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Chapter 233 - Golden Swallow School

By the time dawn arrived, the one hundred and fifty thousand "allied army" had already departed!

These rebel soldiers were all ordinary civilians. In the past, they had also gone out to work before the sun rose. As a result, they didn't feel too tired right now. Everyone was in high spirits!

However, the rebel army was in an abnormal state of chaos! The formation of these allied armies only lasted for ten days, all because of the restrictions set by the elders, altars, and incense masters of white lotus. These elders, altars, and incense masters were all people from the martial world, some were from the gentry, and they didn't have any experience commanding an army! Moreover, these rebel soldiers had never received any military training! As ordinary citizens, it was impossible for their team not to be thrown into chaos!

The number of weapons in Mianyang and Guangyuan's army was limited. At this moment, within the army of one hundred and fifty thousand, only ten thousand people had swords, blades, blades, and other weapons. There were also many people who did not even have sticks in their hands. They were just following their fellow villagers, along with the elders, altars, and incense masters as they travelled to Chengdu, preparing to 'earn money'!

The group was in a state of chaos as voices could be heard everywhere! It was as if countless flies were buzzing loudly!

"Old Liu, how's your family's harvest this year?" A 60-odd soldier and a 70-year-old soldier stood together. Both of them were thin and wrinkled, and neither of them held any weapons! Each of them held a pipe in their hands as they smoked and chatted!

"This year's harvest is slightly better than last year's! However, this year's rent was even higher than last year's. He had given 80% of the rent to Old Master Hong! When next spring begins, I'll have to do some work for Old Master Hong's family and earn some silver! I have the skills of a carpenter, at least I can make up for my family! " The seventy-something year old rebel army said.

"Didn't we already enter the golden age of the white lotus? No one had to work, no one had to eat, no one had to starve! If that's the case, then why go and work at Old Master Hong's house as a carpenter? " A surprised voice rang out from the 60 + year old rebel army.

"What about the flourishing of the white lotus?" Even after entering the White Lotus, Old Master Hong is still a Altar Lord. We're also people's subordinates, we still have to listen to him! I don't think there's much of a difference, not even as there was before! If it were not for the five liang of gold, I would not have joined the allied army and gone to Chengdu! " The seventy-something year old rebel army said.

Although Yang Me had promised a large amount of rewards, including for the ordinary army, if they entered Chengdu, everyone would receive a hundred gold taels, but under the control of the elders, the altars, and the saints, only "five gold taels" remained in the hands of the ordinary army! Moreover, this was only a promise, no one knew if it would actually work!

"Do you think we'll be in danger if we head to Chengdu?" The 60 + year old rebel army said.

"With so many of us, what danger would there be? All those youngsters are rushing in front, and they have sticks in their hands. There's no need for us old men to fight! " The seventy-something year old rebel army said.

"Brother is right!" The 60-odd soldier nodded his head.

Of these 150 thousand troops, over 50 years of age made up a fifth of them, and less than 15 years of age also made up a fifth! Many of the rebel soldiers were only eight or nine years old. They were brought here by their father for the sake of earning five taels of gold! There were also many handicaps within the allied army, and as for malnutrition, weakness and so on, they were everywhere. Everyone came for the gold, and since white lotus did not have any requirements for the quality of the allied army, they joined the allied army.

One hundred and fifty thousand soldiers, one group on one side, one group on the other! Some people walked while they were separated from their own team, thus they joined another team, looking for their fellow villagers. The team was in chaos, but no one cared about them! At this moment, the Elders, Altar Masters, and Scented Masters only wished to become rich after taking down Chengdu. Who would care about those "lowly commoners" below them?

Seeing the hundred and fifty thousand men leaving for the south, Yang Me was excited!

Zhong Xiang stood at the side with his brows knitted tightly.

"Teacher, are you not satisfied?" Yang Me said.

"These are not rebel troops at all! It was just a bunch of random people! It can't even compare to a true commoner! " Zhong Xiang clenched his teeth and said.

From generation to generation, these true commoners had to die because they had not eaten or drunk anything. They were instinctively driven by hunger in their bodies to rebel against the imperial government! Therefore, even if thousands of people were to gather together, they would still have a certain level of fighting strength. If they could reach up to several hundred thousand or even a million, they could form a group of refugees, just like a locust swarm. Even the soldiers did not dare to rashly provoke them! However, his 150 thousand soldiers were not like this at all. Everyone was here for the reward. If everything went well, they would naturally win. If they encountered any adversity, then the allied army would immediately collapse!

Zhong Xiang was the famous leader of the peasant uprising in history, he had extraordinary knowledge and experience! He had seen the soldiers in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, as well as the true female army, and he had also seen the new Song Army under Zhao Chen's command! However, he had to admit that even the worst fighters of the Northern Song in the last years were still much stronger than the rebel army in front of him!

"Master, the officials of the imperial government are causing chaos everywhere, the Chengdu Mansion is extremely empty! When our hundred and fifty thousand strong army arrives, we will be able to attack the Chengdu Mansion! " Yang Me said.

"That's right!" Now that the Chuan Shu is empty, this is our chance, we must seize this chance! Wait until I obtain the entire Chuan Shu, then I will rebuild the army, and fight evenly with Zhao Chen, Zhao Gou, and the Nvzhen, all the way until I take over the world and become the emperor! " Zhong Xiang nodded!

