Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 127: Have high hopes
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Guo Shao's tribe walked halfway, and heard that Zhao Chao's tribe, dozens of miles away, was suddenly attacked by "white armored soldiers"; Zhao Chao was furious and sent troops to slaughter the farm along the way to show punishment.
Bai Jiabing had appeared in Shouzhou, and Guo Shao had heard of it. Nantang has been defending against attacks from the north along the Huaihe River, and has been operating for decades: in addition to garrisoning elite troops, it also reclaimed large areas of farmland and drove Qingzhuang to go to farmland. The idea is to train soldiers at the same time.
Li Jing and his son had a good idea, but they were not very successful in implementation. After Zhou Jun attacked Huainan, the troops of the Southern Tang garrison surrendered one after another, welcoming them to lead the way|party.
But reality once again gave the Huainan army a slap in the face, and Zhou Jun was not a good one. The soldiers took the form of conquerors and robbed and killed them at every turn. So Shouzhou soldiers revolted one after another. They had no armor, and they used paper as armor, so they were called "white armored soldiers"! Some people even have no weapons, so they fight when the bamboo is sharpened. Rebellion rushed everywhere.
After Chai Rong came to Shouzhou, he adopted Li Gu's suggestion to ban killing, and personally went to the mountain where the white soldiers gathered to persuade them to go back to cultivate the land. After Li Gu managed it, it gradually calmed down. But the reputation of Bai Jiabing has spread throughout Huainan.
Because the white armored soldiers are not very effective in combat, they can only make up for the empty side drums, but Zhou Jun actually didn't take them seriously.
But Guo Shao heard about Zhao Chao and immediately took it seriously. No one else has seen it before, but he knows what "the vast ocean of people's war" is! When the time comes, there will be hostile civilians all around, scouts, setting up sentries, finding ways, and all kinds of military affairs are difficult to handle. Isn't this digging your own eyes?
He first sent people to strictly order Zhao Chao not to kill the soldiers and the people of Huainan, but the effect was almost ineffective; the servants took orders on the surface, but they did nothing. The soldiers were assaulted and fired... Zhao Chao did not impose severe punishments, and killed people again. You don't have to pay your life, and things that don't cost money are easy to do.
The emperor of the time has led the Inner Hall Zhizhu squad, the crane control army and the army of civil and military forces to Shouzhou, focusing on the deployment of the Battle of Haozhou.
Guo Shao thought for a whole night. He knew that Zhao Chao and Zhao Kuangyin's father had a good relationship, and he didn't intend to make enemies; he didn't want to punish him. But if the battle in Haozhou does not go well, the loss will be even greater! The two powers are harmed, whichever is less, Guo Shao decides to personally ride to Shouzhou to meet the emperor and give a small report.
...In the hall of Shouzhou City, Chai Rong was sitting on the upper seat, unconsciously touching the sparse beard of his chin with one hand, as if thinking about something.
His face is a bit dark in the sun, but it gives the illusion of being pale. It may be that light black is unhealthy... Most of the strong guys have a dark, buttery complexion after sun exposure, but Chai Rong’s The skin is only light-colored with spots. I don't know, I thought that the emperor was too drunk, so it looked as if he was hollowed out; in fact, Chai Rong drank moderately and was never drunk.
He is thinking about Gao Dehuai.
At that time, Gao Dehuai was the capital of the right arm of the cavalry. He has been in the army for eleven years, and has served for the Zhou Dynasty since Taizu (Guo Wei). Last year's key battle of Gaoping was also in the army. But then he kept standing still and was not promoted.
After arriving in Huainan, there was a little lack of merit for promotion, but Chai Rongnian and his qualifications wanted to recount the military merits of the Battle of Gaoping and Huainan's minor merits, and promote him so that he could gain the status of a senior general.
Because the conquest of Huainan has been going smoothly in all aspects so far, Chai Rong has promoted many people, such as Zhang Yongde as the chief inspector of the palace, Zhao Kuangyin as the commander of the palace, Guo Shaojian... etc. people.
Unexpectedly, when Chai Rong mentioned Gao Dehuai’s construction of the festival, Zhao Kuangyin’s words just landed: "Gao Dehuai led the iron cavalry on the right side, rushing to defeat, and the military laws were not strict. The march was negligent and he fell by luck. Lose."
Is Gao Dehuai really bad? Will he be able to bring good soldiers out? Chai Rong is not someone who believes everything others say. He has considered some personal factors: It is said that Gao Dehuai and Zhao Kuangyin are at odds.
The grievances of Zhao and Gao may have been planted when they were both serving as military commanders in front of the palace, Sidong and Xiban, and they have intensified later. Gao Dehuai's qualifications are higher than that of Zhao Kuangyin, and he used to be the top of Zhao Kuangyin; but last year and this year, Zhao Kuangyin was promoted extremely quickly, and he is already the two elite No. 2 chief generals in the front of the palace. Gao Dehuai is still a Xiangdu school. It would be a bit embarrassing to ask Gao Dehuai, an old senior general, to whisper to his former subordinates, and those who are disagreeable.
Of course, Chai Rong considers more and deeper things. Everyone knew he was thinking, but no one knew what the emperor was thinking.
At this moment, the forward commander Guo Shao suddenly reported to see him. Chai Rong immediately ordered him to come in.
After Guo Shao paid his respects, he talked about Bai Jiabing and Zhao Chao.
After hearing this, Chai Rong said directly: "Zhao Chao is not what you want, I will replace him."
