they insisted on making Ji Hao the governor of Jizhou.

He also appointed Tao Qian as the governor of Xuzhou.

This was a big deal. Ji Hao was furious and the Datong army assembled. Even spies as far away as Langya County in Xuzhou could hear the movement.

The shouts and cries of killing were deafening, but even before the attack came, Tao Qian was frightened.

"What is there to be afraid of? Ji Chengtian only has 20,000 soldiers from Chengtian Ferry, plus 10,000 from Qingzhou's 'Datong Army', which adds up to no more than 30,000! My Xuzhou has strong soldiers and horses, with nearly 100,000 defenders. Can't we defeat him?" someone said.

Tao Qian just shook his head at this.

Just the soldiers from Xuzhou?
Their armor is incomplete, their weapons are mostly made of wood, and they are paid without working. There are only three or four hundred people at most out of a thousand. Are they going to be beaten to death?
In the original novel, Liu Bei took Xuzhou, but it shattered at the slightest touch; Lu Bu occupied Xuzhou, but he also turned into mud; Cao Cao took Xuzhou, but Liu Bei easily took it away; Liu Bei took Xuzhou again, but was easily defeated by Cao Cao again.

Generally speaking, Xuzhou in the late Han Dynasty was just a silver wax spear head.

Whoever gets the soldiers of Xuzhou and thinks he is a good fighter will be in trouble!

Tao Qian knows this better than anyone else!
"Ji Hao is a ruthless man. His goal is to target the major families in Xuzhou and dig up our roots. Neither fighting nor surrendering is an option!" Tao Qian finally said, "For now, we can only ask the court for help and ask King Liu Bei to do justice for us!"

(End of this chapter)