Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 197: The smell of war beacon smoke
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In early July, Guo Shao saw Zhou Duan who had returned from Youzhou, and he got busy now. !ybdu!
Recovering the Sixteenth State of Youyun is of great significance in all aspects, and Guo Shao is happy to work hard for it; at the same time, it is also to help the emperor Chai Rong complete his great cause. He is kind and wants to keep a place in the Zhou Dynasty.
He doesn't remember exactly what year the specific event was in history, but the circumstances of the "Battle of Shouzhou" are enough for him to conclude that history has changed.
Because the crucial battle of Shouzhou was completely different, the battle of Huainan should be much smoother than in history, which saved the Zhou Dynasty a lot of time. In other words, Chai Rong should have enough time to complete the Northern Expedition without leaving any regrets.
Youyun sixteen states, this key place that has directly affected the national movement for one or two hundred years, and the far-reaching indirect impact may even be thousands of years! If it can recover and complete the northern defense line, what will the Central Plains dynasty look like? Guo Shao looks forward to it.
In terms of personal relationships, Guo Shao does have hostility and vigilance towards Chai Rong... but this does not prevent him from giving high recognition to the abilities of Emperor Chai Rong. One of the few Ming emperors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Wenzhi Wugong is very courageous and powerful, and he is also an emperor born and killed by a martial artist. To recover the Youyun Sixteen Prefecture, it is quite reliable to hope Chai Rong. Thing. If even a powerful master like Chai Rong, who can maintain the situation with a brutal force, can't take it back, what hope does Youzhou have?
So Guo Shao had no intention of dragging Chai Rong back, and even decided to spare no effort in this matter. If it is for personal feelings that affects the great cause of the Northern Expedition, Guo Shao will not be able to pass the hurdle in his heart in the overall sense of responsibility... But he can't affect it. If he dares to delay the Northern Expedition, he may die faster!
"Ying, Mo, Ning, Yi and other border states all have stockpiled rations. The Khitan people seem to have changed their strategy of plundering before fighting, and they have stored food and grass everywhere in advance." Zhou Duan talked freely.
Guo Shao recorded his narration like a ghost character while listening. I'm afraid there is only a draft he can understand.
Zhou Duan also wrote a lot of his own knowledge, Guo Shao casually read a copy, and at first glance it still seems quite organized. But it is just the order of the article, and the information on the intelligence itself is fragmented.
Guo Shao is completely incapable of writing ancient articles, but it does not mean that he has no culture. His logical thinking of summarizing information and categorizing hierarchically does not lose to the ancients.
Drafts of these articles, insights, and Q&A. Guo Shao must collect and sort out, sort out the categories, and sort out intelligence from all aspects of terrain, climate, water sources, fortifications, rations, and force estimation. The value of this item cannot be calculated in detail; it should be of great reference value for the Privy Council in formulating combat strategies and preparations.
Guo Shao used his jerky calligraphy to write this information summary. From maps to descriptions of categories, the pictures and texts are all over the place, and nearly a hundred pages are overflowing. They are all written in neat, tiny, small letters. The calligraphy is certainly not good, but it should be easy to read because of the neatness.
The work was not completed until the beginning of August... He thought for a while and prepared to dedicate this thing to the deputy envoy Wang Pu. Although Wang Pu was the Secret Envoy of the Privy Council, the general steps of the Zhou Dynasty to unify the world were mainly based on his opinions. Recently, the emperor was easy to follow Wang Pu's suggestions on military affairs. Moreover, Wang Pu was also the minister who advocated the Northern Expedition.
Guo Shao thought it over well, so when he was going straight, he sent the things directly to the Privy Council and gave it to Wang Pu. Of course he took so much effort, the signature was written by himself.
Then he waited to be commended by the emperor... Actively contributing to the Northern Expedition, regardless of whether that thing will be adopted by the court, his attitude is quite correct!
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Unexpectedly, what was waiting was the Privy Council’s military order: ordering the guards, Sima Budu, to wait for Guo Shao, and Hu Jie Army’s left-wing command envoy Qi Tingxun, to lead the Tiger’s Jie’s left-wing armies out of Beijing before September. Go north to visit Qizhou.
When Guo Shao got this military order and checked the order with the generals at all levels, Guo Shao felt a little confused... Should this be happy or anxious?
Accordingly, the Northern Expedition should be at least after the beginning of spring next year, why should Guo Shao be transferred out of Beijing so early? He couldn't help but think of Li Chongjin and Ma Bu, the first commander of the Department of Guards, and he was in Huainan with a very high military rank. However, Guo Shao was better than Li Chongjin. He led the Forbidden Army out of Beijing. The army who did not go to the palace was at least one of the few elites in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It doesn’t seem to be a bad thing either, because active military service under Chai Rong’s is encouraged.
Sure enough, when it was almost noon, Wang Pu came in person. Wang Pu is in his fifties, but he looks completely inferior to Wei Renpu. He is thinner and has a lot of wrinkles on his face. His small eyes are not muddy, but rather energetic.
He seemed to see that Guo Shao had some doubts, so he went to the government office alone to talk. Wang Pu is a civil servant, but because he has been dealing with the military in the Privy Council for a long time, he speaks more directly, so he immediately said: "This is a good thing."
