Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Kuang, kuang, kuang..." A green-robed official with a few soap slaves was beating the gong on the street, yelling while beating, "The Liao people are coming, and Zhuozhou can't hold it, so they pack up and head south!"

Guo Shao rode his horse around the street, and saw fires raging everywhere, the firewood was filled with black smoke, and a pile of charred headless corpses were placed on the matches. Vertex Novel Chapter update is the fastest

The sun is shining brightly above the head, if the corpse is left in the city, it will easily rot and cause plague. There are also those heads, the brains and the flesh in the skulls were dug up, then put in lime, and they were sent away in the morning. It can only be dealt with centrally. If the imperial court pays the reward money, everyone will share it equally.

Guo Shao asked Li Chuyun again: "Have the horses been distributed among the commanders?"

Li Chuyun said: "It has been divided, and now the third army, fifth army, and sixth army in Zhuozhou still have about 9,000 troops. There is a slight shortage of horses, and the first command only has about 300 to 400 horses. However, some soldiers who are slightly smaller and less armored can ride a horse with two people. It is only forty miles from Zhuozhou to Qigou Pass, so there is no problem."

At this time, a general asked: "Most of the soldiers have withdrawn, why do we still stay in Zhuozhou?"

Guo Shao said: "It's best to wait for the main force of the Liao army to go south."

Li Chuyun turned his head and said, "The imperial court has not issued an order to withdraw troops from Zhuozhou...but if we stick to this place and are besieged, we won't be able to eat food for long, are you willing to stay in this city?"

The general said: "I don't want to."

Guo Shao listened to their discussion and bowed his head in thought again. After being tense for a long time, now I don't have enough energy, and many chaotic thoughts flood into my mind. At this time, he thought of the father and daughter of the Lu family, and that the genius doctor Lu had treated him... There are so many people in Zhuozhou, Guo Shao only had contact with the Lu family.

Seeing that Lu Chengyong was beside him, he said, "Then what happened to Lu's genius doctor's family, do you know?"

Lu Chengyong said: "Last night, I went to Lu's house to pack up my lord's things. After meeting, the father and daughter of the Lu family are fine; but the whole family of the Li family who opened the medicine shop was slaughtered by the rebels. I then advised Doctor Lu to pack up quickly, and leave Zhuozhou with the soldiers who left the city last night to escort the wounded soldiers, and head south. After listening to my words, Doctor Lu packed up his things and ran away overnight. I don't know where he is now."

"Leaving Zhuozhou is a wise choice, Doctor Lu is a smart person." Guo Shao said.

At this time, there are still many people in Zhuozhou who are unwilling to leave. After all, the houses and property that local people rely on for survival are all here. Guo Shao couldn't accuse them of wanting money but not their lives. In that case, it might be suspected of "why not eat minced meat"... Perhaps for many people, losing their only property is also difficult to survive. They can only bet their fate on the thoughts of the chief general of the Liao Army.

Guo Shao can't help them. He is a military commander first, and his primary duty is to kill the enemy and be responsible to his subordinates. He can try his best to restrain his subordinates from slaughtering and looting, but he is not benevolent enough to trap the entire army here for the sake of the people in the city.

There are still some people in the city who don't run away in a hurry and steal property while in disorder, so I don't care about them.

... In the afternoon, it was suddenly reported that the forward of the Liao army in the north was going south, approaching the north bank of Zhuoshui.

Guo Shao immediately ordered the whole army to go out of the city from the four gates on horseback, and run straight towards Qigouguan in the southwest.

The luggage, food, and tents that had not been taken away were all thrown away by them. Zhuozhou has become a completely undefended and ruined city. The fire that broke out in the city yesterday, part of it has not been extinguished yet, and some places have almost become ruins.

As soon as he arrived at Qigouguan, he saw all the generals who had run away the night before. Yang Biao said when they met, "Xiangdu school Qi Tuo has been summoned to Xiongzhou Palace."

