Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

There is no human habitation among the continuous green hills. In the evening, the darkness gradually descends, and the rain is continuous, as if the whole world is shrouded in this kind of coldness. Mountains used to be mountains, endless, with no exit, as if in the distant ancient times...

"Ah Lang is sick, his forehead is so hot. Go and see him!" Jing Niang suddenly opened the curtain of the tent, and said to Lu Xiaoniang. Jing Niang, who usually looked cold, also had panic in her eyes at this moment.

Lu Xiaoniang couldn't refuse, she turned her head to Grandma Bai and said, "Third Aunt, I'm going to see Marshal Guo's illness."

Lu Xiaoniang went out with Jingniang, and they lived in the territory of Zhongjun Xingyuan, and they entered Guo Shao's tent after a while. Lu Xiaoniang walked in bent over, fortunately there was firewood in the stove for lighting. Sure enough, she saw Guo Shao lying on a bunk on a pile of branches and thatch, sleeping, and Miss Lu went up to take a look, only to see that his face was red and his lips were black, and he reached out to touch Guo Shao's forehead, then turned to Jing Niang and the others and said, "General Guo is not injured, is he?"

Jingniang said: "Except for Zhou Jun, I didn't even meet anyone, so of course I wasn't injured."

"It should be because of the wind and cold." Lu Xiaoniang stretched out her hand to open Guo Shao's eyelids.

At this moment, Guo Shao turned over in a daze, and murmured: "Jinzhan...sister..." After hearing this, Jing Niang turned around and said to Lu Chengyong and the others: "You go out first and let the genius doctor Lu treat A Lang."

"Here." The two men followed Jing Niang's words and exited the tent.

Guo Shao was confused again: "I'm so tired."

"Help bring the lamp here." Lu Xiaoniang said. Jing Niang took a copper lamp with a candle and lit it. Lu Xiaoniang looked at Guo Shao as if she saw him lying on the branches and thatch with a sick face. There was a kind of indescribable desolation and fragility, which made her feel pitiful.

At the beginning of last year, thousands of powerful Liao cavalry were wiped out in the first battle in Hebei. He was known as the "Blood Hand Butcher Guo Blacksmith", the most powerful warrior in the Great Zhou Dynasty; now he is sick and weak like this, no different from ordinary people.

Lu Xiaoniang pinched Guo Shao's mouth to look at his tongue coating by the light.

At this time Guo Shao woke up, staring at the person in front of him with confused eyes, it took a while for his eyes to regain their brilliance. As soon as Lu Xiaoniang's gaze met her, facing such a fragile patient, her tone was much gentler, as if it was a woman's instinct, "Open your mouth and let me see your tongue."

She only glanced at it, and immediately said, "I see."

Guo Shao turned to look at Jing Niang: "Has the rain stopped?"

Jing Niang said: "Not yet."

Guo Shao asked again: "Has Li Gu sent someone to deliver food?"

Jing Niang said: "Not at all."

Lu Xiaoniang felt that the sick should be comforted most, so she said softly: "General Guo, don't think about anything, just rest at ease for a while, it's okay, don't worry." Sure enough, Guo Shao's eyes showed a slight touch.

At this moment, Jing Niang said in a bad tone: "You treat the disease as soon as you cure it, why say those things are useless?"

Lu Xiaoniang was not angry, let alone quarrel with her. Glancing at Jingniang's tall | towering chest, she thought of going elsewhere, wondering in her heart, if she is so tall and still not collapsed, does she have any secret recipes for recuperation?

Lu Xiaoniang silently picked out some cloth-wrapped medicinal materials from her bag, weighed them with a small steelyard, untied the lid of the stove to see, and busily boiled the medicine.

... Guo Shao sat up, and Lu Xiaoniang came over to cover him with a quilt. The swelling on her face has disappeared, but she is still a fair and delicate young lady. Looking at her hairline, there is an indescribable warmth and beauty. Guo Shao felt that he was particularly easily moved now for some reason, and such a small matter as covering him with the quilt could make his heart ripple.

His heart was soft. It's really amazing that Nu Wa created two kinds of people. There are some things he doesn't want to reveal in front of his fellow soldiers, even the most trustworthy sworn brothers who live and die together, but in front of this woman who just met twice by chance and didn't have much friendship, he doesn't want to pretend at all.

The warm flame swayed in the stone, and Xiaoniang Lu sat quietly in this rough and dark tent, looking back at him from time to time. Every time they make eye contact, it makes people feel very good. And Jingniang watched the two of them silently but very carefully, she seemed a little unhappy; what she said before, there is no reason why the master is not greedy, but the reason is just a reason.

Guo Shao doesn't dislike Jingniang's jealousy, but he can't blame himself for being promiscuous... He didn't intend to do anything, but it's only natural for a woman like Lu Xiaoniang who makes him feel warm when he sees her. It's not that if he is concerned about people, he will change his nature and suddenly hate beautiful women; many times people will not go further, just because of the constraints of rules or rational considerations.

Guo Shao had a headache, his body was hot and cold, his mouth was bitter, his body was still uncomfortable, but his heart felt much more comfortable.

"This sound is the wind whistling in the valley?" Guo Shao calmed down and listened to the sound outside.

