Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The wind brings the warmth of spring, and only in the morning there is a trace of cold spring. Veteran Wang Jing and his subordinates rode their horses up to a mound outside Fengcheng. They rode against the wind and watched the marching soldiers with great interest.

The petals on the tree not far away are blown in the air by the wind. The light red color embellishes a touch of softness to the black army with swords and guns. The images of steel torrents, peach blossoms, strength and fragility form a significant contrast, but they are naturally integrated in a moment.

"Crack, click, click..." The overall orderly sound of heavy footsteps is like the main theme of this symphony, simple, rough and rhythmic; it is also mixed with the bang bang sound of armored soldiers colliding, and the cry of horses, like a companion playing. The generals who were used to this kind of voice showed excitement on their faces; this kind of thing brought back the most memories and feelings of the warriors, and it was the source of everything they had.

Wang Jingyuan looked at the military appearance of the Hu Jie army, and sighed: "The elite are all in the Forbidden Army."

The staff next to him said: "Guo Dushi is too young after all, he is eager for quick success and quick gains, and he has to make a lot of money before he wakes up."

The general said: "The road in the Qinling Mountains is tortuous and difficult. It is agreed that there will only be half a moon's grain. The time is too short. It is difficult for me to think that he has made any achievements."

Wang Jing remained calm and said, "If we can't take down the mighty city within fifteen days, we will naturally retreat. Let him try."

After hearing this, the staff said calmly: "What the prince said is very true. The forbidden soldiers brought by the Guo Du envoy, Xiang Xun, the commander of Zhen'an Festival, will not stop it, and the prince will not be able to force it to stop."

... Zan Jurun, the envoy of the Hakka Province in the Fengxiang Mansion's official office, seemed to be very pessimistic about the Hujie army's ability to capture the Shu army's city within half a month, but although he participated in the military aircraft, he did not interfere in military affairs and said nothing. Knowing that Hu Jie's army really sent troops in advance, he wrote a memorial.

The entourage was already waiting outside the door, and Zan Jurun checked what he had written again to make sure that what he said was true and he did not make arbitrary judgments.

At this moment, he picked up the brush and held it in the air, rubbing his beard with his left hand, as if in thought. After a while, he quickly dipped the brush in the inkstone back and forth, and added a few lines later. The main general, Wang Jing, did not stop Guo Shao from pleading for orders to fight urgently.

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Fengxiang was very close to Chencang, and Hu Jie's army arrived in less than half a day. They set up camp again to rest and wait for the military supplies and equipment to be ready. Guo Shao first ignored the generals, but called Luo Yanhuan and others who stayed behind in Fengxiang to see them.

Luo Yanhuan and a female Taoist priest met in the house that was temporarily used as a military camp. We haven't seen each other for several months, Guo Shao didn't even say a word of pleasantries, and asked directly: "Is there any change in Tangcang Town and other places?"

The generals are also used to this straight-forward approach. Luo Yan clasped his fists and said, "The last general is in Chencang, and he has met people from Tangcang Town five times. The last time was at the beginning of this month. Tangcang Town has increased its troops several times. At present, the garrison has at least a thousand people, and the number of food, grass and military equipment is unknown."

Guo Shao memorized it silently, and thought about the main places in the north of Fengzhou again in his mind. He turned his head to look at the female Taoist priest, about thirty years old, with a little freckles on her face, but she looked familiar.

The female Taoist said clearly: "I just went back to Chencang today. General Luo asked me to come to see Guo Dushi together. I also heard that the holy lady was here, so we came to visit together. We live in Qingniling Nunnery. From the first month of this year to now, we have seen a large number of troops pass by Qingniling almost every day; the mountain is difficult to walk, and the road is often blocked. Occasionally, a few people crossed over, at most 20 to 30 people. It rains a lot on Qingni Ridge, and it rains for a little while from the first month to March, and when the road is muddy, it is difficult to walk half of the time... It is calculated that 20,000 people have passed through Qingni Ridge in three months; the food and luggage are not very clear, there are mules and horses, there are also carts, and there are many people who carry them. "It looks like a lot."

After hearing this, Guo Shao was surprised. The ancients certainly did not know the method of sampling and statistics, but it happened that the female Taoist priest's method of sampling the number of days and then averaging and superimposing it was similar to the method but the same effect. Hearing that she spoke in a very orderly and articulate manner, I felt that this woman was not stupid at all, so I asked specifically: "What's your name?"

The female Taoist replied: "If you go back to Guo Dushi, my surname is Wang, but after I became a monk, I was called Baixiangu."

Guo Shao nodded, and asked again: "Qingniling is the only way on Chencang Road?"

Bai Xiangu said: "There is a posthouse in Qingniling, and it is indeed the only way for the official road. However, I learned from the nunnery that there is a Baishui Road to the east, which is just a small road walked by some fugitives and profiteers. There are few people around, and there is no posthouse for supplies. Usually people don't take that small road. Therefore, the Shu army from Xingzhou has to cross Qingniling."

