Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The news that the Liao State went to Beijing to dispatch troops to the South Yard had just been known within two days. m Lewen mobile network Beicheng heard the "bang, bang..." explosion from time to time, and it never stopped. It was the palace army training the horses; the Liao people asked Nancheng craftsmen to make gunpowder and stuff them in a hard bamboo tube to ram the mud. , It exploded at one point, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the camp, as if setting fire.

Yelu Xiezhen met at Xiao Siwen’s mansion and said, “When Xiao Gong was the Great King of the South Court, he hurriedly sent troops to the south, so he sweated more and became jealous. But now Yeluxiu has been knocking on his side, but I don’t know if it is a fault?"

Xiao Siwen said: "At the beginning, the three Li in Zhou Dynasty wanted to react, so I should respond."

Yelu Xiezhen nodded and said: "Although I feel that the sweat is a bit unfair, Yeluxiu is still very relieved when he broke through the city of Zhou. He reported the bad breath at the beginning of the year! The southerners became more arrogant and went northward. Put Daliao in your eyes?"

"Tiesmith Guo is not afraid of the Liao Dynasty." Xiao Siwen said calmly, "After returning from the sweating hunt this time, I want to write a letter to admonish him not to travel again, and to stay in Beijing to deal with the south."

Yelu Xiezhen listened for a moment and pondered, "Will Tiesmith Guo come to Youzhou?"

Xiao Siwen said: "Who is right? But it doesn't hurt to guard against it."

Yelu Xiezhen worshipped: "Xiao Gong has a foresight."

Xiao Siwen said: "There is no need to worry too much. At the beginning of the year, Blacksmith Guo couldn't beat Youzhou. It has only been more than half a year, and the situation is no different. It is said that the Southern Han Dynasty was destroyed by the State of Zhou, and the Zhou army added 100,000 troops, but those people went south. Hanna and other mediocre small countries are still available, and it is a joke to tune up to fight against Daliao!

In recent years, Daliao has not been in peace. I don't advocate that there is nothing to harass and provoke Zhou, but it has already happened, so we don't need to be afraid. The rules on the grassland still apply to southerners, after all, they still have to use force to speak! "

Yelu Xiezhen admired and said, "Xiao Gong's words are extremely true. If the Liao Dynasty cannot stand the war, how can the grassland tribes convince us?"

Xiao Siwen stood up and walked back and forth a few steps: "Let’s not attack Yeluxiu for the time being. If the army takes the opportunity to go north, Yeluxiu’s use of soldiers is acceptable. This person has some brains on the battlefield."

It was because Xiao Siwen led his troops to invade southward and did not break through the important town of Hebei, that is, he returned after plundering the countryside. But Yeluxiu succeeded in making money and opening the gate of Yizhou, but he was not quite the one who smashed.

Thinking of this, Xiao Siwen said again: "Everything focuses on the overall situation. If Guo Tiejiang wants to make another Northern Expedition, his situation will be even worse if he fails once. The old man will wait for him to die first!"

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On the first day of September in Xuanren's second year, the shorter the day and the longer the night.

The huge Tokyo metropolis has woken up early. Upstairs in Xuandemen, a team of soldiers walked up neatly, under the dim and white sky, only shadows of the same height were seen. One military commander stepped forward and reported the name of the official position, took the military talisman to check with the military commander on night duty, and the two held fists and bowed. He heard a short military order: "Change defense!"

Not long after, there was a long one-to-one shout: "The hour is here, open the city gate..."

The sound of the drums immediately disturbed the sleepy dreams of the surrounding neighborhoods. On the side of the female wall, the neatly armored soldiers stood on top of them with their sakura spears cross-legged. Yellow, red, and cyan pennants were flying in the air.

Outside the tower, the long imperial street is another scene, a long bright light extending far away, like a huge lantern dragon, is particularly spectacular. Today is the day of the Great Dynasty. There is no special reason. Officials above the 5th grade in Beijing will enter the palace to worship. These people are the officials who come to the court, plus the accompanying guards. The royal street is full of traffic before the sky is up. There are so many people.

"Wow..." The heavy city gate was rubbing against the brick floor, slowly opening, and the lights in the city were shining out.

People got off their horses, tidied their clothes, and strode towards Xuande Gate.