Lu Xiaoniang seemed to like listening to him very much, she turned her head to look at him immediately, her eyes sparkled with firewood. Guo Shao sat there and sighed, "It seems like an ancient voice is telling..."

Regardless of whether Lu Xiaoniang and Jingniang could understand or not, he said in a low tone: "A victorious army, a hero holding a sword of war, is actually so small in the world. A small rain can make people fall into a dilemma and get into trouble."

Guo Shao fell into a mood that he couldn't extricate himself from.

At this time, Lu Xiaoniang said slowly: "People say that Marshal Guo is the most powerful military general in the Zhou court. Isn't a high-ranking person able to let others do things for you? If you feel tired, why don't you leave this place and leave things to the generals?"

A forced smile appeared on Guo Shao's mouth, and he thought to himself: If others mainly rely on others to bring down the Kingdom of Shu, then whose great achievements and prestige are they?

He said vaguely: "You were right once. People always want too much. But once they are in the game, they are not so easy to make concessions, and they are not so willing to let go of what they can get. People in the world don't want too much, but they are too easily addicted."

Hearing the wind in the valley in the night and the fire, Guo Shao seemed to be playing tricks, speaking vaguely... But there was no way, he couldn't just say that he wanted to occupy, accumulate credit and prestige, and want to be called emperor?

That way, no one can threaten him casually, and his fate will not be controlled by others at will. This kind of thing is what the world wants. Why do warlords support their own troops? They just don’t want the court to dare to move them with a casual word; but in fact, only warlords will always be regarded as threats by others, and they will always be threatened by the court.

The road has to go on, no matter how much you have, as long as you don't want to lose everything, you have to go along... because you have already entered the game, and there is no such thing as getting out if you win.

But... Guo Shao suddenly asked, "What happened to Zhang Liang and Fan Li?"

Before Lu Xiaoniang could answer, she heard voices outside. Not long after, a group of civil and military personnel opened the curtain and walked in. Yang Biao took the lead and asked, "I heard that elder brother is sick? It smells like medicine."

Seeing Guo Shao's appearance, Zuo You hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, "My lord, why don't you go back to Wushan County first."

The generals didn't say a word after listening, they all looked at Guo Shao who was sitting on the bed wrapped in a quilt. Zuo You said again in a deep voice: "My lord is a very important person in my Great Zhou court. For the sake of the overall situation, the body should be the most important thing."

The gentle and relaxed expression on Guo Shao's face has disappeared. He spoke slowly. Although his tone was soothing, there was no hesitation or pause, and there was still a very ugly smile on his face: "It rained a little the day before yesterday, and a little wind and cold are nothing!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard him swearing.

Guo Shao said again: "I have already said that this time we must take Kuizhou. I have made up my mind. Whoever says to retreat will have twenty sticks!"

The crowd no longer mentioned the matter of retreating, seeing Guo Shao's sick face, they talked for a while and then dispersed.

Guo Shao sat there and rubbed his temples, only to feel his head swell, dizzy and painful. Seeing this, Jing Niang said angrily: "These warriors, what are you talking about now?"

"Brothers care about my life and death." Guo Shaodao, "Bring me my package, not the one for clothes, there are a lot of papers in it."

"It's been raining for three days..." Guo Shao rubbed his forehead for a while, took out a picture from his bag, looked at the lines on it, and tried to focus on the surrounding situation.

It is true that people's thinking is very affected by their physical condition. Before Guo Shao could easily figure out the connection between various places, but now he is very confused for a long time, thinking about it and can't let it go. He looked at it while talking to himself to help him think: "Now it depends on whether Dong Zunhui can break through the water of Qumen. The logic should be like this... If Dong Zunhui can break through the Qutang Gorge River, as long as the navy passes through the Yangtze River, the military rations can be transported from the water to the wharf near Kuizhou; on our side, go down this road, besiege Kuizhou, and rely on water transportation for supplies..."

Guo Shao shook his head again and said, "Dong Zunhui didn't break through the river defense for many days, so he worked so hard to build the plank road... If it's not safe to pin all my hopes on Qutang Gorge, what should I do? By the way, there is another hope, it will be fine when the rain stops..."

Jingniang persuaded: "Ah Lang, why don't you just sleep and the rain will stop after you sleep. Why can't you let go all of a sudden, you just think that the rain will last for ten days and a half months, and you don't think it will stop soon?"

Guo Shaodao: "I'm flustered." He discovered again that he was actually not that kind of powerful person, and his psychological quality was not very good.

"It's all sick, and I'll be fine tomorrow, ah." For some reason, Jingniang suddenly spoke softly, talking to him like a child.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoniang came over with a decoction and said, "After drinking it, it is made from ordinary herbs, but it is very useful." Guo Shao took a big sip and smacked his mouth: "This taste is very familiar... Zhuozhou is drinking this kind of medicine, and Lu Xiaoniang really got your father's true biography."

Lu Xiaoniang said softly: "It's been so long, what kind of taste do you still remember?"

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, then said calmly: "I seldom get sick, and I take less medicine, so remember." He then poured the bitter soup medicine with a bit of sweetness into his stomach in one breath.

The wind blew up the cloth curtain at the entrance of the tent, and the raindrops reflected in the firelight, which was exceptionally clear. It was still rainy outside, and it was dark with wind and rain.

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