Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1174
There are many plateaus between the Weishui River, and these plateaus vary in height, all of which are part of the Guanzhong Plain.Among the three assistants, the most famous one is Bashang, which is also called Bailuyuan in later generations.

Some of Guo Jing's remnants escaped from Shangluo, and are currently stationed in the southwestern edge of Bashang, near Zhongnan Mountain in Lantian County.

Wang Shi's expedition to the west brought a devastating blow to the Hu people under Guo Jing's troops.Before Shangluo was attacked, Guo Chun broke with Guo Shi and retreated to Sanfu, but he was quickly overtaken by Wang Shi's forward.

These nearly [-] soldiers were almost powerless in a single battle, and they were almost defeated at the first touch. Along the way, some were beheaded, some were scattered, and they were captured. Finally, those who followed Guo Chun to this place were no more than [-] soldiers, and their strength was relatively early. When occupying Shangluo before, it has shrunk by more than ten times!
Guo Chun's current foothold can be called desolate, there are no cities in the area of ​​dozens of miles around, and the soldiers are stationed in the ruins of a village that has been abandoned for many years.

The wreckage of some broken walls that are not enough to cover the wind and snow is not enough, and because the pursuers may appear at any time, these tired and frightened soldiers dare not build camps on the spot. The only remaining camps in the army, Things like felt to keep out the cold are not even enough for some soldiers and generals to share.

There was a heavy snow yesterday, and the wind blew through the night. Guo Chun was half lying in the tent with his armour, but it was too cold to sleep.In order to avoid attracting powerful enemies, the sergeants did not dare to set up a big bonfire at night. When they woke up in the morning to patrol the camp, there were many sergeants embracing the shallow ditch and freezing to death on the spot. The entangled corpses were half hidden in the pile. Under the snow, it is shocking to look at.

In the early morning, Guo Chun leaned against the firepit with an earthenware urn in his arms. The earthenware urn contained half-cooked horse meat, which tasted like chewing wax in his mouth.But even so, these foodstuffs still seduced the hungry and cold soldiers who were scrambling for it.

The Sima with the army was covered in frostbite, smoking air-conditioning to report the injuries after the blizzard last night. The corpses of soldiers collected in one night alone amounted to nearly a hundred. Xue escaped the crowd, and the entire team was reduced by hundreds of people within one night.

"My lord, I can't bear it any longer..."

There was no lack of sadness in that Sima's tone, he looked up at the vast snow-covered scenery around him, his eyes were full of despair.The morale of the few and weak people has fallen to the bottom, and they have run out of food and clothing. Behind them are the unstoppable kings chasing troops, and in front of them are the hostile heroes of Guanzhong. Such a situation is already a complete desperation.

"It's better to stay in Shangluo earlier, even if I died at that time, I can avoid the torture of desperate struggle and not getting out..."

It's not the only person who harbors this kind of thought, even Guo Chun himself can't help but think this way occasionally.In the past few years, he has not lacked in aggressive postures to push people into desperation, but when he is really in this situation, he has a deep understanding of what it feels like. The road ahead is bleak, and life itself becomes a kind of torture .

"Let someone inform Pu Shi that I would like to lead everyone to accept his order and let his department quickly arrange to respond..."

To the south of Jingzhao is the range of activities of the Pu clan of the Di people. Located in Lantian, there are several dock walls controlled by his tribe.Earlier, when the vanguard of the Jin Army Wang Shi chased into Lantian, it was because of being blocked by his troops that Guo Chun and his remnants were able to temporarily save their lives.

Originally, in Guo Chun's eyes, he didn't think highly of those miscellaneous Hudi people who were born in Lueyang. His original intention was to go west to Chang'an and contact those three auxiliary tyrants.But now with his strength and situation, he can't even break through the mere blockade of Dihu.

"Let Pu Shi send a batch of rice wine and meat first..."

Although the current strength is extremely weak and has to be protected by others, Guo Chun also knows that his thousand soldiers are also a coveted force in Pu's eyes.

Although Pu Hong was a bit cunning, he had no choice but to be relocated from the clan land long ago, and his clan members had been separated over the years, so that he was suppressed by the Sanfu tyrants and could not even enter Chang'an. Living is the moment when you are eager for help, so it is also a great temptation for others to lead their own department to vote.

Regardless of whether it is a good choice to seek refuge in Pu's family, it is still a place to go, which is better than having nowhere to rely on in this cold and desolate environment.And exactly as Guo Chun expected, the messenger sent back the news not long after he left. Pu Hong expressed great enthusiasm for Guo Chun's refuge. Take the saber as a token and give it to Guo Chun by Puhou.

At present, the main force of the Pu family is mainly still in Huxian County on the southwest side of Chang'an City, and Yao Yizhong, a Qiang people, is attacking each other. Collect refugees from the borders of the countryside to supplement their military strength.

Just as Guo Chun expected, although the strength of his army has been greatly reduced and there are only a thousand soldiers left, it is still a considerable force for the Pu family.

