Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

On a simple wooden stand with blood stains, half of Zhao Hu's face was rotten, and half of his face was bony and bloody. The plate armor on his body has been trampled and deformed, and his clothes are covered with blood.

Xu Erniang knelt on the ground, crying like a heart and lungs.

The army han next to him hesitated and said: "Generally, such a corpse looks miserable, but he didn't suffer a lot of crimes. It was only when he died... There are many people and horses on the battlefield, and falling on the ground will inevitably be trampled by them."

Xu Erniang couldn't speak, she cried first, then sobbed when she was tired, and then just knelt there blankly. It took too long and her legs were numb, so she didn't go, let alone where to go, she just spent it here blankly.

Junhan persuaded him several times, but couldn't persuade him. Then I left without knowing when.

In Xu Erniang's heart, the short reunion had tempted her. Zhao Hu's appearance and personality made her feel that she was a good guy; and such a good man was really good to her...Unexpectedly, it suddenly disappeared, Xu Erniang's heart suddenly It was hollowed out.

After a long time, some civilian husbands came up to carry Zhao Hu's body to clean up, and also asked Xu Erniang a few words, but she did not say anything, they just went to work on their own. Xu Erniang got up from the ground, almost unable to stand firmly, and followed the man's husband who was carrying the corpse. She didn't know what to follow, let alone what she should do.

Later, a civilian came over and asked Xu Erniang kindly: "Who is Zhao Hu from you?"

Xu Erniang opened her mouth, but she couldn't make a sound, she felt a little physically and mentally exhausted.

The civil servants were not angry either, and he looked at Xu Erniang's expressions, and said with good words: "Zhao Hu is a soldier of the forbidden army. He served the country and fought **** battles to recover the mountains and rivers. The officials and the court will not forget the merits of the strong men. Zhao. The tiger's family members will definitely receive generous compensation."

Xu Erniang stood there. Regardless of the country or the rivers and mountains, no matter how tall things are, she can't compare to Zhao Hu in her heart. She only knows that Zhao Hu is dead.

She doesn't care about the compensation and benefits. If Zhao Hu was... she suddenly remembered that when she saw Zhao Hu before, Zhao Hu gave her the military receipts and tokens stored in the Tokyo Bank.

Xu Erniang suddenly burst into tears again. The people around looked at her helplessly, not knowing what caused her.

The civil officer asked the soldiers next to him in a low voice: "Why are the family members of the forbidden army in the army? Which battalion is she in, the civilian power recruited by the healing camp?"

He immediately said: "How about handling the matter like this, madam? Go back wherever you are, and then go home and wait for the deceased to take care of the funeral; the army will arrange for the soldiers to send them back by hand, and the court will also allocate them. Funeral expenses and pensions."

After a while, someone finally found it. It was someone sent by Lu Lan who persuaded Xu Erniang to go back first.

Lu Lan persuaded and comforted him, and then asked Xu Erniang whether Zhao Hu was dead, would she go back home.

Xu Erniang only cared about sadness, and didn't know where to go. Going home like this, she didn't dare to imagine how she would spend her time when she went home... she lost everything and was desperate.

In fact, after being snatched by the Khitan people, she had no hope. But if there is no hope, there will be no despair.

Xu Erniang suddenly felt helpless and lonely. She didn't want to go home to face it, she just wanted to escape. I want to hide in a corner where no one knows her, I don't want to face accusations, and I don't want to be relieved... A man who died not her, what is the use of comfort?

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Inside the Chinese Army Camp, Guo Shao, who was sitting in the upper position, was haggard.

At this time, a civil official walked in quickly, first held the ceremony, held a letter in both hands, and said: "Your Majesty, General Han urgently report."

Guo Shao raised his head and waited for Lu Chengyong to pick it up. Take a look at it in his hand, and it reads the words "Good News".

Han Tong got the news from the left and came as a whole. I was encountering the Liao army who wanted to escape from the route of Shengshengkou (Xishan). The two armies fought, and the Liao army suffered a great defeat after the battle and the chaos of the army.

Hantong's troops had fewer horses than the Liao army, but they won a big victory; but because of the small number of people, they could not encircle and suppress the Liao army. Although a lot of gains were made, the main force of the Liao army broke up and fled to the west on horseback.

At this time, Li Chuyun and others did not have time to enter the Xishan battlefield.

It was not until the evening that the Chinese Army Camp received Li Chuyun's report. Wen Yuhe won the battle...First, Li Chuyun's department fought with the Liao army, which had the upper hand. After the horse army of the Luoyan ring department in the north approached, the main force of the Liao army fleeed east in light outfit, and was concealed by Li Chuyun's army, and suffered a lot of losses.

Wang Pu saw the report and hurriedly said in public: "This battle, the winner is still the Great Zhou Army."

Guo Shao knew he was trying to boost morale.

Seeing that everyone's reaction was not overwhelming, Wang Pu explained: "Three battles. The Liao army's raid, the Battle of Xishan, and the Battle of Wenyu River were all defeated by the Liao army!"

Wang Pu told the truth, but Guo Shao was still unhappy.

It doesn't make sense to only talk about the winning rate of the battle. The victory of the defensive battle failed to annihilate the main force of the Liao army, and could not play a decisive role... The truth is that the Zhou army was passive everywhere and was attacked by the morale of the siege; the most important defeat was the loss of the general and the emperor's righteous brother!

