I Can Control My Ancestors

The storm suddenly arose.

From the moment Huang Chao proclaimed himself king, the entire Great Tang was already falling off a cliff.

Regardless of whether it was the Emperor sitting on the court.

Or those ministers who felt they had finally seized great power.

They all immediately sensed something was off.

——Their control over the regions was completely severed.

This severance did not mean the regions were openly rebelling, rather these people were no longer concerned, using various absurd reasons to deflect their orders.

This also thoroughly exposed the thoughts that had been hidden in everyone’s hearts.

The Great Tang is finished!

.....

The following year, in February, Huang Chao rose again to fight.

His army built rafts in Gui Province, sailed down the Xiangjiang directly, first threatening Jiangling, then targeting Xiangyang.

——The flames of war reignited.

Even though the Central Hub of the Great Tang was still exerting itself, trying to stop Huang Chao, stop this overwhelming tide.

But all this was ultimately in vain.

The rebel army was no longer the rebel army of the past.

In terms of overall quality or equipment, both had seen significant improvement.

Most importantly, the morale of the Tang Army had disintegrated.

Huang Chao had already gained a fearsome reputation.

Rumors about him had long been countless throughout the realm, his cruel methods not only won him the oppressed people’s support but also gained him a god-like prestige.

In the face of the rebel army, the Tang Army had no will to fight.

In mere days, Tan Province fell.

Over 100,000 Tang soldiers stained the Xiangjiang with blood.

Huang Chao not only wanted to maintain his fearsome reputation but also lighten the army’s burden.

This battle could be said to have completely shattered the soul of the Tang Army.

Facing the overwhelming incoming rebel army.

Tang soldiers even began to flee without fighting, allowing Huang Chao to take the strategic town of Jiangling without a fight.

And this, in the end, made everyone feel fear.

Huang Chao’s bloodlust was too much.

Facing his swift and vigorous offensive, no one could avoid feeling afraid.

Whether it be the Great Tang’s royal family or the other aristocratic families.

Under such circumstances.

No matter how unwilling, the Great Tang’s royal family could only keep ceding benefits, whether to the aristocratic families in the court or to various clans across the land.

Though at this point it hardly mattered anymore.

After all, this factionalism had long begun.

But it gave them a nominal acknowledgment, and the meanings of these two were inherently different.

Actually, Li Xuan was unwilling to make such a choice.

After all, such a choice was tantamount to handing over the land passed down from his ancestors to others, even if the Great Tang did not fall, he would still be notorious.

But what could he do now?

It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought of seeking help from the Gu Clan, even thinking of going to Julu himself.

But in the end, he was stopped by his ministers.

He could only resent his ancestors for the decisions they made back then, which led him to this predicament today.

For an Emperor.

What truly terrifies him is not something else, but the fall of the nation.

This concerns more than just his own life.

What is most crucial is the title of "King of a Defeated Country," whether it be Jie, Zhou, Qin’s Second Emperor, or even Emperor Yang of Sui, these people have been cursed for many years.

This is what is most frightening.

Because of this, Li Xuan, no matter the cost, must fight with everything he has.

As for the aftermath of this matter....

Li Xuan could only keep telling himself that he could rival Taizong, once again leading the Tang Dynasty’s army to conquer the world and reclaim all the lost lands.

And as this edict spread, people in all directions became even more zealous.

Of course, this was ultimately just a desperate measure for them.

No matter what, they would resist Huang Chao’s actions; now, Li Xuan’s various measures were just the icing on the cake.

Though not entirely useless, it no longer held much significance for these people.

They were going to fight anyway!

If they could defeat Huang Chao, the land would be theirs to roam, what need was there for an imperial edict?

——The situation changed drastically!

Facing such a bloodthirsty Huang Chao, forces from all around mustered all their strength to resist him.

In the first year of Guangming, February.

Perhaps because their path had been too smooth, Huang Chao eventually walked into an ambush, suffering heavy losses, defeated north of Jing.

Had this happened at the start of the rebellion.

It would have definitely greatly shaken the Tang Dynasty’s army morale, even the rebels would have behaved.

But now.

As long as Huang Chao remains alive, it was ultimately useless.

In May.

Both sides engaged in a decisive battle at Xinnzhou State.

To gain the renown of destroying Huang Chao, Gao Bian, without waiting for his allies, ordered his top general Zhang Lin to launch a full assault on Huang Chao.

Both sides gathered hundreds of thousands of troops at Xinnzhou State and engaged in a brutal fight.

Actually, it couldn’t be blamed on Gao Bian.

With the current chaos that was unstoppable, given Huang Chao’s prestige in the land now, as long as he could eliminate Huang Chao, he could not only absorb his followers but also gain tremendous prestige.

Gao Bian came from the top military family, the Gao clan of Bohai Sea.

How could he possibly have no ambition?

But the pity was that he ultimately underestimated Huang Chao.

Underestimated Huang Chao’s current prestige among the rebels, thinking that after such a defeat his army’s morale would certainly have collapsed.

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