Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 23: The commander is too small
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Summer torrential rains come just as they say they are, intermittently, from time to time, and from time to time. It has been raining for three days without stopping.
When the rain curtain was blown by the wind, it was like a creamy white gauze curtain floating in the wind, and like a heavy fog rippling in the air.
Looking at Jinyang City from afar, the castle walls seemed to be shrouded in deep clouds of smoke.
The rain extinguished the beacon smoke and washed away the blood stains left by the casualties on the walls.
The war was put on hold, and fences and fortifications were built outside the city.
I saw large tents behind the fortifications, like countless umbrellas on rainy days.
The weather turned cooler after the rain, which wiped out the heat of the summer; but in addition to the coolness, the humidity also made people miserable because there were not so many houses for all soldiers.
The tent cannot completely block the rain, and there is a shortage of dry firewood. Soldiers’ wet armor can only be roasted half-dry by fire. It is not so comfortable to wrap half-wet clothes on the body.
The most inconvenient thing is the muddy roads. The roads connecting the camps are sloppy. People walking on it is like walking in a swamp, or like being in the mud of a rice field. The ankles are submerged... the post road is better. The ground has been crushed by carriages and horses for a long time, and the rain has not been soaked too deeply; but the surface of the hard soil is covered with a thin layer of mud, like a lubricant, and the horses and horses are very slippery when walking on it. I'm about to fall accidentally.
The generals of the Zhou army go to the Chinese army camp every day, seeming to be arguing about whether to retreat.
General Xiang Xun once again sent someone to ask Guo Shao to meet at his big account. This time Xiang Xun looked a little embarrassed and walked away.
From the time when Guo Shao was with him, Xiang Xun was actually a real person.
However, it is inevitable that people will occasionally pat their chests with light words like "I will take you to the official house and let the official house give you another official"; see Xiang Xun's current look, Guo Shao I knew it might not be so easy.
The Zhou Dynasty is not comparable to the Han and Tang Dynasties, but it is also the strongest Central Plains regime in the world. At any rate, Chai Rong is also the emperor recognized by the world... Even if the people of the Northern Han Dynasty and others do not recognize Chai Rong as the world Co-owner, but he would definitely take the emperor Chai Rong seriously.
Is the emperor so nice to see? When Guo Shao saw this, he hurriedly said: "Corporate to the general Rexian, he has received many interviews with the end general, and the end general has been flattered.
At the end of this little power, the court will definitely reward the merits, and there is no need to ask for official positions.
"Guo Shao did not say this for the flattery of Xiangxun, nor was he humble. It was true that Xiangxun’s status was too far from his own. When he met several times alone, it was indeed very face-saving and enough. Respect.
Xiang Xun asked: "By the way, Commander Zhang Du last time performed your merits for you. What position did you want to promote?" "Commander.
"Guo Shaodao.
Xiang Xun frowned and said: "The commander is only a big officer, and he has no more than five hundred soldiers under his hand, and he may also specify what kind of soldiers they are.
Too low! "Guo Shao replied according to the facts: "At the end, before this battle, I only did Dutou.
"He not only answered truthfully, but also didn't explain in detail: Dutou only spent one day, but he was actually a team leader.
Xiang Xun shook his head: "The formation of Zhang Yuanhui's name does not match a commander.
What's more, if others don’t understand, can they not understand in the future? Xinkou saves Shi Yan, if Guo Lang is not there, Shi Yan is dead.
Relying on these merits, not to mention the accumulated military merits of Wufang Town, Luzhou, and not just let you be a small commander.
"Although Guo Shao also wanted to stand out, he hadn't even thought of making it to the sky with one step. There was a sentence in his mind: too many steps are easy to pull eggs.
Xiang Xun groaned for a moment and said: "I have been on good terms with Prime Minister Wang Pu. Let me tell him about this first, and I will give you news in a few days.
"Guo Shao didn't refuse. He thought that a few months ago, he was still a small captain and no one cares about. Can this be related to the prime minister? Xiang Xun patted his chest again and said, "The other me There is no guarantee that you should never just be promoted to a commander! To be the commander who killed the most powerful general in the Northern Han Dynasty and saved Shi Yan, I really want to laugh off the big teeth of the world..." He lowered the volume slightly, "The official killed more than 70 generals in Luzhou, and go back. There are a lot of vacancies in the army to be governed at this time. Don't worry, I will talk to Prime Minister Wang, as long as he nods, this matter will be easy to handle.
"Guo Shao is busy with thanks.
However, Xiang Xun's words are indeed a bit exaggerated, and he has not reached the level of laughing at the people of the world.
Zhang Yuanhui was killed in battle, the Liao army was singled out in Wufang Town, and Shi Yan was saved. All these things are big or small. The amount of credit depends on what the emperor thinks and what others say.
Speaking smaller, these things have not reached the level of affecting the situation of the battle, and it is not a great feat; if you say bigger, you can create a mysterious "qi" to discuss, the army needs heroes and needs can The specific deeds discussed, those with a reputation as the first fierce general, or those deeds that are easily understood by the soldiers at the bottom, can affect the morale of the army.
