The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 164 Uncle Guo’s timely rain

To the east of Tongguan, there is a camp on the south bank of the Yellow River.

After Guo Wei led his troops to arrive, they stationed at the south bank camp and handed over the north bank camp to Bai Wenke and Chang Si to continue to guard it.

After all, Guo Wei came to replace Bai Wenke and serve as the supreme commander of the counter-rebellion army. He lived on the south bank and let Bai Wenke and Chang Si live on the north bank. This was also to appease the hearts of the soldiers and let them know that although the war was not going well, the court still trusted and Reuse them without any blame.

Bai Wenke and Chang Si were very grateful, and the soldiers and horses of Zhulu Fanzhen gradually felt at ease.

The veteran Chang Si was stingy by nature, but he generously supported Guo Wei, who had relied on him when he was young. Guo Wei was grateful and still calls him uncle in private to this day.

In the shadow of the famous tree, Privy Guo became the commander-in-chief. The morale of the officers and soldiers of the three armies was greatly boosted. All the commanders in the towns were obedient. In the past, they ignored the commander's military orders and acted perfunctorily. The situation of various soldiers and horses being distracted and acting in their own way was immediately reversed.

After Li Shouzhen received the news, he immediately led troops to reinforce Tongguan, and sent additional troops and horses to guard Pujin Pass and guard the two choke points entering Guanzhong.

It has been more than ten days since Guo Wei took over the command. Apart from ordering troops and horses to train continuously and strengthening vigilance, there has been no other movement.

Every day, he took Chai Rong, Wei Renpu and a group of staff and generals up to the high plateau hills to observe the defense situation at Tongguan.

In the camp on the south bank, in the tent of the commander of the Chinese army.

Half a month had passed, and there was no movement in the counter-rebellion army. Kaifeng sent envoys to inquire, and Guo Wei had no choice but to summon his generals and subordinates to discuss advancing the army.

Guo Wei was dressed in military armor, with a golden sword on his horse, and he was sitting high on the throne. He was holding a scroll of the Yellow River Map and seemed to be concentrating on it.

A eunuch wearing a red brocade robe with a white face and no beard sat in the first place on the left. This person's name was Fan Gang. He was the young eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the deputy general manager of the inner palace. He was an envoy sent by Liu Chengyou to inquire and learn about the progress of the war.

On both sides of the big tent were seated the envoys of various armies and the generals of the forbidden armies.

Chai Rong and Wei Renpu are also among them.

At this moment, in order to discuss how to send troops, all the generals held their own opinions and quarreled endlessly, making the scene noisy and chaotic.

Chai Rong and Wei Renpu looked at each other helplessly, Fan Gang crossed his legs, and his white face painted with makeup was full of impatience.

"Commander Guo, do you have an idea on how to fight this battle? Keep going like this and wasting the court's money and food, after all, it's not an option!"

Fan Gang couldn't bear it anymore, his feminine voice was full of complaints.

Guo Wei stroked his beard lightly, looked away from the book, and said with a smile: "Fan Diao Si, don't be anxious, look, everyone is discussing it!"

Fan Gang rolled his eyes, curled his lips and snorted: "Is this called a discussion? It's almost like a quarrel with the Caishikou widow!"

Guo Wei said with a smile: "They are all a bunch of rough guys, and they speak loudly. Fan Diao Temple, please forgive me! You don't know something. This is how the army has always discussed war. If you keep arguing, you will find a solution!"

Fan Gang laughed a few times with his male duck voice and said angrily: "Guo Shuai should come up with an idea as soon as possible and win two battles, so that the Za family can go back to pay favors to the officials."

"Hehe, let Fan Diaosi live with our group of big bosses, I am really wronged, sorry, sorry! You just wait patiently, as soon as the opportunity to fight appears, I will immediately send my troops to the west!"

Guo Wei smiled politely.

Fan Gang snorted softly and said no more. He drooped his eyelids and listened patiently to the quarrel between these old killers.

Guo Wei glanced at him, deep in his narrowed pupils, there was deep disgust and disgust, but more helplessness.

As soon as he arrived in the army and a few days after taking over the military affairs, the officials couldn't wait to send Fan Gang, nominally to inquire about the progress of the war, but actually to supervise the army.