The civil and military officials came to the main hall of Jinxiang Hall one after another, standing on the hall in a high and low order, waiting for the upper court.

But today the throne of the dragon chair above has been empty for a long time. After waiting for a long time, the sky outside the temple is already bright, the sun is about to come out, and there is still no movement on the throne. The **** was standing on both sides of the steps, and no one came up to explain or preach.

Gradually, some people finally noticed the strangeness of today, many of the front rows were empty, and some important ministers did not go up.

However, the Beijing officials were quite calm. Everyone noticed that the atmosphere was not right. Instead, no one was whispering, just standing there and waiting. These people may be able to stand for three days and three nights even if they don't eat or drink at certain times. What they fight is perseverance and endurance.

...Of course Guo Shao has not slept before, he is no longer in the court.

On the camp of the Forbidden Army, the gate of the camp was wide open. Guo Shao, in armor and a high crown, rode in with a sword. On the left was Wang Pu, the privy envoy with gray hair and beard, and on the right was a black mouth. Red face Li Chuyun. A group of straight cavalry in the inner hall with bright armor behind.

There is a large iron helmet on the school field, swords and guns and banners are like woods.

Guo Shao shot and rushed into the barracks. When the army saw him, they raised their swords and spears and shouted. Encouraged by the atmosphere, Guo Shao drew his sword from his waist and slanted at the crowd to greet the soldiers.

The atmosphere was even more lively, and everyone shouted: "Hurrah! Long live..."

All the generals gathered on horseback and bowed down on one knee in front of Guo Shaoma.

"The generals are flat." Guo Shao's voice was loud, powerful and full of breath, showing people his health and strength.

Everyone said: "The final will wait to thank the emperor!"

Guo Shao kicked the horse and ran out, and the generals hurriedly got up and turned on their horses to catch up. A herd of horses ran across the front of the army, shouting and hoofing like a torrent of blood.

He strangled the horse and said loudly: "The people of the country are in trouble, only we and the warriors of the Great Zhou are willing to fight for the world!"

Dong Zunzuo's voice said loudly: "The **** battle to the end!"

The army was in an uproar, all staring and shouting, and the barracks were more lively than the downtown area.

Shi Yanchao jumped off the horse, clasped his fists and said straight: "Just as the Liao people are entering the bandit, please be the forward!"

When the generals saw this, they expressed their opinions: "Your Majesty Jianfeng pointed out that even the swords and fires, the final general will never frown..." "Your Majesty will use troops, and the ministers are always ready to follow your Majesty." It’s a kind of grace to serve the country only if you die..."

Guo Shao sat on the horse, feeling the attitude and breath of the army. In any case, he can at least be sure that he is supported by the military.

With the current system of Dazhou, Wufu is quite supportive of war. Only with war can they rise and be rewarded, and they can be relied upon, otherwise their voice and status will decline. There are also low- and middle-level military generals. Everyone knows that fighting will kill people, but it is better to fight a big battle after ten years. The soldiers at the bottom ten years are old! Just like the previous battle of Gaoping, how many people started with one battle.

Only many civilian officials may not support them. They are different from military commanders. Fighting is not good for them. To maintain the operation of the court in all aspects, resources are consumed too much, taxation and corvee, and the expropriation of the people are not conducive to stable governance. What happened.

The timing is also very appropriate. Usually, just after the establishment of the country by force, the emperor personally led his troops to win the world. The prestige and familiarity in the army is relatively high, and it is easier to mobilize the army to start wars. If it is a descendant emperor, there is no way to lead troops directly, and the power of troops is divided in the hands of ministers. It will not be so easy to start a war. It will be a very complicated and troublesome thing.

Moreover, the real power ministers around Guo Shao, such as Wang Pu, Wei Renpu, and prime ministers such as Wang Pu and Li Gu, and even the cabinet ministers involved in politics, have been drawn to him. He must do something, and it is easy to get the support of his confidantes. .

This is the situation in front of Guo Shao, he can mobilize the entire imperial army with a single word, and his control is still very strong.

Guo Shao led the troops to inspect several Forbidden Army barracks, and the morale and situation of the army were relatively good. After six months of rest and reorganization, the Prohibition Army has basically recovered its combat effectiveness.