...The rain still has to come from time to time, and it took many days for Guo Shao to return to Jinyang City, and Zhou Jun never attacked the city again.
Finally, after a few days of clear weather, news came from the army that the emperor ordered the army to retreat in batches.
The siege of Jinyang should end here.
Although the Zhou Dynasty did not directly destroy the Northern Han Dynasty, it severely damaged its main force in Gaoping. After arriving in Jinyang City, it swayed all of the Northern Han Dynasty. Except for Jinyang City, no other prefectures and towns had surrendered. military.
This time the Northern Han Dynasty may have to stop for a long time, and dare not take any more actions. It's a question of whether it can recover its vitality.
The Infantry Army of the Xiaodi Army is no longer an established system, and there are only a few defeated generals left; but the horsemen have not lost much, and the main force still exists.
Guo Shao and the others attached the Xiaodi Army and horsemen under the command of envoys and retreated with them.
The class teacher still walks back to the court. The horse needs something to support, but he rarely rides.
Guo Shao couldn't calculate, but felt that he had walked thousands of miles on foot in a few months.
He quickly found out that his small group of men and horses were not controlled. Shangfeng had neither a head nor a commander, and no one was in charge of the troops that he did not control. They only had one commander, the small bottom army, horses and soldiers. Make.
When the army arrived in Luzhou, the formation of troops in front was chaotic and blocked the road. Ministers were going to coordinate, and the troops behind temporarily stopped to rest.
The weather in Luzhou has cleared up, and Guo Shao then greeted the two brothers to revisit their old places nearby, but no one cares about them anyway.
The three of them rode out to Wufang Town. Luo Mengzi asked, "Brother, do you want to go in and take a look?" Guo Shao thought for a moment, and found that there was no one he wanted to see in Wufang Town.
See Li Desheng? The town general Li Desheng is actually not a bad person, but Guo Shao has no interest in making friends; he feels a little intimacy with the people in the town, but he is not very familiar with and caring about a single individual.
Thinking about it like this, I couldn't find a reason to be nostalgic after bleeding here.
So what do you do when you go in, do you want to see if the people have erected a monument for themselves? He shook his head, and adjusted the horse to continue walking slowly south with the two.
By noon, due to the sweltering weather, the water in the water bags of the three of them had been used up and no wells could be found nearby, so they decided to find a village to replenish some drinking water, then eat some dry food and return to the station.
I saw cooking smoke on a half **** not far from the road. It seemed that there were several houses, so they led horses along the road.
As soon as I approached, I heard the noise of people on Banpo, and then I heard the voice of a young lady calling for help.
The three of them heard clearly, and when they looked at each other, Guo Shao quickly took down the two stone bows and prepared an arrow; Yang and Luo did not bring any soldiers, and immediately took out their knives carefully.
They continued to walk upwards, and they heard someone yelling in the soil yard above: "Food! Where is the food?" Another voice said, "Good guys, my family is really out of food. Once again, the soldiers from Jinyang came to collect it again last time, wishing to scrape all the land away... The child and her mother were sick and starved to death. My family can only eat bark and roots, and the heroes let me go. Stop..." "Eating bark can live such an old age? Grain! Cook this little lady without food!" Guo Shao followed the voice and walked into the broken courtyard. There was a small earth dam and a few inside. Huts.
There were two scrawny men in ragged clothes standing at the door. They looked like refugees. Seeing Guo Shao waiting in armor, their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly shouted inside: "The officers and soldiers are here!" When they fell, Yang and Luo went up with a stride, and put their knives on the necks of the two refugees. The two were shocked and did not dare to move their eyes.
At the same time, Guo Shao has rushed into the house.
There were four people inside. An old man knelt on the ground and turned his head and looked at Guo Shao in a daze; two rags next to him were holding a little girl and pressing on the stove.
The little girl was wearing a patched torn dress and was so thin that she was unimaginably thin. Her head was facing a pot on the stove. The water in it was so hot that it was only bubbling and it was already boiling. Steamed and crying, his face was dirty and black and white.
Yang Luo and the other two also escorted people into the house.
The old man kneeling on the ground moved over with his knees and hugged Guo Shao's leg: "Soldier, save me!" The man at the stove saw this and said with a stern expression: "Don't move! Otherwise, I will let her go and cook her. !" "Be safe, don't worry, I will put down the bow and arrow first.
" Guo Shao carefully lowered the arrow first, then closed the arrow on the string, and then said, "We have food and three fast horses.
All in the yard.
""Let them go! "The expressions of the people who made the noise were the most fierce, and the other refugees were so scared that they dare not come out.
Guo Shao said: "You let the girl go, my people let them go.
" The human said: "You|mother| you should be stupid! Let me go, can we beat you, can we live? "Guo Shao kept calm and said: "You let her beg for mercy and can still live if you kill her? Do you think we have something to do with this family? We just came up to ask for water.
"The man with his neck was hurriedly said in fear: "Soldier, please spare your life, spare your life! "Guo Shao ignored him, just staring at the man with a fierce expression: "Beware of slipping your hands and hurting innocent lives. It's not easy for you to live."
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