The fourth section: The world can spread martial arts

  This moment is the most delightful one since Zhang Kuang arrived in this chaotic world!

  With a powerful bodyguard like Dian Wei, his safety on the battlefield would no longer be an issue!

  At this time, the Yellow Turban cavalry squad sent to pursue and kill the enemy had also returned smoothly. In addition to bringing back more than 30 heads, they also brought back more than 40 captured prisoners. Zhang Kuang let Dian Wei take charge, selecting those who were willing to join their side, a total of 23 people, to be under Dian Wei's command.

  The rest surrendered, and Dian Wei came out to plead for mercy. Zhang Fei took the opportunity to do a favor for Dian Wei and explained the reasons and purposes of the "Taiping Dao" uprising to them, and then released all the captives.

  Actually, the Yellow Turban Rebellion had a clear program and goal. It was not just a massive peasant uprising as some people in later generations thought.

  At this time, the leaders of the Yellow Turbans were all talented individuals who found it difficult to gain power through normal channels from the Han imperial court. One of their main purposes in participating in and leading the rebellion was to gain opportunities for personal advancement.

  So, the essence of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was still a large counterattack against the Han dynasty launched by some high-ranking aristocratic families who suffered from two "Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions" and combined with low-ranking scholars who were not successful.

  It was precisely because of this nature that the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which had started with great fanfare, immediately stagnated after Emperor Han issued an edict to lift the "Party Prohibition".

  One of the important reasons is that the high-ranking officials and aristocrats who originally secretly supported the development of the "Taiping Tao" quickly changed their stance after achieving the goal of lifting the "Party's calamity", and began to make things difficult for the Yellow Turbans.

  The above content is a conclusion drawn by Zhang Kuang after combining the sporadic historical knowledge of later generations and his observation of the situation, and thinking for nearly a month.

  With such a realization, Zhang Kuang has been thinking about how to move forward in the past few days.

  The Yellow Turban Rebellion ultimately failed. As a nephew of Zhang Jue, who was extremely close to him, the deep "Taiping Dao" imprint on Zhang Kuang's body could not be washed away no matter what. Not to mention other things, just one "guilt by association" policy would make Zhang Kuang unable to escape the Han dynasty's reckoning.

  So, although Zhang Kuang repeatedly calculated how to leave the Yellow Turban Army and join the Han army, he ultimately gave up in despair. After weighing his options, the road ahead of Zhang Kuang was only one:

  The rebellion is successful!

  Victory is not certain, but to do right is!

  "Heavenly slaughter of the Han dynasty! Heavenly slaughter of the Yellow Turbans! Are you trying to drive me to death?!"

  In his heart, he didn't know how many times he had cursed himself, but Zhang Kuang finally made a bold move. As a traverser, in his subconscious mind, the sense of superiority that put him above all the talented scholars of the time led Zhang Kuang to make a grand decision.

  Since the Han dynasty doesn't give me a way out, I will thoroughly overthrow this heaven-killing Han dynasty!

  The old master wants "martial arts all over the world"!

  But for Zhang Kuang, there is still a puzzle to be solved at present.

  Does this world belong to you, or does it belong to me?

  After defeating this strong enemy who suddenly encountered, Zhang Kuang continued to lead the Yellow Turban warriors under his command, following the predetermined route, advancing westward.

  Destination: Changsha!

  According to Zhang Kuang's unsystematic knowledge of the Three Kingdoms from games and online novels, he knew that the key to the Yellow Turban Rebellion's decline was the "Battle of Fire Burning Changsha"!

  A few days ago, Zhang Kuang, who had been inquiring about the war news all along, learned a shocking piece of information from a small Yellow Turban army outpost he passed by:

  The leader of the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan, "General Bo Cai", one of the elders of the "Taiping Dao", has defeated the Han army led by Zhonglang General Zhu Jun, and besieged the Han general Huangfu Song, who came to rescue Zhu Jun, in Changshe City!

  "The wheels of history have started turning again..."

  After saying a sentence that left Zhou Cang and others bewildered, Zhang Kuang ordered the whole army to head west to join forces with the Huangjin Army in Yingchuan. Along the way, Zhang Kuang led his troops in a swift and stealthy march, without even sending out scouts, and suddenly clashed with the enemy on the road, engaging in a battle with Dian Wei.

  At this moment, Dian Wei led more than 20 fresh Yellow Turban soldiers under his command, mixed in with the Yellow Turban infantry and advancing forward. Thanks to not killing any Yellow Turban soldiers in the previous skirmish, the other Yellow Turban warriors did not view Dian Wei as an enemy, but instead showed him considerable respect.

  Dian Wei himself was also of humble origin and had a lot in common with the Yellow Turbans. So, it wasn't long before Dian Wei joined forces with other Yellow Turban rebels. If they fought another battle together, then they would be true sworn brothers.

  Due to the devastation of war, after entering the territory of Yu State, large tracts of land were left barren and uncultivated, with no one tilling them, and weeds grew all over. This scene made many Yellow Turban warriors who came from farming families feel sorry and discuss it in a flurry. As a city dweller who had been active on the internet for many years, Zhang Kuang had little concept of farming, but he thought of another serious problem.

  The farmland was abandoned like this, and there was no harvest for a year. Then, how to solve the food problem next year?

  I suppose next year, there will still be many impoverished and helpless people who will starve to death.

  Although his hands had already stained with the blood of many enemies, Zhang Kuang's heart still felt a chill. In the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period, under the brilliance of the stars of the heroes, how many innocent civilians died!

  A surge of emotion rose to Zhang Kuang's throat, and he couldn't help but burst into song. Using the most popular four-character tune of the time, Zhang Kuang sang loudly:

  "What joy is there in living, what sorrow in death?"

  Promote good and eliminate evil, all for the sake of peace.

  Joy and sorrow all return to dust.

  "Pity the people of this world, troubles are indeed many!"

  The Taiping Taoists next to them fell silent, listening intently. After Zhang Kuang repeated the chant twice and felt a sense of relief in his heart, the Yellow Turban warriors next to him began to sing loudly along with Zhang Kuang's tune. One person sang, ten people harmonized. Ten people sang, a hundred people harmonized. Suddenly, the entire army joined in the chanting of this folk song.

  "What joy is there in living? What sorrow is there in death?"

  Promote good and eliminate evil, all for the sake of peace.

  Joy and sorrow all return to dust.

  "Pity the people of this world, troubles are indeed many!"

  With a few grains of hoarseness in his thick voice, the folk song he sang was even more in line with the essence of this folk song than Zhang Kuang's clear and loud original version. Many Huangjin warriors, while singing, suddenly burst into tears without realizing it.

  In this world, where can we ordinary people find a way to survive?

  PS: Special thanks to Master Jin Yong for his friendly support. Although the author has doubts about Master Jin Yong's historical foundation, he cannot help but admire Master Jin Yong's literary foundation, and is deeply impressed.