Guo Shao returned to the imperial city after three rods in the sun.

He first went to the East Hall to discuss with more than twenty ministers, and Wei Renpu put up a map to explain to the ministers and generals the strategy the court had taken out in advance. The discussion went on until noon. As for the civil and military officials in the hall, they still stood there, standing there for a long time.

At noon, the emperor finally stepped onto the dragon chair in a uniform. Hundred officials in the hall shouted long live.

Guo Shao called the **** to issue an edict. The Liao army entered the bandit, and the people of Hebei were desperately looking forward to the king's master. The emperor decided to lead the imperial army to patrol the borders northward. During his stay in Beijing, the West Palace (Fu Jinzhan) supervised the country, and the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall were in charge of state affairs.

The emperor made a direct order, and it was obvious that the most powerful officials who were absent this morning had all discussed it. There was no opposition from the officials below... According to the pattern since the end of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary officials were unable to object, because of this passage. Time was for military purposes, and the court structure was very centralized. This time is different from the last Northern Expedition. The result of the last time is completely unknown, but this time we have experience and the situation is clearer. Many people are not optimistic about the recent Northern Expedition.

Now the start is relatively low-key. It does not claim to be a decisive battle between the Northern Expedition and the Liao Army. It seems that the initial intention was to expel the Liao Army from Yizhou.

However, the war kicked off.

...Fu Jinzhan went to the West Hall and saw Guo Shao waiting there with a sword and armor on the stone steps at the back door. She raised her head and looked at him, as if she had seen the figure of the guard back then.

She gently lifted the skirt and walked up the stone steps step by step. The spotless embroidered shoes lightly stepped on the old stone slab, Fu Jinzhan's mood was a little ups and downs.

Hearing the remarks of the ministers, together with Fu Jinzhan, they also lacked confidence in this war, because the strength of the Zhou army has not changed much in just six months.

Some failures have serious consequences and cannot be easily afforded.

In a short period of stone steps, Fu Jinzhan seemed to have gone through the ups and downs of these years, and how many times he escaped from the storm, it was the above brother Shao who accompanied her. It is not easy for them to get here today.

"Your Majesty." Fu Jinzhan's body was slightly short, and he took the lead in making gifts. Her voice was still so calm and calm.

Guo Shao clasped his fist and said, "I have always been a guard."

Fu Jinzhan raised his head, with a slight smile on his gorgeous face.

Guo Shao said solemnly: "I know the feeling of life and death, and everyone in the world has their own homes. It is unbearable for people to watch their loved ones being robbed and killed. After weighing it again and again, I am determined to do it again. The soldiers are also willing to fight for the people of the world."

Fu Jinzhan smiled sweetly: "Your Majesty will be able to win the victory, you never let me down."

Guo Shao was really relieved when he heard this, and he clasped his fist and said: "This time Empress Duanci only needs to wait for my victory in Tokyo!"

Fu Jinzhan nodded and said: "I will bathe and fast every day, pray for your majesty and the soldiers in front of you, and wait for the imperial army to return to the court with victory."

She came up, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com stretched out her hand to hold Guo Shao's sword hilt, pressed it gently, and heard a soft metal sound of "clang", and then slowly pulled it out. The blade is brand new, bright like a mirror, and very sharp. Fu Jinzhan is probably the only person who dared to hold the scabbard sword in Guo Shao. Guo Shao did not move, he was like that, I am afraid that even if Fu Jinzhan really wanted to stab him, he would not hide.

Fu Jinzhan looked down with a calm smile, and looked down at the hilt of the sword. The moment he lowered his head, he showed a gentle and shy feeling.

She very gently pulled out a piece of red silk embroidered with gold thread patterns from her sleeve. Ruyu's hand slowly wrapped the red silk around Guo Shao’s sword hilt, then tied it with a button, and put the sword in Guo Shao again. Scabbard.

After Fu Jinzhan had done this, he looked up at him, his face flushed and he was very nervous.

Behind her, there were many people in the palace who were bent over. This was the first time she had done such a close thing in front of Guo Shao in public. Guo Shao silently looked at the bright red on the hilt of the sword. Behind the simple and heavy hall, it looked extremely beautiful.

This time, in the words of wish, somehow, the breath is a little bit tragic.

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