Guo Shao didn't expect the emperor to be so happy, a little flattered. When Chai Rong saw this, he said: "I have heard that the general who guards Haozhou is Chai Kehong. This person has recently become famous in the Southern Tang Dynasty. As long as you and Han Tong win in Haozhou and win cleanly, they must be called Li Jing and the Huainan Tang Army were disappointed. The effectiveness of this campaign is extraordinary! You can only use your troops with all your strength and do not have to follow the rules."
"Thanks to the emperor for Long En." Guo Shao said hurriedly.
Chai Rong said again: "Last time you went to the Privy Council to ask for credit? Wei Renpu, did this happen?"
Wei Renpu bowed and said: "Back to your Majesty, there is this matter."
Chai Rong simply said: "If everything is approved, you can grant military posts and awards to meritorious officers."
"The minister follows the decree." Wei Renpu said.
Guo Shao was very happy to hear that, but the pressure was even greater... He thought of Yuan Chonghuan in the Ming Dynasty, boasting that Emperor Chongzhen met his requirements in five years of Ping Liao; but if he failed to do so, Ling Chi would be executed. The higher the emperor’s hope, the greater the anger when he is disappointed!
However, pressure cannot make a young man shrink. Everyone subconsciously wants to realize their own value and prove themselves in important links. The more important things are, the more exciting they are; the more opportunities they can get attention and performance. Guo Shao is no exception, he is more excited than pressure.
Chai Rong pondered for a moment, and said: "Let Gao Dehuai be transferred to the left side of the Tiger and Jie Army, and Zhao Chao will come to the cavalry."
... Gao Dehuai, Guo Shao is very familiar with this person, as he knew it in modern society. He didn't know much about "Hou Zhou", and many important figures of this era were not familiar with it, but it was precisely this Gao Dehuai who was not that important, he had heard of it.
About Gao Dehuai, he heard it from drama stories. One is called "Three Fights on Tao Sanchun", and the other is called "Gao Dehuai Farewell".
Here, however, Guo Shao is very skeptical of the stories in the opera, especially Gao Dehuai's daughter... It is said that Gao Dehuai was poor when he was young, and he had to sell his daughter to be a maid to pay off debts, and then he went to Beijing to join a big man.
If Guo Shao understands correctly, Gao Dehuai was born in a family of military commanders, and his father Gao Xingzhou had been crowned king in the Han and Zhou dynasties. With such a family background, his father is a king, and his son can be poor... Can he be mixed up to sell his daughter? This is too much! Could it be that posterity specially made up stories to hack him? It is very likely that he and Zhao Kuangyin have a bad relationship.
Guo Shao was very satisfied with the appointment of the emperor, and now he subconsciously regarded Zhao Kuangyin as his opponent. Guo Shao is most willing to win over people who have a bad relationship with Zhao Kuangyin.
We must not let the power of the Gao family fall to Zhao Kuangyin! Gao Dehuai seems to be known as a general of the Northern Song Dynasty in later generations, and I am afraid that he would later fall into the embrace of Zhao Kuangyin, and he can no longer let this happen.
...Because the army was still camping halfway, Guo Shao hurried back to the vanguard camp that day.
Guo Shao summoned the military academy and generals above the deputy generals to discuss in the Chinese military, specifically for the Bai Jiabing.
"The officials have already transferred Virtue and Huai to the right-wing Rendu School. Our army's initiative to massacre should be contained. But I think that this matter has the officials of the Southern Tang State as a'pushing hand'... it is their purposeful conspiracy. . Bai Jiabing has ceased in Shouzhou, why suddenly attack the right side?"
The generals didn't think about these things at all, but after listening to Guo Shao's explanation, they nodded and felt reasonable.
Guo Shao continued: "I thought about the second strategy.
First, find some women to make tiger flags and send them to the military camps. It is said that they were sent by the people of the Southern Tang State to inspire the heroic soldiers of the Zhou army; and they told the entire army to attack our Baijia soldiers. It was the disguise of the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty...Well, it was said that Meng Jun did it! Let the soldiers not be deceived by 6 Meng Jun and used by treacherous people.
Secondly, I caught the white armored soldiers and treated them kindly. He told them that the person who slaughtered the people and stationed soldiers was 6 Meng Jun, intending to blame Zhou Jun; let the prisoners go back and persuade the people not to be fooled. It's like this every time, and it spreads. "
At this moment, Zuo You said: "According to the lord's intention, I wrote a dozen oil poems to sing. The lord will see what happens."
Guo Shao took a look and read: "Despicable and shameless 6 Meng Jun, sneaking assault on Zhou Jun, blaming Bai Jiabing. He killed himself behind his back, and turned into Zhou Bing. If there is too much morality, he will be retributed. Xiaorenxing, 6 Meng Junna 6 Meng Jun!"
"Hahaha..." The generals burst into laughter.
Guo Shao said: "Very good, very good. Soldiers and ordinary people don't understand any elegant poems. Lickers are the best, and you can sing it when you have nothing to do. Post it everywhere and read it to everyone."
Guo Shaoxing started and said: "I remembered that the official rewarded me with a woman who was good at singing and dancing. It's better to take it and find a few people to let her rehearse some plays. Military performance... Let 6 Meng Jun also become famous."
Zuo You said again: "There happened to be something, that Zhou Duan (6 Meng Jun's former staff) said. The people of Southern Tang have hidden things about our army scouts."
Guo Shao also heard about this incident, and hurriedly said: "The content needs to be changed, focusing on highlighting the conditions of the Huainan people and the generals of the Great Zhou army, the army, the people, and the fish and water, and the content that our army has not committed and is deeply supported by the Huainan people . And don’t write the lyrics too difficult to understand, just let’s talk like this, so that the soldiers can understand."
Zuo You nodded and said: "The Lord's words are extremely true, I will write the play."