Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

On the one hand, Southern Tang promised the envoys of the Shu Kingdom that they were willing to contain the Zhou army in the east; on the other hand, they did not intend to make any movement at all.

The prince and his wife were summoned by their father on the same day and attended the family banquet. Li Yu was originally loved by his father, and he has been more trusted during this period of time, and the relationship between father and son is very good; his wife Zhou Xian was originally appreciated by the king before she could marry Li Yu. For a while, there was warmth in the dining room, and it was a very harmonious family dinner.

Gorgeous and comfortable palace, delicacies from mountains and seas, delicacies and wines, and even the maids serving the wines are dressed in beautiful silks and satins.

However, the lord Li Jing looked at the things on the table, and suddenly sighed: "Huainan was defeated, and the country was in civil strife. The world criticized me for being content with pleasure and not making progress. I failed. I am really old."

Li Yu said immediately: "My father is not old, nor has he changed. He is still the king who conquered Fujian and Chu back then."

The king shook his head and said: "Of course you would say that, it's nothing more than a heart of loyalty and filial piety to comfort the father."

"My son's words are not false. It's not the father who changed, but the situation that changed." Li Yu said calmly, "When the Southern Tang Kingdom opened up the territory, the world praised the father because the opponents facing the Southern Tang Kingdom were weaker at that time. Zhou Shizong worked hard to rule a generation of strong lords. If our country loses, the world will criticize the father... If the opponents like Fujian and Chu are fighting in Huainan, will the father still lose?"

When the king heard this, he nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with his son's words.

Li Yu looked at it and said: "At this time and at that time, people always judge heroes by their results. Now the Zhou court's attack on Shu is an unavoidable adventure. The Central Plains is in troubled times. Wait for the opportunity, and the father will send troops to recover Huainan and annex Jingnan. Isn't it regaining its glory?"

The mood of the lord of the country was immediately provoked by Li Yu, and the decadence was swept away. He said seriously: "Do you really think that Zhou Jun will be defeated in Shu?"

Even Zhou Xian, who was sitting next to him, was infected by the active and high-spirited temperament of his husband at this time, and cast a little respectful gaze.

Li Yudao: "As I said, launching this war by the Zhou court is an adventure in itself. I went to Tokyo last year and heard and heard along the way that the population of the Zhou Dynasty was withered and the people were poor, but there were more soldiers and horses than other countries. The situation was almost unsustainable. In addition, the hero Zhou Shizong passed away, and the prestige of the superior was insufficient and the position was unstable. The new king had just succeeded to the throne. Immediately there was a rebellion by the second Li. Although it was quickly quelled, the problem was still far from being resolved. Seize other countries and take shortcuts to solve problems in one fell swoop.”

He continued: "If Guangsha, which is already precarious, suffers a defeat in Shu, the original problems of the Zhou court will suddenly explode. When they are too busy to take care of themselves due to civil strife, my father took advantage of the emptiness in Huainan and found a name to take the opportunity to regain it. With his strength, he thought that marching to the frontier may not be a big deal."

The lord was slightly excited and said: "Ministers say you have no military and political talents, ha! Knowing a son is like a father!"

Li Yu hurriedly said: "The one who is most considerate of the father's painstaking efforts is also the son-in-law."

Zhou Xian looked at the father and son with relief, but he always had an intuition in his heart that Guo Shao would not be defeated so easily... Maybe it was because he left a deep impression on her in Tokyo.

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At this time, in the valley of Wu Gorge, Guo Shao was on a boat looking at the fortifications of the Shu army on the shore. Suddenly a burst of stone cannons flew over, but the range was a little short, and they fell into the river one after another, splashing white water splashes.

The general persuaded: "This place is too close to the Shu army, my lord, go back first."

Guo Shao nodded, and the general ordered the helmsman to turn and return downstream.

Zuo You often followed Guo Shao, and the two often chatted even in battle. At this time, Zuo You took advantage of the boat to return, and said again: "Yesterday, my lord said that he puts himself in the other's shoes and wants to be safe. Today, he is ignoring the guns and taking risks, so why?"

The thinking of the ancients is still quite different. Guo Shao and Zuo You probably understand the literal meaning when they talk about safety; but when it comes to the word sense of security, he still doesn’t know how to explain it. However, when I met Zuo You, Guo Shao was still a top ten general, and he really had a long friendship. The relationship was usually between staff and friends, and Guo Shao was still very willing to communicate with him.

