A month passed quickly, and finally about 500 elite soldiers of the Rebel Army were left behind. At this time, they were basically equipped with the conditions to fight.

After this month of hard training, Han Tao led Han Chong and Ma Yuan to follow him all the way, and never fell behind for a moment.

They set an example for all the rebels with practical actions and established strong prestige and cohesion.

After repeated consideration and memories of historical periods, Han Tao felt that it was time to send troops.

Han Tao chose to lead his troops to Yingchuan County, after all, it is closer to Shanyang County.

Moreover, in his memory, the victory of the imperial government army against the Yellow Turban Uprising also began with the battle in Yingchuan.

The rising sun was rising, and the rebels lined up.

Han Tao came to the team and faced the rebel soldiers in front of him: "Brothers, today we are going to officially set out for Yingchuan to annihilate the Yellow Turban Rebels."

"Before departure, I will give you an hour to go home to visit and say goodbye to your loved ones. But remember, it's only one hour and you will set off on time!"

The rebels responded in unison: "Yes! Make sure to come back on time!"

Han Tao waved his hand: "Dissolve."

The rebels scattered in all directions.

Han Chong walked to Han Tao with concern: "Is this really OK? Let them go home at this time, I'm afraid that some people won't be able to come back."

Han Tao turned to look at Wen Su and asked, "What do you think?"

Wen Su answered confidently: "I believe that the soldiers I trained, especially these rigorously trained, will definitely come back on time!"

Han Tao looked at Wen Su with praise and nodded: "A general who trusts his own soldiers will definitely gain the trust and love of his own soldiers. I also believe that the soldiers you lead will definitely not disappoint you!"

Han Chong wanted to say something, and Han Tao said earnestly: "Brother Chong, I know your concerns, but I want to remind you that we are the army and must have strict discipline, but we must not ignore human nature."

"As the saying goes, the mother is worried about her son traveling thousands of miles away, let alone join the army and go to the battlefield, and let these soldiers and their families say something separately, which is what we should arrange."

"I don't know when I will come back after leaving. I also hope that they can truly focus on their minds and be at ease. This is only beneficial for gathering our combat power!"

Han Chong no longer insisted: "Since my cousin and Brother Wen are full of confidence in everyone, I also believe that our soldiers will definitely not disappoint us!"

One hour later, all five hundred rebels returned in full swing. They were wearing anti-spike suits and holding deer-cutting knives, and lined up to go.

Han Chong said to Han Tao and Wen Su with conscientiousness: "Cousin, Brother Wen, I really believe what you said now. Our army is really cohesive!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Han Tao's mouth, and then he issued an order to set off to Wen Su.

At the gate of Shanyang County, County Magistrate Li Zhu, accompanied by County Magistrate Feng Zhong, came to see Han Tao and others off. On the side of the road, there were countless Guizhou heads who bid farewell to him.

Li Zhu walked to Han Tao and others with excitement: "Zizhen, you are going to lead your troops to travel far. I hope you will do your best to do your best to support the Han Dynasty!"

Han Tao nodded and shouted in unison with the righteous soldiers behind him: "Do your heart and do your best! Support the Han Dynasty!"

Li Zhu waved his hand, and a yamen runner brought wine with him on a tray. Li Zhu picked up a bowl of wine, and Han Tao and others also picked up the wine bowl.

There was a basket of soil in the radish basket next to it. Li Zhu stepped forward, picked up a small handful, and placed it in his own wine bowl: "This is the soil of Shanyang. If you drink it, they will bless you and make you come back no matter how far you go."

Han Tao and others also twisted a small handful of soil and put it in their own wine bowl.

Li Zhu picked up the wine bowl: "I wish you to embark on the journey and make more military achievements!"

Li Zhu took the lead in drinking it all.

Han Tao and others also picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one go.

Han Tao and others put down the wine bowl: "Thank you, the county magistrate, for seeing you off, we're leaving!"

A big flag with the word "Yi" flutters in the wind and walks in front of the team.

The rebels, led by Han Tao, Han Chong, Ma Yuan and Wen Su, lined up a neat team to go out of the city.

Yu'er stood in the crowd of farewell and looked at Han Tao who was leaving, and she almost cried into tears. She originally wanted to follow Han Tao and take care of him along the way.

Han Tao felt that the marching and war were too difficult and dangerous, so he finally let her stay at home...

Yu'er, Li Zhu and others watched Han Tao leave with their rebels, with tears in their eyes until they completely disappeared from sight, and they still couldn't bear to leave...

At noon, the blue sky was filled with a fireball-like sun. The clouds seemed to be burned by the sun and disappeared without a trace.

On a desolate field, the earth was dry and fierce, and the trees on the roadside were dried and shrunk, and there was no vitality.