"It's a pity that the Advocacy Division under Zhao Chen is too strong, our powers are not able to enter the army! If our white lotus is able to preach from the military, then we don't have to worry about the government officials anymore! " Yang Me said.

"That's right! This Advocacy Division is so powerful, when I get my hands on him, I will want to learn some of his techniques! " Zhong Xiang said.

The army advanced slowly. They were still following the path of the Taurus.

In the beginning, the team's speed could still be considered fast!

By noon, however, the team was getting slower and slower, especially those old men and children who were in their sixties or seventies. They had fallen behind!

At this time, Zhong Xiang had no choice but to make the army rest!

After two hours, Zhong Xiang ordered the army to depart once more! However, as the soldiers in the army complained incessantly, not a single one of them stood up! Dozens of Altar Masters and Fragrance Masters also came forward, saying that they were unwilling to continue on their journey! Many of these Altar Masters and Vice Altar Masters were born in the gentry, and they had been pampered since they were young, so how could they have suffered in such a manner?!

Zhong Xiang was furious, but he had no other choice, he could only order the troops to rest!

On the morning of the 27th of August, one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers set off once again!

Just like that, they walked for the entire morning until it was noon and they began to rest!

By the first of September, they had reached Deer's Head! This was an important checkpoint on the Taurus Road. However, this place was now completely empty. One hundred and fifty thousand troops had successfully occupied the Deer Pass!

"Master, the garrison troops of the imperial government have all retreated! "It seems like the imperial government is afraid of us!" Yang Me came to Zhong Xiang's side and said.

"That's right!" We have one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers, who wouldn't be afraid of us? This small Deer Pass only had around 500 soldiers stationed here before! Do they dare to fight against one hundred and fifty thousand of us with their five hundred people? " Zhong Xiang laughed out loud!

On the third day of the ninth month, they arrived at the White Horse Pass. Zhong Xiang and Yang Me were even more joyous, the Elders, Altar Masters and Vice Masters of the allied army were also abnormally excited, there was no need to say anything more!

On the fifth day of the ninth month, they came to the Imperial Palace. There was still no Imperial army stationed here! The allied army was surprised once again!

It was not until the tenth day of the ninth month that they arrived at the Golden Swallow School, an important stronghold on the Taurus Road. The place was still empty, but the rebel army was no longer as excited as before!

After a day of traveling, the soldiers of the allied army were truly exhausted! Not to mention those sixty to seventy year old old men, even some young men were unwilling to continue on their journey!

Zhong Xiang and Yang Me ordered the army to rest here!

In the middle of the night of the same day, the sounds of fighting suddenly came from the southern regions of the rebel army!

In the middle of the night, an army appeared out of nowhere! No one knew how many men the rebel army had!

Most of the people in the south were young and able-bodied, and all of them were fast asleep. Arrows were already raining down from the sky!

Countless of rebel soldiers crawled up from the ground. Without any hesitation, they retreated!

"This is bad!" The officials of the imperial court were here! Quick, retreat! "

"The number of soldiers in the imperial government is extremely high. Countless people have already died! "If you don't retreat now, it will be too late!"

"Hurry up and retreat!"

There were shouts everywhere! The young and robust members of the rebel army were extremely anxious! They were originally just commoners who had not received any military training. To have a large army attack in their dreams in the middle of the night was a very normal reaction!

Then the distant rumble of drums!

The sound of the war drums rang out as if tens of thousands of people were beating the drums!

Every drum sound was like a blow to the heart. At this moment, all the rebel soldiers were awoken! Countless rebel soldiers retreated towards the north in fear!

Zhong Xiang and Yang Me had also woken up, both of them were shocked!

"Quick!" Constraint the army! Tell the army not to fall into chaos! At this point in time, the imperial government cannot possibly have that many troops! " Zhong Xiang shouted loudly!

"Elder Song, Elder Wang, Elder Li, quickly stop! What are you doing?" In the dark night, Yang Me saw the few elders heading towards the north and shouted loudly!

However, the surrounding area was in complete chaos. These Elders simply couldn't hear what he was doing! The surrounding rebel soldiers frantically retreated. These few Elders were afraid of falling behind, so they naturally retreated along with the others!

The army was in complete chaos! Screams could be heard everywhere, occasionally accompanied by miserable screams! There were some soldiers that were stepped on by their own people, but at this moment, who would pay attention to these soldiers?

"Master Xue, Master Li, Master Qian!" You all hurry up and restrain your subordinates! Seeing a few more people rushing over, Yang Me said loudly.

"Damn it!" The imperial army was there. How could he control it? We are all going to die, but you told us to restrain the army! " An Vice Hallmaster scolded at Yang Me!

"What did you say?" Yang Me was furious!

"I am a person with a family background! I'm really blind to actually start a fight with a cult like you! Now that the imperial army is here, what should I do? " The Vice Hallmaster's face was filled with fear!

"Master? "What should we do?" Yang Me looked at Zhong Xiang, and said fearfully.

"Go!" Get out of here! Let's get out of here first, then we'll talk! "When the sun rises, we will definitely be able to defeat the imperial army!" Zhong Xiang said.

Yang Me nodded, this was all he could do!