Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Guo Shao looked up at the higher and higher sun position outside the tent, his subtle movements had exposed his heart, and he spoke very seriously: "If Gao Yanchou burns the army rations, I will definitely be very angry!"

Yao Lian seemed to be thinking about what the young man in front of him who held military power would do when he was angry.

Guo Shao had a complicated expression. Of course he can retaliate when he is angry, and ask Gao Yanchou and others to pay a heavy price to vent their anger, but after revenge, what is the point and what can be gained? So he won't do it.

He couldn't help asking: "The situation in Shu is over, why is Gao Yanchou still stubborn?"

Yao Lian said: "General Gao knows that Kuizhou must not be defended, just let the world see the integrity and courage of the Shu people!"

"With such courage, why don't you go to the north to fight Liao's iron cavalry? How can you be commendable for dragging your feet behind your own people?" Guo Shao stared at his face.

Yao Lian was speechless, unable to refute Guo Shao.

Guo Shao looked worried, and said slowly: "It's not good for you to live, but you have to die for no benefit. Those who died in internal struggles since ancient times, or those who were on the losing side, can you get a good name by looking through the history books? Even if you don't want to live, others still don't want to die!"

Perhaps due to time constraints, Guo Shao spent a lot of talking, and an inexplicable hostility grew in his heart. After gaining power, few people dared to confront Guo Shao, so he rarely got angry; but when he was in this position, even if he got angry, even if it was just a few words that were not revealing, it was quite scary.

It seemed that there was a murderous aura spreading rapidly in the tent, but it was actually just an illusion. It was the atmosphere affected by his cold expression and the wind blowing in from outside the tent that made the curtains sway.

Even Yao Lian, who was ready to die, was shocked. A person is not even afraid of death, what else is he afraid of... Yao Lian had to think about it, and he didn't know Guo Shao well.

... Even Shi Yanchao, who originally thought it was very boring, bowed his head at this time, looked at Guo Shao with great attention, and became very interested.

Suddenly, Shi Yanchao felt that Guo Shao was actually more terrifying than someone like Yang Biao. Yang Biao, the military general who gets along the most, has a fierce appearance and never speaks pleasantly, as if he is owed money by others, but after a while, Shi Yanchao can see that although Yang Biao looks scary, he is actually quite straightforward;

But Guo Shao was different. Shi Yanchao couldn't help thinking of the fact that Yang Kuangyin's forces were wiped out after his failure. It wasn't long in the past.

Shi Yanchao said nothing, waiting for the result with great anticipation. He didn't expect Guo Shao to kill, but wanted to see what he would do.

Although Shi Yanchao ridiculed Guo Shao's wife's benevolence from time to time, he did not dislike his wife's benevolence. What especially convinced Shi Yanchao was Guo Shao's generous compensation for the fallen soldiers... This is something that the army has never done before. The people Shi Yanchao knew before and the countless people he regarded as his brothers all died, one by one in front of him, so he felt that other people's lives and his own were no longer important. But if he can make up for the brothers who died in battle, he still has a little comfort in his heart.

... At this moment, the envoy Yao Lian lowered his head and said, "General Gao didn't surrender, I think it might be because of Li Jingda."

"Li Jingda? The general of Jingnan." Guo Shao pondered for a moment, suddenly realized, and felt the result of the negotiation from Yao Lian's words, and smiled immediately. His smile was very sincere, and he immediately dispelled the cold and murderous atmosphere just now, "Our Great Zhou Dynasty and the Shu Kingdom's approach is different. I will not be too selfish, and I will not decide a person's future based on personal likes and dislikes. We look at credit, how much contribution he has made to the Great Zhou Army, and what he has done. We strive for justice, so soldiers will use their lives. If you don't fight, you can't get ahead.

So you let General Gao just rest assured that he surrendered and donated the army rations, which is a great merit, and I will not kill those who have done meritorious service. General Gao and Mr. Yao will be able to become officials in the Zhou Dynasty by virtue of today's meritorious service. "

Yao Lian said: "General Guo's speech today has enlightened me, and I understand the righteousness. When I go back to the city, I will persuade General Gao."

Guo Shao nodded and said: "Very good, come here, bring up your pen and ink, and I will write a letter to Gao Yanchou."

At this moment, Zuo You stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please go on an envoy, and I will definitely persuade Gao Yanchou to fulfill my mission."

Guo Shao immediately said: "It's not appropriate for Zuo Shaoqing to go."

Zuo You said: "There are no suitable people in the army at this time, and this is exactly what I can do. When the Great Zhou destroyed Shu, all the princes used their strengths, but Zuo did not make an inch of merit. Please, my lord, grant this opportunity to make meritorious service."

Guo Shao pondered for a while, Gao Yanchou said whether he would surrender or not, if he wanted to kill Zuo You to sacrifice the flag before the decisive battle, wouldn't it be heartbreaking? After all, Zuo You is someone who has been with him for many years.

Zuo You said: "Only I can explain to Gao Yanchou the ambition and deeds of the lord."

Guo Shao looked up at Zuo You, Zuo You said with a smile on his face, "The important thing is, the lord is not a messy person."

"Okay." Guo Shao nodded, and couldn't help telling, "Mr. Zuo, take care."

