Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The Yellow River is frozen, like a jade belt falling between the mountains.

Guo Shao stood by the Yellow River, looking at the surrounding mountains. People say that the mountains here are high and the road far away, which is compared with the plains of the Central Plains; in Guo Shao's view, compared to the mountains of the Shu Road that he has visited, it is not so sinister.

The mountains of the road into Shu are high and steep, and some roads must be built to pass through the plank road. The northwest side is not so exaggerated. The mountains are huge, but the slopes are gentler than those in Shu. It’s not difficult for people to pass through. You can see terraced fields on the slopes when you pass by villages and people.

It's just that the ravines are vertical and horizontal, the mountains are continuous, and the line of sight is extremely narrow, and the road is blocked by the mountains from all sides. This kind of terrain can easily hide people and horses and cannot be discovered in time. Fortunately, it is still in a large number of jurisdictions, and there is no wife risk.

In winter, the land is withered and barren, full of yellow soil, and the air is very dry and cold. Fortunately, the weather today is better, the sky is blue, and the sun can be seen, which adds bright colors to the scene.

A faint saying came from the barracks: "Come on with Qin Feng."

As soon as the voice fell, the horn sounded first, like a prelude, and then the military musician found the entry point, and the horizontal playing and drums also sounded one after another. The rhythm of the tune was slow, thick and powerful, and the vigorous and powerful music immediately made the atmosphere different.

The musicians sang first, and then the onlookers sang along with them, "Why don't you say Wuyi? Same robe with my son. Master Wang Yuxing, repair my spear. Enmity with my son..."

The soldiers digging ditches, cutting logs, and pitching tents all around looked at the camp where the preaching sounded.

After Guo Shao listened, he was moved inadvertently. The barren and backward land in front of him made him seem to see that in the ancient times, Huangdi Yan’s army was holding a simple stick and stone axe. This vast country.

And now, he has sophisticated armor, precision forged weapons, and even finely crafted artillery firearms, there is no reason to back down!

After Guo Shao listened to it for a while, the musician changed the music of Han Yuefu, and he returned to the Chinese Army tent.

The kang is still being repaired inside and outside the tent to prepare for the warmth at night; it is fine during the day, and people can freeze to death if they sleep in the night. Li Gu did a good job of logistics. He ordered the officials of Yan, Xi, Shi and other states early to prepare fuel, and recruited civilians to be sent to the army for the army's needs, mainly coal (coal), but also charcoal.

The soldiers were setting up a stove in the tent. They worked very hard in front of the emperor. A soldier was holding a chisel "ding ding dong dong" while trimming a stone, which seemed to be not flat enough.

All the soldiers dress differently from when they were in Tokyo, mainly because they were hung with many burlap bags and sundries. General soldiers will have flints, knives, food bags and other objects on their bodies. Soldiers also have many weapons-related things, such as small bamboo tubes that are hung on belts to hold gunpowder and iron molds that clamp lead shots. Each team will carry hatchets, hammers and other tools in donkey carts and mule horses... Marching and fighting, there is very little time in battle, most of the time it is a journey of life in the wind, food and sleep.

The Chinese army's big account has not been cleaned up, and Zhu Wenwu has not come. They are deploying and patrolling the camps. Guo Shao was in the messy account and asked someone to take out the pen and paper and write letters in his free time. Letters to Jinzhan and the second sister and the others, each letter lasted for many days and was finished intermittently.

Now it is natural to write a personal letter to Jinzhan.

In the noisy tent, Guo Shao first described what he saw and felt along the way. This place was relatively deserted, and there were no people in sight for a whole day. But Guo Shao found that when many people walked this way together, people were not worried and would become more dependent on each other. On the emperor's personal journey, getting along with soldiers day and night can build greater trust.

He told Jinzhan and others not to worry too much. When the army reached the border area where the Wuding River and the Yellow River intersect, a fortress would be built there, and the fortress could be used as a barrier.

Guo Shao wrote another sentence, I miss it very much... "You" didn't come out. He thought it was too explicit, so he wrote about the days when Tokyo Marigold took care of it.

At this time, the generals and civil officials came into the big tent one after another, and Guo Shao put down his writing brush and asked them to find a place to sit. The crowd sat down around the stone stove.

The soldiers put an iron pot on the stove, took out the grain bag and poured corn in it, then took out the cheese, dried small salted fish, and pickles and put them in. So even the ingredients were not used, so they cooked a pot of porridge. Oatmeal is put on the stove to heat up.

Even Guo Shao eats this stuff, there is not much difference in eating from top to bottom. The military law of the Forbidden Army prohibits drinking for no reason during the march, and the generals of the Forbidden Army do not drink alcohol.

Without the extravagance of the palace hall, there is no extravagant honor and pomp. The most powerful ministers of the dynasty were sitting around such an earthen stove, surrounded by many emperors. But at this time, the monarch and his subjects seemed to be close.

Guo Shaozheng was holding a map, ignoring everyone's intentions, and the princes started talking at will. The boiling fire made the tent gradually warmer.

The drawing was added to the scale by Guo Shao, but it was still very simple. He can roughly understand the location of various places... as opposed to modern psychological knowledge. For example, the Guanzhong Jingzhao Mansion in the south is Xi'an, and Yanzhou is Yan|'an. These place names are all references.

