Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Before leaving, Guo Shao met Mrs. Li and bid farewell to Mrs. Gao. I got a big tiger flag from Mrs. Gao, embroidered with a few large characters "Return my rivers and mountains"; considering that the Northern Expedition had not yet started, Guo Shao hid the flag first. What Guo Shao has seen and heard these days is quite general. Tokyo nobles and common people all support the Northern Expedition, and Chai Rong's use of troops is very in line with public opinion.

Taking advantage of the convenience of writing in Tokyo, he wrote the first letter since parting to Fu Ermei.

In addition to stating the itinerary, he also wrote some of his own thoughts in the letter to share with Fu Ermei. There may be some things that Second Sister Fu may not be interested in, but because it was written by Guo Shao, Second Sister Fu will definitely think about it carefully... Without it, she has always wanted to know Guo Shao.

Guo Shao inserted some of his own opinions in the letter. This world is extremely absurd, and barbarism often defeats civilization. The people in the Central Plains are not bloodthirsty because they are farming people, and they only want to live in peace, but it is difficult to influence the barbarians. Only through iron and blood can they protect themselves.

From what he saw and heard, he thought of those civilians who had toiled all their lives on chaff, swallowed vegetables, and suffered wanton torture and bloody massacres by strong men. The pain of life was like hell.

However, those experiences that made him uncomfortable, at least did not make Guo Shao despair... Because the Zhou Dynasty was also a violent country, Guo Shao followed the forbidden army to fight in the south and north, and saw the strength of the Zhou army.

As a warrior, Guo Shao believes that it is useless to accuse the enemy of wrongdoing. Those tribes that are lagging behind do not understand what civilization is, and they need to use strength and actions to teach them to be human.

At the end of August, the school field dispatched troops. Just like counting soldiers on countless occasions, a group of generals walked around among the troops, and then summoned the commander and the generals to read the orders of the Privy Council.

The transfer order has long been verified by the senior general, and the commander and the first-level general have no chance to participate in the decision-making, just obey the order.

The generals of the Hu Jie Army would gather around the main general once before setting off, and listen to the precepts before leaving; this is also the habit before each battle. Guo Shao sat on a tall pureblood horse with smooth brown fur, stood under a tiger banner, and spoke while all the generals were present.

"I'm going to put my ugly words in front of me. Anyone who has no military law and harasses and loots the people along the way will be severely punished by my six relatives!" Guo Shao roared with a cold face, "You all came from the army, experienced hardships and hardships, and have seen the suffering of the common people. It is not easy for those common people to live. If you want to send troops to kill and loot, how can you bear it?"

Guo Shao already had a reputation as a "benevolent woman" in the imperial army, so it was not surprising that he ordered everyone to do so; but no one was dissatisfied, because only Guo Shao dared to share the spoils after robbing the enemy's country. The massacre of the city was enjoyable for a while, but after returning to Beijing, everyone still felt that the benefits of dividing the spoils would last longer.

He spoke eloquently, and then said: "The emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is sympathetic to the people. My imperial army is the king's teacher. The king's teacher has to look like a king's teacher. He uses the king's way to fight against injustice, and uses force to protect the land and the people...Hebei has been suffering for a long time, and only the king's teacher. You will understand that what we are doing is doing something that is of great significance to benefit the country and the people. The opportunity is rare, and it is worthwhile to shed blood and sacrifice at this time; if the opportunity is missed, grief in the future will be useless."

Guo Shao said while looking back at the generals, most of them didn't respond, just like Yang Biao once said, "Being a soldier eats food and works hard". Everyone doesn't really care whether it is meaningful or not. However, there were still some people who listened with gusto, especially the young Dong Zunxun, who seemed to take Guo Shao's words for granted with a look of admiration...Young generals of aristocratic families are always more likely to have dreams.

There is still a group of people watching in the distance. They are the ministers and generals who have just come to say goodbye, and they haven't left yet. Privy envoy Wei Renpu, deputy envoy Wang Pu, and guards Han Tong and Gao Huaide of Ma Busi, they all seemed to be very interested in Guo Shao's speech, and they all listened quietly.

Guo Shao didn't bother to talk much, and shouted: "Let's go!"

So the generals bid farewell to the disbandment, and returned to their own troops one after another, leaving the school field in sequence, and the army slowly marched towards the main road in the city.

Guo Shao came out on horseback, but saw that there were a lot of family members on the side of the road. There were guards guarding the school grounds, and most of the people who could come were the family members of generals. When Guo Shao turned his head to look, he found that Yulian Yang's Jingniang and other attendants were also on the side of the road, and not far away were Mrs. Gao and a group of bearers and servants. He had already resigned before, and now Guo Shao and others were in the army, so it was inconvenient to stay any longer, so he could only ride on a horse, watch his family and friends, and wave goodbye amidst the commotion.

When the family members saw the generals, they bowed down on the side of the road to salute. A large group of horsemen marched north amidst the sound of horseshoes and the forest of swordsmen with the respect and high hopes of the Tokyo family.

The queen probably won't come... Hu Jie's left wing didn't enter the inner city either, but walked through Tokyo from the outer city along the straight avenue between Chenzhou Gate in the south and Chenqiao Gate in the north.