It was under such harsh conditions that a team of about a thousand people was rushing to the road in the scorching sun. They were the rebels led by Han Tao.

A few days after setting out from Shanyang, they have entered Yingchuan County.

Compared with Hanoi County, the situation here is very different, because the weather is dry, the farmland along the way is dry, the rice fields are deserted, and it is desolate.

The troops walked forward a few miles, and the sun gradually set in the west, leaving a trace of redness in the horizon.

A small hillside appeared in front of me, with loess all over the hillside. Occasionally, there were a few trees, but they were all dry and dead. There was no vitality in the entire hillside...

"Cousin, it's getting dark. Let's go to that hillside to rest and spend the night tonight." Han Chong suggested.

Han Tao nodded and the troops headed towards the hillside.

When they reached the top of the hillside, the sunset had completely set and a crescent moon rose into the sky...

The soldiers buried the pot and boiled water, preparing to cook.

Han Tao had just found a gentle place on the top of the hillside to sit down and rest when he suddenly heard a shrill scream from the other side of the hillside!

Han Tao and others were shocked when they heard the shouts and subconsciously picked up their weapons.

Seeing that there were no wild beasts or enemies rushing out around, Han Tao waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down, then waved his hand to greet Wen Su and walk to the edge of the hillside with him and observe to the other side of the hillside.

At the foot of the mountain on the other side of the hillside, there is a cave, and there is a small open space in front of the cave entrance.

More than a dozen men in civilian clothes surrounded a strong man in their forties and a boy in their teens.

The strong man looked handsome and held a long sword in his hand, majestic. But the child behind him was pale and thin, and looked very weak.

The men surrounding them were all thin, bloodless, and even slightly swollen. They were all dressed in ordinary Guizhou heads, holding knives, sticks and other weapons in their hands.

One of them was cut on his thigh, and blood kept flowing. The scream he had just made.

These men surrounded the strong man, staring at the boy behind him, with a greedy fierce light flashing in their eyes, slowly approaching.

"Put down the child and we let you go!" A man in charge shouted at the strong man in front of him.

"Don't think that even if I fight for this life, I will never let you hurt my son!" The strong man roared and responded.

"Your son is so sick and he can't live long. Why do you have to be so persistent? Let him down and eat them together, and you can survive!" The man persuaded the strong man.

When Han Tao heard the man's words, he suddenly realized that he had read records in books in the past, saying that in the years of famine, some people changed their children to survive.

I didn't expect that today I could see a more cruel scene with my own eyes: these hungry victims actually wanted to intercept the sick child and eat it.

"Then you ask me whether my big knife agrees or not!" The strong man roared and swung the big knife in his hand.

Seeing that the strong man insisted on not giving in, the men no longer hesitated, and waved their weapons to launch an attack.

The strong man is extremely brave, but he is restricted everywhere because he has to take care of the children behind him.

The men seemed to see his concerns, and deliberately kept attacking the child, leading the strong man to rescue, and then launching a sneak attack.

The strong man could not help, and the child was cut in the arm and blood immediately shed.

The man was furious and slashed a man with the knife, but the others refused to retreat and continued to launch a crazy offensive against the boy.

If you continue to fight like this, I am afraid that the boy will die in the hands of the Yellow Turban thief.

Of course, Han Tao would not be so reluctant to save him. He hurriedly issued an order to Wen Su: "Hurry up, go up and save people, but don't hurt those people's lives, capture them all alive!"

Wen Su immediately took the order to lead a team of men to kill down the mountain.

The men were originally surrounded by strong men and had the advantage of the number of people. Suddenly, they heard the shouts of killing and saw a team of people holding sharp blades coming, and immediately panicked and had to respond hastily.

These people were not those who were strictly trained by Wen Su. In the blink of an eye, they were all captured alive by knocking weapons on the ground.

Seeing that the scene was controlled, Han Tao took Han Chong and Ma Yuan down the hillside, walked towards the cave, and came to the strong man.

Seeing that the boy's wound was bleeding, Han Tao hurriedly took out the wound medicine he carried with him, stepped forward to help the boy treat the wound and bandaged it.

The strong man stood beside him and looked at Han Tao gratefully. After he bandaged the wound, he hurried forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "Thank you for your kindness for helping me, Huang Zhong thanked me!"

Huang Zhong? This man is actually Huang Zhong?! He is one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han!

When Han Tao heard the man telling his home, he was shocked. He didn't expect that he would meet a top famous general just after he came out of the mountain.

Then Han Tao calmed down and felt relieved after careful recollection.

Huang Zhong was originally from Henan and later went to Jingzhou to become an official. At this time, he was still young and should not have been promoted to an official position. It is not surprising that he met him here...
Chapter completed!