Although Lueyang Dihu is a quite powerful force, with tens of thousands of people, it is not all under the command of Puhong, and because it was moved out of Lueyang by the Han and Zhao in the early years, the Pu clan was in the whole Lueyang None of them are the strongest in the group.

Although there are tens of thousands of Puhong's subordinates today, most of these tribes took advantage of the chaos to plunder and gather. When it comes to cohesion and combat effectiveness, they are not even comparable to those in Hongnong County, which was defeated by the Jin army in Huayin earlier. A mob of villagers.

There are no more than [-] troops that can really be used in combat, and most of the rest are only kept in captivity in several counties south of Jingzhao to cultivate mulberry, fish and hunt in order to provide supplies for their troops.

Therefore, Guo Chun's thousands of soldiers all took refuge in the Pu family, which brought a huge increase in his military strength.With supplies provided along the way by Wubi under Pu's control, Guo Chun's troops finally arrived safely in Hu County, where Pu's base camp is located, after several days of trekking.

Regarding Guo Chun's arrival, Pu Hong did not neglect his arrival because of the poor and long-distance travel.

Pu Hong is tall and has long arms. Although he is nearly sixty years old, his demeanor and demeanor are still not lacking in might. It was a joy to meet again.”

Hearing what Pu Hong said, Guo Chun couldn't help thinking of his family's prosperity in Guanzhong in the early years. Hu chieftains like Pu Hong had to rely on his family's breath to live a calm life, but now he has become a dog who lost his family in a hurry. You have to rely on the other party's protection to get everything, and it will be even more sad for a while.

"A defeated army loses power, can't keep his family name and old career, and still needs to take refuge in the humble to survive. I'm really ashamed of boasting about my heroism..."

Guo Chun's sigh was just hurting himself, and he said it casually, but hearing it from Pu Hong and his side, it was nothing less than a kind of humiliation.It is clear that they look down on these Di tribe warriors!
As soon as Guo Chun's words fell, a young man beside Pu Hong had already drawn his sword in his hand, and shouted angrily: "The dog thief humiliates himself after defeating the army, and dare to act mad again when he has nowhere to go? My father and son cherish your reputation and forgive you. If you say so, I dare not kill you!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals behind Pu Hong laughed, and looked at Guo Chun with disdain and ferocity.And Pu Hong only sneered reservedly, wanting to see how Guo Chun would react to this.

Hearing these insults, Guo Chun was already full of shame and indignation, but when he saw the ragged clothes and hungry faces behind him, he understood for a while what it meant to be bullied by dogs.

Seeing those Di people approaching and gradually forming a siege, he could only lower his head and grit his teeth, then bent down and knelt down on the frosty ground beside Pu Hong's feet, and said in a shy voice: "How dare a foolish slave disrespect the Lord, Just remembering that many of my family members were killed by the people of Jin, I couldn’t risk my life for revenge, and I was in so much pain..."

Seeing Guo Chun like this, Pu Hong's expression gradually eased. He bent down and pulled Guo Chun up, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Guo Hou and I are under the old order of King Zhao. We have the friendship of the same palace, so what? Will you sit in peril and do nothing to help? Since Marquis Guo has come here, please live in peace under my tent, as long as you can save your life and raise your strength, the time for revenge is not far away."

Then Guo Chun's troops were placed between a river valley on the east side of the Puhong camp. Although the environment was not good, it was still covered by the camp and had a foothold so that they would not be in the cold again. Outskirts, desperate.

Although Hu County is the base camp of the Pu family, this area is not completely controlled by the Pu family. There are still several powerful Wubi families in the county.

Individually, these powerful Wubi masters may not be as powerful as the Pu family, but each of them also has more than a thousand tribesmen, and they also have tall Wubi as their support.

Therefore, Pu family has nothing to do with these townships and Wubi, and he does not want to spend too much force to eradicate them completely, but only occasionally exploits them for use. intrusion.

When welcoming Guo Chun earlier, the young man who drew his sword first was named Pu Jian, and he was Pu Hong's third son.Pu Jian was originally named Pu Wei. In the early years when Shi Zhao defeated Han and Zhao, it was the current king of Zhao, Shi Hu, who led the army into Guanzhong. Hong then renamed the son Pu Jian.

After returning to his own army tent, Pu Jian was still angry, and said angrily: "Grandfather is too conniving and flattering to this Guo thief, and he also said that it is still the time when his family is in Weiba Pass. It’s nothing more than a dog thief who is chasing and killing, in my opinion, he should be captured and beheaded directly, so what can he do with his weak old soldiers!”

In another table, Pu An, Pu Hong's other brother, also said: "San Lang's words are also reasonable. When the king of the Jin army came to the west, Zhao Guo's frontier generals were all powerless to defend the pass. This is because of the help of thousands of remnants. However, it is really not worth it to take the risk of meeting the evil General Shen of the Jin State."

(End of this chapter)