The last time I met Empress Fushi was the time when I was summoned when I got married more than two months ago, and then there was almost no news. Guo Shao turned his head to the left to look at the towers in the inner city, even in Tokyo, he would never see him again. He reached out and touched the waist ornament at his waist, feeling a little sad about parting.

Parting itself is nothing, but the sad thing is that there is no name for writing letters after parting. Guo Shao only wonders if we can see each other again in the future... The world is impermanent and the situation is precarious, who knows what will happen in the future?

... The left wing of Hu Jie's army has about 20,000 horsemen and no sailors, and they do not follow the Yongji Canal (Water Transport). The marching route was also determined by the Privy Council. If it is not necessary, it is more appropriate to march according to the arrangement of the imperial court. First, behave in a more regular manner, and second, the states and counties along the established route will provide food and grass supplies.

They first went to Huazhou, crossed the Yellow River on a pontoon bridge from the Yellow River ferry, and then marched due north. Pass Xiang, Ming, Xing, Zhao along the road, and then arrive at the destination Qizhou.

When passing through Mingzhou, it was only a few dozen miles away from Daming Mansion, but Guo Shao held military power and could not leave the army casually on the way, so he had to send his letter to Daming Mansion. The right way is to pass the old man's house without entering.

There are no women in the army, and even Jing Niang, who can protect Guo Shao's safety, is not with the army. However, civil servants Zuo You, Zhou Duan and others accompanied him to form a simple shogunate. It was relatively peaceful along the way. Marching in the interior, the roads were flat, the food and fodder were sufficient, and nothing happened. All the soldiers also obeyed the military discipline very well. The left side followed Guo Shao on the east-west, north-south, and north-south roads. There were dozens of battles, and everyone was used to his style.

Not long after crossing the Yellow River, Guo Shao did not take any action, and led his generals to do some marching and camping every day. When resting at night, I also chatted with Zuo You, Zhou Duan and others, and listened to the suggestions of the civil servants, but most of the time it was just chatting.

After a day of stationing, all the generals and two civil servants gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army. The weather was already a bit cold, so everyone sat around drinking and chatting at night. At this time, they have entered Hebei, and everyone knows that the Northern Expedition is imminent, and the topic must be about the affairs of the Liao Kingdom.

Zhou Duan said: "I heard in Tokyo that General Shi Yanchao of the Zhou Army was bloodthirsty, but it seems that he has been wronged."

Yang Biao probably recalled Shi Yanchao's indiscriminate killing of innocent people when he attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, so he couldn't help but said, "Where did you wrong him?"

Zhou Duan straightened his body and said, "Haven't you guys heard about the Khitan master Yeluming (Jing, avoid tabooing the great Zhou trust ancestor Guo Jing). Compared with him, Shi Yanchao is simply a kind and living Bodhisattva."

Guo Shao couldn't help becoming curious when he heard this, and after spending some time with Zhou Duan, he found that Zhou Duan's eloquence was more than a level higher than Zuo You's, and it was always easy for this guy to attract everyone's attention when he opened his mouth.

Sure enough, everyone was busy asking, wanting to know how Shi Yanchao became a living Bodhisattva.

Zhou Duan made a fool of himself, and then said: "I'm just talking about the comparison. I went to Youzhou and heard some things in private, so I'll tell you about it. What Yeluming did, bloodthirsty is not enough, what he likes is cannibalism."

Everyone looked at each other, but Yang Biao said coldly, "What haven't we seen?"

Zhou Duan ignored it, and said calmly: "There is no shortage of such people in the world. I have seen more than one or two. It is said that Ye Luming, rumored to be infertile, a witch has entered the fairy medicine, eating people's brains can make that job useful. The guy then captured people and ate their brains... How do you think they are eaten? Bind people firmly, use a hammer to knock open the sky spirit cover, and then pour hot oil into it..."

Zhou Duan suddenly let out a "chi"! All the generals also trembled when they heard this, and their faces turned pale.

He described it as if he saw it with his own eyes: "The white smoke rose, and then the medicine primer was put in. The witch scooped out the human brain and offered it to Yeluming to eat. The tied man was in tears before being killed, and it was useless to struggle and howl."

After Zhou Duan finished speaking, he tore a piece from the grilled fish and put it in an iron cup and handed it over: "General Yang, come and eat, this white meat is like a brain, feel it."

Yang Biao suddenly retched and cursed, "Fuck!"

After hearing this, Dong Zunxun cursed: "The arrested person, how can he not resist, he might as well fight to the death together, let the Liao people make such a fuss!"

Zhou Duan sneered and said: "General Dong doesn't understand people now. Those who were arrested were locked together, and the witches went up to choose; those who were selected were pushed out by their companions, without any effort from others. Anyway, they didn't choose themselves, so why did the rest of them have to work hard for the one who was about to be killed?

It's as if the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, Hebei have been ravaged for decades, who was willing to fight to the death before? The emperor of the Jin Dynasty sent them away for nothing, anyway, the disaster has not yet fallen on them... He also said that now the Liao people are in Hebei, if one day they fight south of the Yellow River, do you think people in the south will take care of you? "

Zhou Duan said again: "Oh, by the way, I am also a person from the south who came to vote for General Guo."

Everyone was silent after listening.