After hearing this, Guo Shao thought to himself: Most likely the emperor asked Qi Tuo to verify the situation in the memorial. Fortunately, I praised Qi Tuo in the memorial. This guy is honest and won't betray me?

At Qigou Pass, Guo Shao met Li Gu, who was in charge of food and supplies, and the two exchanged greetings. Guo Shao learned that Chai Rong hadn't seen Wenwu for many days, and suspected that the dragon was ill.

I also saw Han Lingkun, the commander of the Ma Jundu. Everyone is a general of the bodyguard department. Han Lingkun didn't make things difficult for Guo Shao, and let a large group of soldiers cross the river... How to deal with Guo Shao's escape, the officials knew it well, so Han Lingkun didn't need to worry about it.

After crossing the Juma River, Guo Shao's troops stopped in Yizhou for a while. Li Gu said that there was not enough food in Yizhou, and they had to supply the defenders of Qigou Pass; Guo Shao and others had no choice but to march towards Xiongzhou with the rebels.

At first glance, it seems that the generals in the left wing of Hu Jie's army are in a mess, and the ranks are chaotic. In fact, it is still under the control of a few people in Guo Shao's shogunate, and a military order can be quickly deployed, specifically to a unit commanding 500 people.

Guo Shao learned that the emperor was in Xiongzhou, so he happened to go to meet the saint.

Li Gu said: "I have figured out the situation of General Guo and the soldiers in the left wing, so I have to rush back to Xiongzhou overnight to report back. We will meet later."

Guo Shao said, "It's not too late for Brother Li to leave tomorrow morning. I just want to present a memorial, so please trouble Brother Li to bring it back and present it to His Majesty."

After hearing this, Li Gu said, "In that case, let's leave tomorrow."

Guo Shao set up camp that night, and many tents were lost in the army. Now he saw smoke in the barracks, and those who didn't know it thought there was a fire. That's when the soldiers got herbs to smoke the mosquitoes. There are no good days for living in the wind, eating and sleeping in the open. In winter, people shiver in the cold, but in summer, it is not cold...but there are many mosquitoes.

The Chinese army had tents to live in, and Guo Shao immediately pondered and wrote memorials in the tent. This is the second step of his plan to return to Beijing: to find a replacement for the emperor who stayed in Hebei.

This person is none other than Han Lingkun!

But directly recommending Han Lingkun may not be effective. Guo Shao thought about many things involved.

...First of all, Li Gu revealed Chai Rong's illness, which made Guo Shao very puzzled.

I thought about it again: The Battle of Shouzhou must have greatly accelerated the process of the Huainan Campaign, which saved a lot of time for Zhou Emperor Chai Rong; that is, this Northern Expedition was earlier than in history.

In history, Chai Rong fell ill during the Northern Expedition, and this is the regret of "failure" (in fact, there has not been a decisive battle, and the victory or defeat is hard to say); but now, if people have fate, then Chai Rong should not fall ill at this time, and the time is too early.

Anyway, Chai Rong shouldn't have died now. What Li Gu said about the dragon's health, could it be that the Northern Expedition was unfavorable in the decisive battle, and Chai Rong's poor health made him angry?

Guo Shao couldn't figure out the emperor's condition, nor could he judge when the emperor died; anyway, he could be sure that Chai Rong's physical condition would not survive for a few years... As an emperor, he was not in good health, and even his ministers would not see him when he was sick; would he consider the safety of his own country?

...Guo Shao thought of this, ordered his determination, and said silently: Oh, Zhao Hei-face came to Yin first, and told me to be in a dilemma in Zhuozhou; don't blame me for writing a letter to say a few words about you.

He immediately picked up a pen to write a draft, and the name of the memorial was an apology.

Guo Shao quickly wrote in scribbled calligraphy: Although I defeated Xiao Siwen, the king of the South Court of Liao Dynasty in Zhuozhou, I was unable to defend Zhuozhou city; I know that I have failed His Majesty's great trust, and I beg your Majesty to punish you.

The soldiers in the left wing of the Hu Jie army were exhausted, and the ministers were also unable to guard the northern line. The commander of the horse army was recommended to be Han Lingkun.

