Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

When Guo Shao returned to the house by the lake, he saw Dong Sanmei squatting in the hall, wiping the legs of a table vigorously, with a wooden basin filled with water beside her. When she heard someone coming in, she looked back to see that it was Guo Shao, and without making a sound, she threw the rag in her hand into the basin and picked it up to go out.

"Dong Sanmei." Guo Shao stopped her.

Dong Sanmei lowered her head and responded with a "huh".

Guo Shao thought of her father being killed, her second brother in jail for a capital crime, and she was the only one left in the family, and he felt very pitiful.

But I don't know if she knows about these things, it is very likely that she already knows. Even if Yulian and the others don't talk too much, there are still some women who do rough work in the back garden. Although Dong Sanmei is a maid, Guo Shao personally brought her back to Tokyo from Hedong. She was young and pitiful, and had been in the house for more than two years;

Guo Shao called her to stop, but he didn't know what to say, because he seldom talked to this little girl. He casually asked, "How old are you?"

Sanmei Dong said timidly, "I'm thirteen years old this year."

After hearing this, Guo Shao said casually: "You are two years younger than Qingxu, you should do less work, and others will do it."

Dong Sanmei looked very timid, and responded with an "um". Guo Shao sighed, looked at the girl for a while, and felt that the girl was very beautiful, she was not as skinny and skinny as when she first came from Hedong. Now her skin is becoming more and more plump, because she eats well and her face is white.

Guo Shao said: "You don't have to be afraid of me, I have never beaten or scolded you, why are you afraid of me?"

At this moment Dong Sanmei raised her head, looked at him and suddenly said, "Will Ah Lang drive me away?"

"Why did I drive you away?" Hearing this, Guo Shao immediately guessed that she already knew about Dong Wajiang and Dong Er. He had no choice but to say again, "It's not that I don't want to save your second brother, it's just that he has committed too many crimes that ordinary people can't save."

Dong Sanmei responded in a low voice: "I know."

He pondered for a moment, then stopped talking and let her go.

... Guo Shao's mood has been ups and downs for a while, and he can finally breathe a sigh of relief after being tense. In this era, there really wasn't much entertainment that interested him too much. It was night, so he asked Yang Shi to serve the bed and indulge wantonly; because compared with Yulian and Yang Shi, he was more open-minded. When sleeping in the same room with Mrs. Yang, Guo Shao felt that the noise was too much, so he used a cloth to tell her to bite the noise so that it wouldn't make too much noise; but tonight, he didn't care too much.

Just after dark, there was an unbearable sound in the house by the lake in the back garden. Yang's voice may be like a long sigh, or like a painful call, the charming and soft voice drifts in the breeze, and the whole house can hear it. The doors and windows of this house are wide open, there is no sound insulation at all, and it cannot be hidden at all.

In the bedroom, Yang's face and neck were covered with sweat, and a strand of black hair stuck to his mouth, looking very pitiful, lying on his side gasping for breath with difficulty, complaining softly. But feeling that Guo Shao hugged her from behind again, Yang couldn't help but said quietly: "I really can't stand it, what's more uncomfortable than holding on, how can there be such a tormenting person?"

Guo Shao didn't take it seriously, but remembered what his father-in-law Fu Yanqing said quietly, and said complacently: "I can also guard ten daughters at night!"

After hearing this, Yang turned around softly, and said in a low voice, "How about calling Yulian over?"

After hearing this, Guo Shao hesitated and said: "Women would resist this kind of thing? Especially a woman like Yulian, she is very shy, and she has never yelled as loudly as you, and she just endured it."

Yang Shi said: "It doesn't matter if you are like sisters."

Guo Shao was feeling a little confused, so he agreed and said, "Put on your clothes and go call her."

After a while, Yulian came over wearing a middle coat and a coat. Her hair was loose, but she didn't seem to be asleep. Sure enough, as soon as he came in, he said: "Can't you keep your voice down, everyone in the garden heard it! It's really embarrassing."

Guo Shaodao: "Yang Yue'e can't bear to leave, you come and accompany me."

Yulian blushed, pursed her lips and remained silent, looked back, then went out calmly, locked the door of the hall, and then came in. She was already familiar with Guo Shao, so she took off the clothes on her back and quietly climbed onto the bed.

She came up and sat in Guo Shao's arms, and the two of them were talking quietly. Unexpectedly, the back door of the living room of this house was not locked, and Yulian didn't pay attention. After a while, Mrs. Yang walked in, looking at Guo Shao with a smile on her face.

When Mrs. Yang walked behind and covered Yulian's chest from behind, Yulian was startled and her face turned red. Yang Shi smiled softly, "Sister Yulian's is so big and soft." Yulian was speechless for a moment, she reached out and grabbed Yang Shi's palm and opened it.

...

The next day Guo Shao continued to go straight to the Department of Guards. No matter what happened, he couldn't let go of the business. The promising career of military commander was the barrier for his survival.

As for Zhao Kuangyin, Guo Shao thought that his father would write a letter to Ding You after his death, but the emperor probably would not allow it; maybe Zhao Kuangyin would follow the steps and be retained as appropriate. Because Zhao Kuangyin is not a person who will let go of his military duties...but he will have to wait for a long time to renew the daughter of King Shizhong of Hebei.