The Yellow River flows from north to south in eastern Shaanxi, and now Guo Shao and others are walking along this section of the road.

Their early destination was the meeting point of the Wuding River and the Yellow River, which was almost there. This place is now under the jurisdiction of Da Xu. There is no city and no place name. It is a place that is said to be three things. There are Xi, Shi, Yan, Sui and other states around... It is probably on the bank of the Yellow River in the east of "Yan|An" , Should belong to northern Shaanxi?

... the lower reaches of the Wuding River where it merges into the Yellow River, which already belongs to the Pingxia regime. The upper reaches of the Wuding River flows roughly from east to west, and the downstream flows roughly from north to south; the downstream section is on the west side of the Yellow River.

Along the Wuding River, you will soon reach Suizhou: the city occupied by the Xiazhou regime. Suizhou is at the confluence of the Dali River and the Wuding River. Guo Shao found that Chinese cities like to be built at the confluence of these rivers.

Ascending the Wuding River, another city where the rivers meet: Yinzhou.

Yinzhou is roughly the "Hengshan area" that the ministers call. Guo Shao had never heard of such a mountain range as "Hengshan" before. When he was in Tokyo, he learned many times that it was not a mountain at all, but a mountainous and hilly area with many ravines. Why was it called a mountain range by the ancients? It is because this area transitions from the mountain to the northern pasture plateau.

The Hengshan area is the main agricultural and animal husbandry area in Pingxia. After Dangxiang obtained this gully place, its strength increased a lot.

From the upper reaches of Yinzhou, the Wuding River flows roughly from east to west. The upper reaches is the center of the party: Xiazhou. The Daxia State of the Jin Dynasty built the "Tong Wancheng" as its capital, which was the city built at that time. It is on the north bank of Wuding River, which should belong to a plateau area.

According to Guo Shao's memory, the Ordos grassland should be located to the north of Xiazhou...He was deeply impressed by this place, with a huge real estate bubble. It was called a ghost town, and it was often reported in news before.

At this moment, Wang Pu came, and his words interrupted Guo Shao's cranky thinking: "The minister will introduce someone for your majesty, please show your majesty."

Guo Shao heard that it was Wang Pu's recommendation, so he said without asking: "Send him in."

After a while, a black-skinned, burly big man walked in and knelt in the tunnel, saying, "Then you will see your Majesty, my emperor will live forever..."

Guo Shao said, "Get up and talk." He turned his head and looked at Wang Pu.

Wang Pu bowed and said: "Brother Zhehei is a Qiang native of Hengshan, but he was a slave of the Zhe family very early. He often went on the expedition with Zhegong, the father of Zhedehuo, and fought bravely, so he was given the surname Zhe as a helper. The person who came, now he is no different from the Han people."

Brother Zhehei said: "Zhegong will be like a child in the end. It is said that during the Yanhuang Emperor, there is no difference between the Qiang people and the Han'er, but at the end of the day, when you enter China, you will be a child."

Guo Shao immediately said: "If you enter China, you will be Chinese, and if you enter the barbarian you will be barbarians. The heart of the public is also the heart of the court and mine.

Brother Zhehei said: "The last general grew up in Hengshan when he was young, and he knows the customs and customs of the party. His majesty sent an edict to Lingzhou and ordered the generals to guard against defense, and the generals were sent to vote for his majesty. I hope that he can personally conquer the summer. State effectiveness."

Guo Shao Xindao doesn’t know what it’s like to lead other teams to beat his own people, but Han’er leads the way|There are a lot of parties, it’s not surprising... After all, Zhehei has stayed on the Han side for too long, the assimilation is still effective. It is estimated that the effect will be better if the government does not have a party item. He nodded calmly and said, "It's commendable for the handsome and faithful.

Zhehei Gebai said: "As far as the end general knows, Hengshan Dangxiang people have a larger population than Pingxia (the Dangxiang in the pastoral area north of Yinzhou). They are rich in iron and food, and the people are brave. They are also the main source of Xiazhou infantry. , Your Majesty observes it."

Wang Pu said: "In the later Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains noticed that the party affairs were becoming more and more influential, and had adjusted the army to crusade. During the siege of Xiazhou, the surrounding area was harassed by more than forty thousand party members ~ www.readwn.com~ roads and food were dilemmas. In the chaos, the post-Tang court was unable to sustain it and had to find many excuses to retreat and give up.

The minister estimated that today, the party division is extremely large, and with the reinforcements of the Hengshan Qiang Infantry and Hexi Dangxiang, the maximum force that can be assembled may reach 100,000! "

Guo Shao pondered: "Of course the party will use its best in this battle. However, the strength of troops cannot only be determined by the number of people. I have governed more than 400 states and raised hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. I feel that the treasury is tight. The population of the party is only that large, even if it can be mobilized. To raise a hundred thousand horses, the equipment training must be very crude, and it should be made up of some strong men who usually farm and herd.

There are many elite, well-trained, brave and good combatants, and the best equipment in the world. Not afraid! "

Everyone bowed: "Your Majesty is wise."

Guo Shao also wants to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to scare the enemy to death... If the treasury can become so rich that it ignores transportation, it is enough to supply front-line military supplies with millions of civilians at any cost.

He said: "Hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, I'm afraid they don't have the guts to make a decisive battle!"

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