Guo Shao immediately said: "Luo Yanhuan is going to fight with the army. Baigu, you don't have to go back to Qingniling nunnery, stay at the Chencang stronghold, take care of the details outside, ask the situation and write it down. How about it?"

Bai Xiangu turned to look at Jingniang, who nodded. She replied, "Yes."

Guo Shao then asked the female Taoist to retreat, and then sent someone to inform the commander to meet the generals above in the hall.

When the ten tiger generals arrived at Xingyuan one after another, Guo Shao walked quickly into the hall with his entourage. All the generals clasped their fists and bowed to perform the military salute, saying one after another: "I pay my respects to Guo Dushi."

Guo Shao sat down on the chair above, waved his hand to signal, and then the generals stood in two rows in order of height and looked sideways at Guo Shao.

"Three days later, the whole army will leave Chencang and march towards Sanguan." Guo Shaoxian said, and everyone watched him and listened carefully, "There is only one road from Sanguan to the front camp of the Shu army. The goal of our early stage operation is very simple, to take down the eight camps of the front camp of the Shu army. The number of enemy soldiers in the camp is unknown at present, but the Shu road is narrow and difficult to spread horizontally, and there will not be too many troops blocking the road.

Immediately, some generals hurriedly said: "The last general is willing to be the pioneer!" Then the generals rushed to fight.

Guo Shaoxin said: These generals usually seem to be well-behaved, but the warriors are not stupid. They all want to do such a good thing... The military stronghold in front of Weiwu City is just a stronghold, which serves as an early warning and buffer. There are not many troops and they are scattered into eight. The difficulty is relatively low, but it is outstanding when discussing merit, which is the first achievement.

"The first commander of the first army, the second commander." Guo Shao said loudly, raising his arms to stop everyone from shouting.

"The last general is here!" Two generals stood up with joyful faces one after another. The other cupped his fists and said, "The last commander is Li Dazhu!"

Guo Shao pretended to be fair, and said: "The road to Shu cannot be extended horizontally. The army marches, and the first army and the second army are deployed in sequence. The two of you are responsible for leading the troops of the headquarters to attack the eight army strongholds and eating them one by one. Li Dazhu will fight the first one, and the second commander will fight the second one. Take turns to rest one by one."

The dark-skinned Li Dazhu patted his chest and said: "We will break one in half a day, and if we can't beat it, we will come to see you later!"

"Good!" Guo Shao praised.

But one cannot be without selfishness. These generals are just his subordinates, and they have taken all the credit. How can they give credit to those who served him in the future? Guo Shaodang immediately said, "Luo Yanhuan."

Luo Yanhuan who was standing on the side stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "Yes."

Guo Shao said again: "You are an envoy for the former army."

The platoon envoy is a temporary position. Because of the strength of the Zhou army, he often deploys a moon formation to fight in the field. Usually there is a person who is responsible for coordinating the formation of various ministries, and he is the platoon envoy. This position is not a real post of military power, so the chief general can be appointed in a certain battle... If the appointment of a military position above the commander, such as the Hujie Army, usually needs to be reported to the Infantry Division of the Guard Division for approval.

Luo Yanhuan said calmly and loudly: "The end will be ordered!"

Guo Shao followed his well-thought-out idea and appointed Li Chuyun as the superintendent of the camp. It was still a temporary position, and he would make military achievements.

The chief general's confidantes and subordinate generals have made contributions. Guo Shao felt that his actions were fair, and immediately said: "I have sent scouts to find out that the Shu army has sent more than 20,000 troops to Qin and Feng within three months. As long as you fight hard, there will be many opportunities to make meritorious deeds. This general will also remember them all in his heart. When the troops return to the court, the merits and demerits will be reported without any omissions."

All the generals will worship.

Then Guo Shao ordered 12 commanders to select brave soldiers. Each commanded a team, a total of 300 people in twelve teams, to form an army on duty. Yang Biao was the guard general, and Luo Meng was the deputy general.

Guo Shao was more clever. According to the rules of the Guards Division, the military ranks below the command are generally delegated to the generals of the army, and they only count the records; if there are less than 300 people in one command, he appoints the general on the spot.

Guo Shao, who was selected, did not ask questions, and let the commanders of each army be responsible. Anyway, he had seen it many times in the Second Army barracks, and there were no soldiers who were too weak; they were sent out by various generals, and they usually had nothing to do with the headquarters, and they happened to be used by Guo Shao.

Everyone gathered in Xingyuan, and Guo Shao didn't talk too much, he arranged the combat affairs and personnel, and then asked Li Dazhu and others to repeat the military order. So he ordered to break up the gang.

On the eve of sending troops, Guo Shao called Zuo You again and told him to lead people to contact the civilian husband who sent food to the rear army after the battle broke out, and go to the front to transport the wounded soldiers. Guo Shao knew Zuo You better. He had a bit of a sense in the officialdom, but he was useless in military strategy and basically useless, so he just found him some work.

Three days later, the whole army marched out of Chencang to Sanguan one after another. The twelve commanders formed a column and dispatched in sequence. The officials of Wang Jing's staff mansion also followed with their husbands to help transport the luggage. For a time, the road was mighty, like a long dragon.