Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 206: Zhuozhou
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Zhuoshui South Bank Military Camp.
"Said, the teacher Ma Bu Sidu Yuhou Guo Shao led the Tiger and the Czech Republic's left armies to defend Zhuozhou. Qin this." A white fat **** read. Also with him was the Deputy Privy Envoy Wang Pu, who came to inspect military affairs.
When Guo Shao heard the word Qin, it seemed to mean that it was as if the emperor came personally, so he had to bow down and accept the decree with his hands. Wang Pu came up to help: "The officials have finished talking, General Guo will get up."
Guo Shao really doesn't want to get up, so he kneels for them!
He finally stood up, looking up at the slowly flowing Zhuo Shui in front of him. There are two sergeants of Zhou Qiu rushing from the opposite bank. The place where the Tigers and the Czech Republic are defending is the clear and shallow part of the river. The two horses rushed to the river and slowly descended, and then they rode straight down the river and waded on horseback. To the heart of the river. The horse didn't understand sorrow, and when he got into the river, he drank and shook his head, throwing the water onto the surface of the river.
When Guo Shao saw this, he turned to the south, a green field... Juma River was in the distance, and he couldn't see it.
"Oh." Guo Shao sighed, and there was nothing to say.
When Wang Pu saw this, he knew that defending Zhuozhou City was not a good place. The Zhuoshui in the front was shallow and could not stop the army; the Juma River in the back was deep, which brought inconvenience to reinforcements and transportation of grain and grass.
Wang Pu simply said: "You stay. Regardless of whether the officials will make another Northern Expedition in the near future, as soon as our dynasty starts the war with Liao, the border has to keep people for defense. Since ancient times, the two countries have fought, and they have not only allowed themselves to fight others. , The reason for not allowing others to counterattack." He thought about it, and then said, "Zhao Kuangyin said that after the army rests, he will find another fighter for the Northern Expedition; it was General Guo who he recommended to defend Zhuozhou and use this place as a stronghold on the north bank of the Juma River... Of course, in the end, the officials will make decisions only when they think it is feasible."
Guo Shao understood everything in his heart when he heard it, if Zhao Kuangyin didn't intend it, he wouldn't believe it at all!
He looked down at the river, pondered for a while, then turned his head and said: "I have been to Gu'an County. The city wall is low and separated from Zhuozhou by the river; Distribute forces...
I want to abandon Gu'an, concentrate my troops on Zhuozhou, and keep the western front line; I also ask the Long Jie army to garrison from the left side to Qigou Pass, and enter Zhuozhou to prevent Zhuozhou from becoming an isolated city, and retreat to guard the floating bridge and grain road to protect me Ministry of Supply Line. Such concentration of forces to actively attack and defend the north bank of the Ma River is more stable than passively defending the city. In this request, I also hope that the deputy envoy Wang will give his support in front of the officials. "
Wang Pu pondered for a moment after hearing this, and said: "General Guo's strategy is quite defensive. The old man will report to the official after he returns."
Wait for Wang Pu to leave the barracks. Guo Shao summoned the generals and ordered the entire army to retreat to Zhuozhou, beware of the infantry being divided and surrounded in the wild... Before the court responded, he gave up Gu'an; anyway, he had already said his intentions with the Privy Council official Wang Pu, and Wang Pu also said Makes sense.
The main force of the Liao army is huge, and Guo Shao doesn’t know how many there are. However, he knows that the Zhou army used more than 60,000 elite cavalry in the decisive battle a few days ago, so the army also declared that “the Liao people have more horses and soldiers”, so you can guess that The main force of the army should be no less than 100,000 horses. One hundred thousand Khitan cavalry, and usually there will be the most trusted servants of the Khitan people, Xibing, who are very powerful... You can imagine the consequences if so many people are divided and surrounded.
But as long as you rely on Zhuozhou City, you are not afraid. Zhou Jun’s total strength on the south bank of the Juma River is estimated to have reached 200,000, more than 100,000 elite bans, and many local soldiers in the town. As long as Zhuozhou defends, Chai Rong has no reason to watch Guo Shao’s long-term siege... After all, the elite of the Tiger Jie army is not Guo Shao's personal; if Chai Rong really doesn't trust him, he can withdraw his military power in a word.
The army is stationed in Zhuozhou City, Guo Shao Zhun Zuo You's suggestion, first try to maintain the people's hearts. Therefore, military laws were posted everywhere in the city, and soldiers who bullied the people were very severe from caning to beheading. The army also does not occupy private houses, but stationed in the four gates to set up tents; and occupy the official state government offices.
Sure enough, the effect was good. Not only was the Zhou army stationed in the city not harassed, but also supported by Hebei Han'er, it was easy to summon the people to build fortifications.
But how long will you stay in Zhuozhou? Guo Shao remembered what Empress Fu had given himself: After the Northern Expedition, return to Beijing "at any cost"!
He couldn't think of a good way for a while, worried that Chai Rong would leave himself in Hebei border defense for a long time. According to past practice, only the two armies of the Guards Division of the Forbidden Army would often divide their troops and station abroad; the Palace Front Division belonged to the emperor's true guards, and unless the emperor personally conquered them, they were basically in Tokyo.
The Department of Guards has only two armies: Tiger Jie Army and Long Jie Army. Guo Shaobu was also stationed in Zhuozhou, so the probability of letting him stay is very high.
...I don’t know if it’s because of the low mood, maybe it was because of the cold that living in a tent; Guo Shao, in order to show his determination to share ups and downs with the soldiers, he also lived in a tent laying on the floor. Not two days after entering Zhuozhou, he fell ill.