Nearly [-] troops have been stationed outside Tongguan for half a month, and some officials and court officials may not be able to sit still.

Guo Wei knew that he could not delay any longer, and the army must take action as soon as possible, otherwise there would be more and more unfavorable rumors about him in Kaifeng City.

But the fighter plane has not yet appeared, Tongguan is impregnable, and Pujin Pass is also heavily guarded. How to advance the troops?
Guo Wei put down the scroll, felt a headache while holding his forehead.

When Chai Rong saw this, his face was full of worry and he sighed inwardly.

My father was not trusted by the officials. Even when he became the commander-in-chief, he was always restricted. If anything went wrong, all kinds of rumors would arise.

Not only must we find ways to quell the rebellion in Guanzhong as soon as possible, but we must also spend our energy dealing with the secret assassinations in the court. It is really tiring.

"Ahem~" Guo Wei coughed twice, and the tent immediately became quiet.

Guo Wei glanced at the generals and said in a deep voice: "We have been arguing for an hour, do you have a general strategy?"

Li Qian, the commander of the Left Army, clasped her fists and said, "Guo Shuai, the last general suggests mobilizing heavy troops to cross the Pujin Bridge, take Pujin Pass, bypass Puzhou, go straight to Huazhou, first break through Zhao Siwan, and then send troops to support Fengxiang Army and destroy Wang Jingchong. ! Once these two thieves are captured, we will turn around and deal with Li Shouzhen with all our strength!"

Hu Yanke, the governor of the Zhenguo Army, immediately retorted: "No! The rebellion in the three towns is led by Li Shouzhen. Zhao Siwan and Wang Jingchong can't rebel but are vassals, which is not enough to accomplish anything. By bypassing Li Shouzhen and attacking Zhao and Wang, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?"

Someone asked Guo Shuai to resolutely put down Li Shouzhen as the main goal!In the middle of the Dangping River, Zhao and Wang Erni will lose their support, and they will be destroyed without attack!Besides, Qizhou already has Jiao Jixun and Zhao Hui, and Huazhou has Wang Shouen, which is enough to deal with the rebels. The goal of my main force is still Hezhong! "

Guo Wei nodded, his face serious, and he did not say which side's suggestion he agreed with.

Chai Rong and Wei Renpu looked at each other and smiled. Veteran Hu Yanke's thoughts coincided with theirs.

The generals in the tent started arguing again, with some supporting both suggestions.

"Cough~" Fan Gang squeezed his throat and coughed a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but unfortunately the generals in the tent didn't hear his cough, they were still noisy and noisy.

"Quiet!" Guo Wei shouted, the tent became quiet again, and all the generals stared.

Guo Wei turned sideways and smiled: "What advice does Fan Diao Temple have?"

Fan Gang held the orchid and groaned: "What the Zajia want to say is that the Zajia also agrees to attack Pujin Pass!"

Guo Wei frowned: "Why?"

Fan Gang stared and said: "It's close! Tongguan and Pujin Pass are right under your nose. You say Tongguan is difficult to attack, so let's attack Pujin Pass! When you enter Pujin Pass, you will go straight to Puzhou City. Why go around far away?" Why are we fighting Huazhou and Qizhou on the way? Hurry up and win a few battles beautifully, so that the Za family can go back to Kaifeng for business, and I can also ask you for credit!"

Guo Wei's face trembled, and he clenched the armrests of the chair tightly. He wanted to laugh at him but was so angry that he wanted to crush this stupid eunuch to death with one palm.

The generals looked at each other in confusion. If anyone else had said these words, they would have been scolded bloody.

"Fan Diao Si is really knowledgeable!" Guo Wei smiled and gave a thumbs up, "I will seriously consider Fan Diao Si's suggestions!"

Fan Gang raised his eyebrows and smiled proudly. Fighting is not so troublesome. These masters are worse than a eunuch from the Za family.

Chai Rong stared at him coldly, secretly annoyed.

In the late Tang Dynasty, eunuchs wielded power and even abolished and established emperors. The lessons are not far away. However, today's officials do not want to teach them a lesson and still go their own way and favor the eunuchs. It is really disappointing and helpless.

Guo Wei pondered for a long time, seemingly hesitant.