When Guo Shao walked into the Guards Division, everyone from the generals to the officials greeted him with strange expressions; when it was time for Dianmao, the generals of all armies did not pay attention to Han Tong, the real boss of the Guards Division, but many people paid attention to Guo Shao.

He knew the reason, but it was just that he was caught in a vortex of disputes recently and was talked about by others. Guo Shao felt very embarrassed, he felt like he was being treated like a monkey when he took off his clothes and only wore a pair of underwear to go to the supermarket. Sometimes people really can only bite the bullet and live with a thick face. If they are afraid of being criticized by others, they can only hide at home and have no face to face others.

After the dot, Han Tong, Gao Huaide, etc., and the generals of the various chambers had a small discussion in the lobby for a while, no matter what happened or not, they would meet to talk a few words... The habit formed by the generals in the battle is still the same in the official office. On the battlefield, before starting the battle after setting up the formation, the generals of the various ministries will always gather together to listen to the deployment and instructions of the main general.

In the lobby, seven people sat together, divided into two sides. The chair above was empty, that's where Li Chongjin sat, but Li Chongjin was far away in Yangzhou, Huainan, so he couldn't sit on that chair. Han Tong was in charge of the bodyguard department, and he was still the deputy commander in name, so he didn't want to sit in that chair rashly.

The position of the sun in the morning was relatively flat, and the sunlight came in through the doors and windows, just casting on the upper chair. For a moment, an ordinary chair seems to be shrouded in light.

Han Tong said at this moment: "Wang Pu from the Privy Council came to visit two days ago and told me a good thing. The court will allocate 2,000 horses to the bodyguard department and increase military expenses..."

Everyone was delighted when they heard it, and there was a lot of discussion. One of the generals of Long Jiejun laughed and said: "Our Zhou army is short of horses, and the army of the guards is even more short.

Han Tong said directly: "The elite soldiers under the guard Ma Busi have exactly four compartments. When the horses come down, each compartment will be divided equally among five hundred horses."

The general who spoke just now looked a little embarrassed, because Long Jiejun had more cavalry, so he was in charge of the "Horse Army Division". Maybe he thought that most of the horses would be transferred to Long Jiejun. Unexpectedly, what Han Tong did was simple and rude, and he directly divided it equally.

If two thousand war horses can form a fine cavalry of more than a thousand, it is also a very powerful force. However, five hundred is actually not negligible. Unlike the infantry, it is difficult to increase the cavalry; because the cost of raising a cavalry with a horse can support a whole team of infantry, and the legs of the horses are easy to be injured, and the wear and tear is serious. Anyway, all ministries are short of cavalry. However, in this era of lack of other means, cavalry is completely irreplaceable. Whether it is a scout to deliver news, inquire about the military situation, or the tactical needs of quickly maneuvering to seize fighters on the battlefield, cavalry can be realized... Therefore, the Central Plains Dynasty feeds the horses with food, and maintains a considerable number of cavalry despite heavy burdens.

At this time, Gao Huaide said: "The imperial court transferred horses to us. It seems that the officials have gradually begun to pay attention to the Guards Department. In the past, we were unable to compete with the Iron Cavalry Army in front of the palace. We blamed the poor performance of the Guards Division generals during the Gaoping War, and fled at the first touch... Now it depends on the performance of the Guards Division in the Battle of Shu and the Battle of Huainan, showing their combat effectiveness. This has re-established an elite image in the hearts of officials and ministers."

When everyone heard this, they nodded and agreed, thinking that it made sense.

Gao Huaide said again: "The guard Sihu Jiejun captured Shou and Hao, the credit and effect on the entire Huainan battlefield are no less than that of Dianqiansi; but with so many of us, the military expenditure is less than half of Dianqiansi."

Everyone laughed and looked at Guo Shao. The most important battle was the battle of Shouzhou, which was a good deed by Guo Shao; for a while, the generals paid attention to Guo Shao's eyes, and instead of the gossip-like look just now, they had more respect and admiration. They finally remembered that Guo Shao had made a great contribution to stabilizing the position of the Guard Division.

However, people have overlooked one thing. Before the attack on Haozhou, Gao Huaide was still the Xiangdu School of the Dianqian Division Iron Cavalry Army, and he was kicked to the Guard Division by Zhao Kuangyin a few months ago.

Han Tong stared and said with a cold face: "Don't be too happy too early, the official increased the military expenditure of Ma, not to make everyone fat! Once the Northern Expedition, we will not live up to the high expectations of the official!"

Everyone worshiped.

When Guo Shao heard this, he also felt that what Han Tong said was reasonable. For the Northern Expedition, Chai Rong is making full preparations... Last time Wang Pu said that he would have to wait at least a year for a bumper harvest. The war should take a long time, but the pressure came early.

Yesterday morning, Chai Rong said in the main hall, "Whoever contributed the most to the recovery of Youzhou for me, I will rely more on him, and I will not be biased." This should not be a joke.

Guo Shao couldn't help thinking: If he performed much worse than Zhao Kuangyin during the Northern Expedition, the situation would seem to be very pessimistic.