After this conversation between Luo Xiao and Zhang Jue, Zhang Jue came to understand certain things, swept away his earlier worries, and became radiant with spirit once more.
Luo Xiao, meanwhile, felt an added weight upon him, as though something had settled onto his shoulders.
An ordinary person would probably have begun worrying about the reason.
But Luo Xiao was different. In his view, the Sage King Sovereign would not harm him.
As long as the Sage King Sovereign did not act against him, what did it matter even if he faced Heaven?
He would simply meet soldiers with generals and hold back the flood with earth.
Ji Zhao's gaze fell upon Luo Xiao. He had a premonition that this new Child of the Mandate of Heaven in the family would accomplish something unprecedented in its history, in a way no one could imagine.
Zhang Jue abandoned his previous plan to seize territory far and wide. Instead, he led the Taiping Army toward a crossing of the Great River to enter Henei and strike directly at Luoyang, while simultaneously besieging surrounding commanderies and counties such as Yingchuan to sever Luoyang's connections with the outside world.
For the Taiping Army, there was no ideal method that guaranteed victory.
The Taiping Army ranged across provinces and commanderies, but in reality, its combat-capable main force had likewise not split up to enter the counties and villages.
Under these circumstances, if Zhang Jue led a hundred and fifty thousand Taiping troops against Luoyang, the court would certainly be terrified.
The emperor and the Dukes and Ministers, afraid of death, would certainly take fright and recall large numbers of troops campaigning elsewhere to defend Luoyang.
Countless openings would appear amid the court's panicked redeployments.
It might not be impossible to crush the main force