After preparations were made, Guo Shao sent people to send Zuo You and Yao Lian back to the city. Immediately, Yang Biao was ordered to gather 2,000 infantry to form a formation in front of the east gate, and Shi Yanchao led 1,000 cavalry to prepare two miles away from the flank.

There are soldiers and horses under the city, and the sun is climbing to the middle of the sky without knowing it. Guo Shao looks at the tower and waits. If Gao Yanchou really wanted to leave the city for a decisive battle, there would be no suspense in this battle. Not to mention that the Zhou army's 20,000 troops were outside the city, the 3,000 men who were preparing to fight could defeat Gao Yanchou's troops... It is completely conceivable that the battle situation was overwhelming.

After waiting for a long time, the heavy city gate finally opened slowly. Then I saw a group of horsemen coming out slowly, and one of them was tied to the front of the battle with a rope tied to his body.

Guo Shao understood the situation, rode his horse to the front of the army, and saw the tall man who was bound all over was helped off his horse. The man knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Gao Yanchou, the general of the defeated army, has now sealed up the treasury. He led his troops to surrender to Marshal Guo in front of the Palace of the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but he begged to die as an apology."

Guo Shao got off his horse and went up on foot. Dong Er and the others hurriedly followed from left to right. Without further ado, Guo Shao pulled out the dagger from his waist with a "swish", and all the surrenderers of the Shu army looked shocked. But he just went up, cut the rope on Gao Yanchou's body with his own hands, and then grabbed his arm to help him up. Gao Yanchou looked at the young face in front of him: "Marshal Guo?"

"General Gao should not bear the responsibility for the defeat in the Kingdom of Shu; in the world, there is no loss of righteousness." Guo Shao recalled what he said to Liu Renzhan, looked at Gao Yanchou's face and said sincerely, "A real warrior is not daring to die, but daring to prove his worth alive. He lost a stage to show his talents in order to step onto a bigger stage."

"Marshal Guo..." Gao Yanchou was moved immediately.

Guo Shao patted Gao Yanchou's shoulder with a smile, turned his head and shouted, "The forward enters the city, handing over the defense from the Shu army, and strictly discipline the army!"

...

Once Kuizhou was lost, the situation in the eastern part of Shu collapsed across the board, and Kai, Zhong, Fu, Yu and other prefectures took the initiative to send people to ask for surrender. There were not many soldiers in these places, and the guards saw that the Zhou army had broken through the painstakingly managed Kuizhou less than half a month after they entered the Three Gorges, and no one was willing to stick to it.

In Chengdu, the capital of Shu, the sky is gray. When Meng Chang heard the news, he was so startled that he almost fell off the dragon chair. He looked around the hall in a daze, and said, "Who said that blacksmith Guo didn't have great ambitions, and he did it by the Zhou Dynasty?"

"Wang Zhaoyuan." He immediately replied angrily.

Meng Chang asked again: "Where is Wang Zhaoyuan?"

"I was defeated in Kuizhou. I didn't even stand up for a long time and surrendered." The general who had just spoken bowed calmly.

Meng Chang burst into tears, beat his chest with his hands, and cried: "Why? I treated Wang Zhaoyuan well, why did he abandon me... Isn't Wang Zhaoyuan Wolong..."

Li Haodao came out and said, "Your Majesty, besides showing loyalty to His Majesty, apart from bragging about himself, what did Wang Zhaoyuan do? In the battle of Qin Fengcheng in the past, the four prefectures abandoned their defenses. Wang Zhaoyuan was in Hanzhong, clamoring to recover Qin Feng and march into Guanzhong. Did he regain an inch of land? If Gao Yanchou hadn't retired from Qingniling back then, Zhou Jun had no intention of making progress. Wang Zhaoyuan, let alone marching into Guanzhong, would have lost Hanzhong back then."

Meng Chang was very regretful, and said: "I shouldn't, I shouldn't have listened to Wang Zhaoyuan's rhetoric, I was mistaken by him!"

One of His Highness's generals said: "Your Majesty, the general has something to say. The soldiers who fought before were not given important rewards, like Hou Mao, the defense envoy of Xingzhou who guarded Qingniling, who didn't even have reinforcements; the jester who flattered his horse didn't make an inch of merit, but enjoyed the glory and wealth. This has been the case for a long time, so the soldiers don't have to die, and they have no fighting spirit before the battle."

"I regret it!" Meng Chang raised his head and sighed.

... Madam Huarui at the back of the palace looked pale and whispered to herself, "It's late."

There was resentment and resentment in the main hall, and someone shouted: "Wang Zhaoyuan lost his important ground and surrendered again. His whole family should be executed, and his family property should be confiscated and distributed to the soldiers who killed the enemy!"

At this moment, Li Hao's voice could not be heard.

Meng Chang seemed to have come to his senses, and hurriedly asked Li Hao, "What shall we do now?"

"Yeah, what should I do?" Li Hao was startled, and bowed quickly for a moment, "Your Majesty is the king, and I am willing to listen to His Majesty's will."

Immediately someone shouted: "Jianmen Pass is still in the hands of our country! The Zhou army on the east road will go deep alone, and they may not dare to attack Chengdu, but there is still something to be done! For the immediate plan, we should send people to reward Han Baozheng for defending Jianmen so that the North Road will not be lost; "

People echoed one after another: "The North Road has not been opened, and only 20,000 Zhou troops have entered Shu, and they dare not come to Chengdu for the time being."

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