Originally, according to his plan, when the war in Qizhou and Huazhou subsided, Zhao Siwan and Wang Jingchong were defeated, and Li Shouzhen's rear was in chaos, then he would send troops again, and the probability of victory in a battle would be greatly increased.

This is the fighter opportunity he has been waiting for.

But now, no news has come from Guanzhong for a long time, and the officials in Kaifeng are anxious, and Fan Gang is urging the army in every possible way. If he does not send troops again, all kinds of rumors will spread.

Guo Wei sighed, rubbed the center of his brows, and was about to speak when he heard an urgent report from outside the tent:

"Report-

Qizhou Zhao Hui and Jiao Jixun's joint army report has arrived!Wang Shouen, who stayed behind in Chang'an, reported to him! "

Guo Wei's eyes sparkled and he shouted: "Send it in quickly!"

The two sergeants entered the account, saluted and respectfully delivered the two military reports to Guo Wei.

All the generals watched intently, and the atmosphere in the tent was somewhat solemn.

No news came back from Qizhou and Huazhou for a long time. The war in these two places was crucial to the entire Guanzhong war situation, and all the generals were secretly sweating.

Chai Rong's eyes were deep and he clenched his fists. If the war between the two towns goes smoothly, the burden on his father and the pressure from the court will be greatly alleviated, and the main counter-insurgency army can calmly deploy.

But once the war between the two towns is hindered, all the pressure to counter the rebellion will be concentrated on his father and the main army. Li Shouzhen's arrogance will become more and more arrogant, and the officials and the court will desperately urge the dispatch of troops.

"I hope it's a good thing." Chai Rong prayed silently.

Guo Wei read the first military newspaper with a solemn face, and then picked up the one sent by Wang Shouen, who was left behind in Chang'an, to read it.

Fan Gang stretched his neck to look around, and said anxiously: "Oh, what's the matter? Guo Shuai, you should say something!"

After watching it, Guo Wei closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

All the generals were nervous, Chai Rong was sweating on his temples, and even Wei Renpu, who always paid attention to Qi-nurturing Kung Fu, couldn't help but his eyes were full of worry and concern.

"Hahaha~~"

Guo Wei threw his head back and laughed, his laughter loud and heroic, and it felt like he was relieving the stagnation and frustration in his chest.

"A month ago, Zhao Hui of the Shunyi Army, Jiao Jixun of the Fengxiang Army, and Zhu Xiu of the Zhangyi Army, and the three-town coalition forces defeated Wang Jingchong in Yi County! The coalition forces adopted Zhu Xiu's plan, pretending to be reinforcements from the Shu Army, and lured Wang Jingchong out of the city. In the end, he was defeated and burned himself to death!

Then, Zhu Xiu led his army to Huazhou for reinforcements and used thunder to blow up the city wall of Zheng County. Wang Shouen led his army into the city and captured Zhao Siwan alive!

The rebel Zhao Siwan, knowing that he was facing a dead end, crashed into a prison car and died during the escort. Wang Shouen had sent someone to secretly deliver his head. "

Guo Wei's voice was as loud as thunder and his tone was sonorous, which made all the soldiers feel excited and discuss excitedly.

Fan Gang couldn't wait to take the military report and read it word by word with wide eyes.

The painted white face burst into a smile, like a decayed old chrysanthemum blooming again, and let out a burst of high-pitched laughter. Those who didn't know thought there was an old hen laying eggs in the big tent.

The military reports were circulated from Fan Gang's hands one after another.

Guo Wei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Fan Diao Temple can pay homage to the imperial court this time!"

Fan Gang was stunned, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "That's right! Thank you Guo Shuai for reminding me! The Za family will go back and write a memorial now, ask Guo Shuai to add his name, and then rush back to Kaifeng to report the good news to the officials! Hezhong! Here, I have Lao Guo Shuai to worry about and capture Li Shouzhen as soon as possible!"

Guo Wei cupped his fists and said, "Easy to say, Fan Diao Si will write the report, I will sign and seal it, and then send someone to escort Fan Diao Si back to Beijing!"

"Haha~ good! Farewell, miscellaneous, I will meet Guo Shuai later!" Fan Gang cupped his hands, and trotted happily away from the big tent.