Guo Shao nodded in response.
Wang Pudao: "The officials knew that General Guo had a high prestige in the left side of the Tiger and Jiefang, and his command was moving, so they asked you to take the left side of the Tiger and Jiefang to Qizhou. Let you lead the army out and be the leader of your own. Send someone to restrain you, this is not because the official trusts you. And who is the Qituo, doesn't the old man know?"
Guo Shao paid his respects in response, and was speechless to this sentence. As expected, the emperor knew exactly what he was doing in the Forbidden Army and he didn't bother.
Wang Pu said again: "General Guo's headquarters will be stationed in Qizhou first. When the Northern Expedition begins, this official recommends you as a striker in the middle."
Guo Shao had to say, "Thank you, Deputy Envoy Wang."
Wang Pu didn't have any personal relationships with others, and didn't talk much, so he left after speaking. Guo Shao went out and sent him to the gate of the official office before returning.
Guo Shao could not say what he was feeling at this time, but thinking shouldn’t be a bad thing...Wang Pu said few words but made sense, and said very clearly: First, let him take the forbidden army to travel, and give the military power is trust; Playing forward in one direction also affirms his ability.
Qizhou? Guo Shao roughly recalled it, because he drew maps of Youzhou and other places and remembered the location of this place. It is indeed close to the national border, just north of Waqiao Pass (Xiong County). There is a strong pass in that place... Could it be that when the Northern Expedition begins, the emperor will order himself to directly engage in Waqiao Pass?
At this time, Guo Shao said in his heart: I hate attacking fortifications!
But is there any way? In the emperor's heart, he estimated that the only value is to be able to chew on the important town.
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Another incident has attracted additional attention from Guo Shao: Fu Ermei.
According to the transfer order, the main force of the Northern Expedition should go out of Beijing before September; the main force of the Northern Expedition should go on both land and water, and it will not start until at least February or March next year. There is still about five or six months and a half year in between... Besides, fighting I don't know how long it will last. Guo Shao led the soldiers and left his wife in Tokyo for half a year? If the emperor finds a reason to summon it, or if the second sister is bumped into by the emperor when she sees the talisman, wouldn’t it be a lot of opportunities?
Guo Shao is very sure that Ermei Fu is a peerless beauty, and everyone will covet it when she sees it; and Ermei Fu is the emperor's sister-in-law, and his preconceived thoughts made him think that the emperor might have the idea of hitting her sister-in-law.
Sometimes he imagined the love scene of Empress Fu who was waiting for the emperor in the palace, and he was very upset, but he couldn't help it, because the queen had a name; now Fu Ermei is his woman, if she is still occupied. Unbearable.
Guo Shao completely believes in the second sister Fu, her heart is all on her husband; the most important thing is to prevent the strong men in Tokyo, he does not believe in the people of Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin at all!
However, he soon thought of a way: send Fu Ermei back to her family.
... Thinking of this, Guo Shao finally felt relieved. After returning home from the government office, he was anxious to discuss this matter with Fu Ermei. As long as Fu Ermei settled down, he would have no worries about the future, as long as he prepared for the Northern Expedition.
Seeing the happy second sister Fu, Guo Shao reluctantly said: "The court ordered me to lead the vanguard to go north before September, and I will come to the end."
Fu Ermei's joyful expression froze on her face.
Guo Shao felt sad when he saw this, and continued: "Now it’s almost a month away from September, but there is one more thing before the expedition. I want to send you back to the famous mansion for a while, until the battle is over. , I will pick you up at the Daming Mansion by the way, but I can rest assured that the second sister stays with King Wei... It’s not good for the army to go out and take my wife all the way, so let’s go to the Daming Mansion earlier and send you to me. I just rushed back to Beijing to lead troops before September. It’s a very short time for such calculations. We'd better prepare for the departure in the next few days."
Fu Ermei held his hand and asked: "How long will the war last?"
Guo Shao sighed and said: "I don't know. But there is still half a year before the official Northern Expedition. We have to be separated for a long time."
Fu Ermei was suddenly depressed, as if she was too uncomfortable, she said quietly: "How boring life would be without you."
"Good days do always feel too short..." Guo Shao said kindly, "but I will write to you."
Fu Ermei suddenly felt a little bit more energetic after hearing this, she raised her head and looked at him with watery eyes: "Then you must write to me often. I need your news to get on. Also, you are fighting. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, but you must not get hurt and take care of your own life."
Guo Shaoqiang said with a smile: "I have 20,000 people in the left side of the Tiger Jiefang Army. It is impossible for the main general to go up and fight. You can rest assured. Generally, you will not lose your life on the battlefield. On the contrary, if you lose, you will come back. Dangerous."
Fu Ermei said: "I will pray to God every day for you to return with great success."
Guo Shao touched her jade-white nose and said: "You are so beautiful, God will definitely spoil you extra."
Fu Ermei thought for a while, and then said: "I have to tell my sister that I am going back to the famous mansion. We can't leave Tokyo without saying a word."
Guo Shao nodded after listening: "Don't say anything else, just say that you want to go back to your natal house and send someone a letter to say farewell."