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, and seeing Zuo You listening intently, he said, "I'm not afraid of being hit by artillery due to bad luck. Sometimes I feel insecure, it's a state of mind. Occasionally, when I'm depressed, I always worry about something going wrong, doing something wrong, and causing serious consequences. At that time, I don't feel safe. Soldiers are a place of death and life, and a way of survival. Any war will be risky, not to mention the dangerous and difficult road to Sichuan.

However, now I feel that my physical strength and energy are very good, my fighting spirit is high, and the soldiers are also very effective. We have our own strength and are constantly advancing, so naturally we don’t have to worry about anything. At this time...'Thinking too much is not a good thing'. Guo Shao said with a smile: "What we should think about is what do we want after we get Shu?" How to fulfill your wish..."

Both of them lowered their heads and thought about what they wanted, looked up at each other, and laughed "hehe" together. Guo Shao smiled and said, "The scenery ahead is even better."

At this time the ship had just docked, and Shi Yanchao, Yang Biao and other generals greeted him on the shore. Seeing Guo Shao and Zuo You laughing, Yang Biao said loudly: "Brother came back from watching the camp, chatting and laughing with Zuo You, he must have thought of a way to break the defense."

Guo Shaodao: "Let's go to the camp of the Chinese army and talk about it."

...The vanguard and the generals of the Chinese army were summoned to the camp in the valley. Guo Shao said directly: "The fortifications in the front of the Shu army are basically a row of earthen fortresses. They built forts on high ground and dug wide ditches in front; our army attacked from the front.

Guo Shao took out a picture and stood among the soldiers, everyone looked confused. Guo Shaoqing knew that he could not draw well, so he explained: "This is a deep ditch, and behind it is a fortress. There are two layers of arrow holes, and the nun's wall on the top. The Shu army defended it with dense infantry. It seems that a hole for hiding soldiers was dug on the side of the mountain, which was used by the defenders to avoid our army's equipment projectiles. There are also a large number of stone cannons at the back of the Shu army.

Dong Zunjiao's troops attacked from the narrow front, and were first killed by stone cannons and arrows; when they reached the fort, they built wooden bridges and ladders, and finally some soldiers rushed to the female wall, but they had to face dense formations of infantry. You should know the result of a small number of people in a mess against the infantry formation. "

Guo Shaodao: "But this kind of fortification is different from the city. The advantage is that there is only a short fortress, which is conducive to the concentration of the defenders. The disadvantage is also obvious. Its temporary construction is not as high as the city wall, and the attacking troops can only be detained by digging wide ditches; it also limits its own mobility and is in a passive defense situation. Gunpowder can break it."

When the generals heard about the use of gunpowder, they immediately became a little more confident, because Guo Shao was very good at blowing up the city with gunpowder in Shouzhou.

Guo Shao said with a smile: "Li Jixun tried to imitate me in bombing the city in Jinzhou, but it didn't work. Today I used that thing in a different way... After it explodes, I need elites to seize the opportunity to attack. You don't need many soldiers, but you need elites to lead!"

After finishing speaking, looking back at the generals, Yang Biao immediately stepped forward to ask for a fight: "The last general is willing to go!"

Shi Yanchao slapped his thigh and stood up, squinting his eyes and said, "I'd better go and teach the younger generation how to lead troops."

Dong Zunhui didn't enter an inch of ground after beating for several days, and he was ashamed when he heard this. Yesterday Shi Yanchao said: When the striker can't make it down, he should play... It seems that this can make him stronger.

"Second brother and General Shi are not suitable. Your positions are too high. It would be a bit of a shame to bring hundreds of people to kill." Guo Shao's words made the two of them speechless to refute. He turned his head to look at Dong Zunhui: "Is Dong Duxiao willing to try again?"

Shi Yanchao immediately said: "If you can't do it, you can't do it. Why do you have to let him go to trouble for Guo Du's inspection?"

Guo Shao ignored Shi Yanchao, and looked at the young Dong Zunhui with encouraging eyes: "Where there is a disadvantage, get up from there."

"Uncle..." Dong Zunhui was touched by these words, and his face was moved. He knelt down on one knee and said, "My nephew is willing to go. If he fails this time, he will be dealt with by himself!"

"There is no joke in the army." Guo Shao said seriously, "There are only generals here, no uncles."

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