General Zhan Yu will lose the spirit of the army... This is also the reason why Shi Yanchao was besieged, and the emperor ordered the Jinyang North Route Army to rescue him. If the first fierce general of the Great Zhou Dynasty died in battle, he would be "robbed"; the main reason was that it would have a psychological impact on the military's morale.

This time too, the emperor's righteous brother, one death, one serious injury, life or death is unknown, which has a great impact on the military's morale.

Guo Shao neither said he would reward Li Chuyun, nor blamed him.

Wang Pujin said: "The Liao army's reinforcements are defeated, and it is difficult to threaten Youzhou for a while. The minister thinks that the cavalry can go back to the base camp and rest; tomorrow morning, the siege troops will continue to attack the city according to their deployment."

Guo Shao opened his mouth and said, "It's just played by the emperor."

The privy envoy Wang Pu, whose talent and prestige was recognized by the soldiers of the forbidden army, and was always relied upon by the emperor, if he was sick, the emperor had to seek medical advice in person. His status was conceivable. Guo Shao must maintain Wang Pu's prestige at this time.

...Before, when Guo Shao saw Yang Biaoluo's son, he had already awakened.

In this battle, the scenes are chaotic everywhere, and there is still its essence in the chaos: the Zhou army who was attacking the city was harassed by the Liao army.

The Liao army reinforcements were essentially a large-scale harassment, and it was difficult to truly defeat the elite Zhou army under Guo Shao in terms of the size of the troops. Guo Shao's mistake was the loss of the general.

Guo Shao was frustrated, racking his brains to sum up the lesson.

The first is the loss of the initiative, the Great Zhou ban army, which has won all battles, is not quite adapted to the mode of war with Liao. The Liao army did not hope for a decisive battle like the other countries did, and it did not even seem to care about the outcome. Harassing and running are their strategies.

Secondly, he couldn't let go of the casualties of the two generals and brothers, thinking it was his responsibility...there was still an omission in the layout.

Guo Shao kept flipping through the map and the report, carefully deducing the situation from beginning to end, feeling very anxious.

He has fought many battles in the past, and although he has worked hard, the whole layout is very smooth...The rhythm of the war is under control, and there is a kind of casual and decisive self-confidence. Even if the risk is very high, self-confidence can make him bold and enterprising.

For example, in the battle to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, leaving Li Chuyun lonely under an accidental fighter to go deep alone, the risk is still great; but it is also a courageous trick.

But now, the miss made him lose his rhythm, instead he has a kind of worry about restraint.

Guo Shao read the thick handwriting of the Battle of Youzhou and returned to his original strategic goal: to capture Youzhou City.

Now, he questioned whether he could still capture Youzhou City.

After the Great Zhou Army arrived in Youzhou City in advance, it took half a month to repair the siege, and then the siege did not go well...The artillery failed to effectively suppress the interference of the defenders, resulting in the current moat not being quickly filled; I want to bury gunpowder, but water seeps.

Gunpowder must be buried in the ground and reinforced and sealed to produce sufficient explosive power. After all, black gunpowder is the principle of rapid burning, because the air pressure suddenly increases in a closed space and the pressure cannot be released before it explodes. This Guo Shao knows very well that Zhao Kuangyin supported the "Er Li" to counter the siege of Jinzhou. He dug a tunnel but the airtight was not good, but it was of no use.

At this moment, Wang Pu asked to see inside.

Wang Pu motioned to the attendants next to Guo Shao to retreat, and said with a look of guilt: "The old minister has the trust of your majesty."

Guo Shao said: "I am the one who makes the decision."

Wang Pu sighed and said in silence for a moment: "The Liao army's reinforcements were defeated, but the troops did not receive a fatal blow. Although they need time to reorganize the army, sooner or later they will pose a threat of harassment."

Guo Shao nodded, unable to deny this possibility.

Wang Pudao: "If the Zhou army and the Ma Jun constricted too much towards Youzhou City, the Liao army would control the outer active area, and would most likely harass the Liangdao Dazhou Army's rear road. Therefore, the old minister thought that the Ma Jun still had to deploy ahead and gain depth. .

Each battalion of the Youzhou Infantry Army must re-reinforce the fortifications and build a ditch wall outside the siege to prevent the accident from happening again..."

Guo Shao dropped his writing brush and suddenly said: "Wang Shijun believes that according to the current situation, before the main force of the Liao Kingdom goes south, we can really capture Youzhou City?"

Wang Pu's face changed slightly after listening to it~www.readwn.com~ and did not immediately answer.

After a long silence, Wang Pucai said solemnly: "Your Majesty has always won in a hundred battles, and many people even believe that you are the reincarnation of the gods. Before the attack on Youzhou, both inside and outside the court believed that Great Zhou would surely regain the lost ground. , I'm afraid the public opinion is unfavorable..."

Not only the people of the world, but Wang Pu also looked a little unacceptable: "It will take time for the Liao State to gather the main force. The undercover soldiers, the privy council, and the secret guards of the Forbidden Army are all deployed in the enemy's territory. We have no main force at this time. Damage, there is still time and opportunity."

Guo Shao said: "If it is judged that Youzhou City cannot be attacked quickly, the delay will increase the risk. Moreover, we have a large number of infantry to attack the city and cannot escape temporarily, so we have to plan ahead."

Wang Pu silently.

Guo Shao said: "The potential is no longer on our side, the siege is more difficult, and morale is affected again. I intuitively feel that the fighter has been lost."

Thinking of Luo Mengzi who became a dead body, Yang Biao who was unconscious, and thousands of soldiers who were wounded or killed, he whispered with difficulty: "The hardest thing in the world is to lose..."

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