Han Lingkun holds 40,000 elite soldiers of the Long Jie Army, and there are 20,000 elite soldiers in the left wing of Qigouguan, and half of the guards Mabusi are in his hands; he is also a veteran in the battlefield, and his ability and strength far exceed those of the humble ministers!

The commander of the Ma Jundu, Han Lingkun, was a family friend of the Zhao family when Zhao Kuangyin's father was still alive, and he became friends with Zhao Kuangyin for a long time, and his brotherly affection moved the entire Forbidden Army!

Zhao Kuangyin, the commander in front of the palace, has outstanding talents, national humerus, and the generals known as "Ten Brothers of Yishe" can all be alone. Not only are there many brothers of Zhao Kuangyin in the iron cavalry army in front of the palace, but even half of the guards are in the hands of his brother Han Lingkun. Zhao Kuangyin and his brothers held up half the sky of the Imperial Zhou Army.

Chen Su asked those who are able to do more work, General Zhao's subordinate Han Lingkun does not guard the northern line, does not take on the important task of the country's frontier defense, who dares to be competent?

...Guo Shao's "slander" was a compliment on the surface, but it actually pointed out that Zhao Kuangyin was very powerful. He not only controlled General Si Tie in front of the palace, but also got involved in the Department of Guards... the fact that Han Lingkun, the chief of guards, was also his henchman.

Anyone in the DPRK can see such words at a glance, and they can see that they are "slanderous rumors".

But Guo Shao said that he had nothing to hide. He and Zhao Kuangyin were incompatible, and Chai Rong and the courtiers knew it;

Although it is slander, it is telling the truth. Chai Rong was reminded to think about it. Keeping Han Lingkun can weaken Zhao Kuangyin's power, so why not do it... Of course, if Chai Rong thinks that Zhao Kuangyin is a loyal minister, both the Dianqian Division and the Guard Division can rest assured that he should hold them and should not be on guard; then Guo Shao has no choice. If Chai Rong can think that way, he really deserves to give Jiangshan away for nothing.

Guo Shao wrote the memorial, and then passed Zuo You into the account, asking him to polish the pen to make the article more beautiful.

Zuo You looked at it and said: "In this way, the officials should keep Han Lingkun and let the lord return to Beijing?"

Guo Shaodao: "I don't think it's a big problem. Keeping Han Lingkun can divide Zhao Kuangyin's influence in the bodyguard department and prevent the general from being too strong; he can also ask me to go back and watch Zhao Kuangyin... Why not do it (check and balance)?"

Zuo You reminded in a low voice: "The dragon body of the official family is really no good? Then the person he wants to guard against most may be Zhang Yongde."

"Zhang Yongde and Zhao Kuangyin are the same people, and Zhang Yongde still has the kindness to know him." Guo Shaodao, "After the Gaoping War, I know very well that Zhao Kuangyin's ability to be reused was first recommended by Zhang Yongde."

Guo Shao pondered for a long time, and whispered: "Zhang Yongde is the chief general in front of the palace, but the Iron Cavalry Army is in the hands of Zhao Kuangyin... Almost all ten brothers hold key positions in the Iron Cavalry Army."

But why did Zuo You also say that Zhang Yongde was the one most guarded by the emperor?

It is true in history that Zhang Yongde lay down his gun first and was relieved of his military power, and then Zhao Kuangyin came to power. Guo Shao pondered that it might be a kind of mutiny rules and habits within the generals group. After all, people in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were very skilled at playing mutiny and taking turns taking turns.

Military generals only obey the strong, and when the successor emperor cannot convince them, he must support or even force a military general to take the position; whoever has a high position will "force" him, even if Zhang Yongde does not want to mutiny, he may not be able to help himself.

Therefore, everyone ponders the problem based on experience. If the Zhou Dynasty is really going to be overthrown, as long as there are no accidents, the person who should be pushed up is Zhang Yongde!

But what Guo Shao misses the most is Zhao Kuangyin.