Guo Wei breathed a long sigh of relief. His body felt extremely comfortable and relaxed from the inside out. The air around him was a bit fresher, and he felt particularly happy.

These two military reports came in time and solved his urgent need.

Send away Fan Gang, who is pointing fingers, to appease the officials and the court, so that he can calmly plan the war to enter Tongguan.

Chai Rong read the military newspaper twice and took deep breaths to suppress the excitement and surprise in his heart.

Among the two major achievements, Zhu Xiu's name actually appeared, and was mentioned repeatedly.

Jiao Jixun, Zhao Hui, and Wang Shou'en, the three governors of the vassal town and important officials of the imperial court, were full of praise for him. They simply praised him as a great talent that is unique in the sky and unique in the earth!

Chai Rong was overjoyed. It was indeed the Pearl of the Spiritual Snake and the Jade of Jingshan Mountain that he valued from the bottom of his heart. No matter where he went, his brilliance could not be concealed!

While pleased, Chai Rong was a little confused.

The writing of this military newspaper is indeed a bit strange. It focuses on describing the military exploits of Zhu Xiu and Zhang Yi's army, repeatedly boasts of Zhu Xiu's talents, and praises him to the sky.

It stands to reason that the three Jiedu envoys are all seasoned and prudent, and even if Zhu Xiu has made outstanding contributions, he should not write a great deal of praise in the military newspaper written to the commander.

Chai Rong shook his head secretly, feeling confused.

Suddenly, he froze for a moment. Could it be that Zhu Xiu wrote these two military newspapers himself?
Chai Rong's expression became strange. According to what he knew about Zhu Xiu, that kid might really do such a thing.

Veteran general Hu Yanke asked in confusion: "Who is this Zhu Xiu? What is the thunder that shakes the sky?"

"Yes, Changyi Army Zhu Xiu? Never heard of it? What is your current position?"

"Both Jiao Jixun and Zhao Hui are famous generals in our dynasty. I have never heard of anyone who they would praise so highly!"

"In that place in Jingzhou, Shi Kuangwei is the only one who counts, but I've never heard of the others!"

All the generals chattered together.

The name Zhu Xiu is too unfamiliar to them.

Guo Wei looked at Chai Rong and asked him to explain to the generals.

Chai Rong smiled and said: "Generals, I know a little about Zhu Xiu. When I was in Cangzhou, this man helped me defend the city. Seeing that he was somewhat talented, I accepted him into the Tianxiong Army and served as a marching staff officer. Later. This person went to Jingzhou with Shi Kuangwei and should be serving in the Zhangyi Army now.

What you don’t know is that this son studied under a hermit from Tanzhou, a man of great knowledge and knowledge of ancient and modern times, and it was he who created the Black Fire Thunder."

Nowadays, the Black Fire Thunder has been designated as a new firearm to be developed by the imperial court. No one in the army knows its name. It is rumored that it is a weapon with earth-shattering power.

Unfortunately, there are only a few people who have seen it with their own eyes. Among the main counter-insurgency forces, only the Tianxiong Army has a few members. They are listed as key objects of control by Guo Wei and Chai Rong, and they are easily hidden from the outside world.

"It turns out to be the maker of Black Fire Thunder, no wonder!"

"To be valued by General Chai, this person must be a peerless talent!"

"It's a pity that such a talented person went to Jingzhou to serve! Skuangwei, that savage, has a lucky life!"

"I guess this person must be a wise man over fifty years old! If you are lucky enough to meet him, I must visit him personally!"

Hu Yanke stroked his white beard, shook his head and sighed.

Chai Rong smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the old general. This boy is ten years younger than me. He is, um, a smart and cheerful young man!"

The discussion in the big tent stopped suddenly, and all the generals' eyes widened in disbelief.

Hu Yanke was shocked: "There are such young talents in this world?"

Guo Wei stood up and said: "Okay, in short, the military reports of the three generals are correct. Zhao Siwan and Wang Jingchong have been pacified. The chaos in the three towns has been quelled. Only Li Shouzhen's family is left in the river! Everyone returns to the military camp, trains troops and horses, and waits for military orders. ! The opportunity to defeat Li Shouzhen is right in front of us!"

"I will obey the commander's orders!" The generals promised loudly with fists clasped, and their fighting spirit was high.

(End of this chapter)