The high fever doesn't go away, and he doesn't need a doctor to get his pulse. He also knows that he has a bad cold. The generals sent to the doctor to visit, and asked more questions, but Guo Shao ignored it. He didn't care about a cold at all, and he still worried about how to return to Beijing.
Should you take the opportunity to claim illness now? But I was afraid that Chai Rong would let him cross the Juma River to recover from illness and leave the army behind; this is the most likely situation, there is no need to transfer the 20,000 troops...it’s fine to change someone to Zhuozhou, such as Gao Huaide; Gao Huaide’s The military position is the commander of the guard and infantry division, and it is only appropriate to come to take over the left side of the Tigers.
So Guo Shao decided not to act rashly, and just spent so much to see the situation.
The sickness of the body aggravated his depression, and he felt that the Northern Expedition was behaving badly this time. In Tokyo, the fighting spirit was filled with indignation, but he failed to make a difference in Hebei. It is useless to denounce the hatred of foreign enemies. It is nonsense to defeat everything. And it's still stuck here and may not be able to go back!
"Damp poison invades the body, I occasionally feel the wind and evil..." A medical doctor read his pulse before the collapse, and said, "The general can no longer live in a tent. You must find a comfortable and dry house to rest."
"The homes of the state government and officials have placed a large number of wounded soldiers left behind in the previous few days. I am afraid that it will be difficult to keep quiet every day. Lord, we can only requisition houses nearby." Zuo You said softly.
Guo Shao didn't speak up, so let them arrange this matter.
At this time, the doctor said: "Oh, the chief general of the Zhou Dynasty has no place to live. It really makes my Zhuozhou people's face dull. The old man has a shabby room, although it is a sheltered wall, it is quiet, and there are only two people inside and outside. The general doesn’t think it’s better to stay at the old man’s house."
After hearing this, Zuo You said immediately: "It's so good, just to make it easy for the old man to visit the condition...a little reward, no respect. Please do your best to make the lord heal quickly."
Guo Shao was sent to a house near the military camp in a silly way. The environment was clean and quiet. A very ordinary house with a brick house, not a rich and expensive house, seemed not poor.
In this era, there is no special medicine. People with poor physical fitness can catch a cold and die. Guo Shao didn't do anything, and he didn't object to living in a private house. Because the rooms are relatively small, the personal generals Luo Mengzi and Lu Chengyong take turns to wait for care; the guards can only be stationed outside.
Guo Shao sweated a lot in the evening, and found out that his fever had gone down the next morning, and suddenly felt that the folk doctor really had some ability. A fever may also have to be hospitalized for injections in later life; this doctor boiled a pot of herbal medicine for him to drink, and it was just fine every day and night.
At the moment, Luo Mengzi asked the doctor to thank him, and then asked: "The old man respects his surname?"
The doctor said: "Don't dare, the old name is 6, the general just calls me 6th old man." There was a smile on his face, "Zhuozhou people often call the old 6th genius doctor, haha, there is a suspicion of exaltation. , But to deal with some minor illnesses and pains, old children can be cured by medicine."
Guo Shao saw his carry-on bag on the bedside cabinet, so he got up and took the bag over, and touched a gold belt buckle. At the moment, he placed it on the table in the house and said: "I am out on the march, and there is nothing valuable on my body. Thank you 6 genius doctors for a gadget. Please accept it."
The 6 geniuses hurriedly declined.
When Guo Shao saw this, he picked up the inlay buckle, pulled the old man's hand over, and patted him in his hand: "This general is a martial artist, and there is really nothing polite to say. Thank you for giving me something, it must be I want to give it to you, just accept it."
He got up to tidy up, then got up to get dressed. The doctor said: "Although the general's condition has improved, he should be profitable. You can live here without living in a tent."
Guo Shao pondered for a moment: "Can there be family members in the 6 genius doctors?"
Sixth old man said: "Jiannei has passed away for a few years, and there is only one family member."
"There are female family members at home, it is not convenient for the generals to live." Guo Shao said.
6 The old man said: "What the general did in Zhuozhou City, you can tell what you are like at a glance, and the old man is not worried." Guo Shao said after listening, "I will talk about it later, now I have to go. Third brother, Send someone to call Li Chuyun to the army."
Guo Shao went out and took a carriage to the Chinese army's reel. After meeting with Li Chuyun and other generals, they asked about the city defense and the enemy's situation, and only felt relieved when he learned that there was no movement for the time being; he also asked Li Chuyun to send more rangers to the north and south of Zhuoshui, setting up guards everywhere.
Not long after the newspaper general Zhang Ying asked to see him, Guo Shao invited in.
Zhang Ying is a newcomer to Guo Shao. When the Zhou army advanced northward in the early stage, Zhucheng Han would surrender after hearing the wind, and a small number of Khitan garrisons hurriedly fled north; Zhang Ying, a livestock rancher near Waqiao Pass, took the opportunity to gather the villagers and rob the Khitan. Hundreds of military horses raised in the ranch came to offer. Guo Shao then rewarded those horses to Zhang Ying, appointing him as the capital, and grouping dozens of brothers in his hands into one capital, giving him a generous reward.
"Meet Mr. Guo." Zhang Ying is a stout man with a big face in his thirties.
Guo Shao said nicely: "The gift is exempted."
Zhang Yingdao: "At the end, I will have a friend in Gu'an. In the morning, my friend sent someone to quietly send a letter, saying that the Liao army has entered and occupied Gu'an City. It is the man of Xiao Simwen, the chief of soldiers and horses of Youzhou South Hospital. At the end, the general thinks this is a military situation. So I hurried to report to the lord."