Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

On the Suizhou River Beach, there is a vast wilderness on both sides of the river, with only buildings and some low and gentle hills blocking the view. The place occupied by the Great Zhou Army has entered the hinterland of the Shu Basin.

Guo Shao and a group of other generals raced horses on the river beach with great interest.

"What a horse!" Shi Yanchao praised Guo Shao's high horse in the Western Regions for the second time. Military generals like horses, especially Shi Yanchao is a cavalry general. The big man's expression seemed to be drooling.

Guo Shaodao: "General Shi likes this horse?"

Shi Yanchao said nothing. After hearing this, Dong Zunhui couldn't help muttering: "I spent several thousand on this fine horse. I'm willing to give it to my uncle, but..."

"So expensive?" Guo Shao was slightly surprised, a few thousand is not a decimal. It has always been a thousand copper coins, and one copper coin can drink a bowl of tea and eat a cake or something.

Dong Zunjiao said: "If you can buy thousands of guan, you have to have a network."

Shi Yanchao snorted coldly: "It's not rare!"

Guo Shao laughed and said, "Dong Zunhui sent me the horse. It would be wrong for me to give it to General Shi for nothing. Now let's compete. Did you see the fishing village over there? Whoever runs last will lose the horse!"

Shi Yanchao immediately said: "Guo Du checks that this statement is serious, won't you renege on your debt?"

Guo Shao said: "I would like to bet and admit defeat."

Shi Yanchao was overjoyed, without saying a word, he took off all the armor and weapons on his body, and also took off the sundries carried by his mount. He hesitated for a moment, and even took off the thick coat on his body. He really didn't know how heavy a piece of clothing could be.

"Marshal Guo, be careful." "My lord, slow down..."

Guo Shao got on his horse and patted the horse's face. A messenger was called and stood by with a gong. Guo Shao turned to Shi Yanchao and said, "Ready!"

"Bang!" A gong sounded. The two horses went from slow to fast, and rushed forward suddenly.

Guo Shao shook the reins, kicked the horse's belly, threw a whip on the flatter's ass, and ran forward with all his strength. Gradually, Shi Yanchao passed half the body of the horse, and was opening the gap at a visible speed! Shi Yanchao's horse must be far inferior to his own, otherwise he wouldn't be drooling. This aroused Guo Shao's anger, and he cursed: "Damn it!"

Guo Shao held his breath and found that Shi Yanchao loved the horse very much, he didn't even have a whip, but the horse ran very fast. Now recalling the equestrian skills Dong Zunjiao taught him, his calves were tensed, his thighs and waist were relaxed, and he moved with the ups and downs of the horse's back.

Shi Yanchao's voice was heard in the wind: "You will break your bones if you fall immediately, Marshal Guo must be careful!"

The speed is getting faster and faster, the wind whistling in the ear seems to be roaring crazily and depressingly, and the scene on both sides is completely invisible. The oncoming wind is full of great pressure and presses on the face, pouring into the nose and mouth, making it difficult for people to breathe.

Guo Shao knew how to ride a horse a few years ago, but he has never run so fast. He began to feel frightened, riding at such a speed on horseback without any protection, if he fell, he would be injured even if he did not die. But Guo Shao didn't stop, maybe he didn't want to lose his fighting spirit, maybe he didn't want to be laughed at by Shi Yanchao... In short, he didn't slow down.

In his haste, in his madness, under the tension of his wholeheartedness, he understood very quickly. Gradually he found the balance point of the fast horse, and for a while he felt that he and the mount had become one, not the horse was running, but he and the horse were running together.

In the gray area of ​​life and death, Guo Shao felt not only fear, but also a great pleasure that permeated his whole body. He felt full of strength and passion, as if he could do everything, and a self-expanding experience spontaneously emerged.

"Boom! Boom..." The iron hooves of the tall horse weighing two or three thousand catties stepped on the sand, and the heavy sound of the horse's hooves made people's blood rush, full of the most violent|violent and energetic breath.

Guo Shao has never felt the power emanating from his body so intuitively and directly. He heard his own heartbeat beating loudly, hammering his chest like a drum.

Beyond Shi Yanchao in the past, the distance with Guo Shao is gradually shortening. Guo Shao is chasing back, and it only takes time for him to defeat Shi Yanchao!

However, as if only a moment passed, a group of buildings built on the water's edge that seemed to be a fishing village arrived... Shi Yanchao passed the houses and slowed down first.

Shi Yanchao reined in the horse slowly, turned his head and panted, looked at Guo Shao with wide eyes, and then at the fine horse sitting under him. After a while, a large group of soldiers rode up to catch up.

Guo Shao got off the horse and handed over the rein: "The horse is yours now."

Shi Yanchao's eyes widened, and he took it in public without any hesitation, and stroking the horse's neck without any concealment, his face turned sickly red.

Dong Zunhui said with a painful face: "It's a pity..."

Guo Shaodao: "I didn't let him. He won. I'm willing to bet. I'm really sorry that I lost Dong Qianfeng's good horse... But I am convinced of the loss. General Shi is really good at riding. His body is heavier and his horse is not as good as mine, but he still won."

Shi Yanchao said: "With the will to fight, you can win with any horse you ride!"

He looked very happy, and generously gave his mount to Guo Shao: "My horse is a little weaker, but it is much stronger than the general war horses in the army."

"Good! What a fighting spirit." Guo Shao praised.

At this moment, I saw Lu Chengyong galloping over on his horse, and stepped forward to deliver a report: "News from the detailed report of Chengdu Mansion."

Guo Shao took a look, looked around, and said, "Xiang Gong's army was blocked at the sword gate, and the guard of the Shu army is Han Baozheng."

Shi Yanchao said: "Still at Jianmen Pass? This guy is really slow. Let's wait until the year of the monkey? I suggest not to persuade him to surrender, but to order Meng Chang to kneel down and surrender, otherwise the iron cavalry will flatten Chengdu!"

Guo Shao used to think that Shi Yanchao was easy to rush forward and rushed too hard, but he never really understood his feeling... After the horse race just now, Guo Shao vaguely understood. Sure enough, the proud soldiers of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were all strong men, and the weak wanted to shock them and convince them?

"Iron cavalry can't level Chengdu, because horses can't climb walls." Guo Shao said calmly, "I have a plan to march into Mianzhou!"

Everyone didn't come to their senses for a while, but it was Dong Zunhui who reacted first: "Uncle wants to cut off the sword gate and shut down the food road of the Shu army?"

Guo Shaodao: "It's too slow to run out of food, attack Jianmen directly from Mianzhou! Internal and external attacks attack Jianmen."

Shi Yanchao clasped his fists and said, "I would like to be a vanguard, and I only need two thousand elite soldiers! If you break through the Jianmen Pass, I can't bear to see you!"

"General Shi, there is no joke in the army." Guo Shao reminded.

Shi Yanchao snorted: "Guo Du checks what he said, I hit the sword door from the back, but I still can't take them down, hum."

After hearing this, Guo Shao had a happy expression on his face: "Zuo You, give an ultimatum to the puppet king of Shu again, and you will be given preferential treatment if you surrender in Kaesong within five days. The army is ready and will march into Mianzhou tomorrow!"

... Shi Yanchao got Guo Shao's good horse, and he seemed to be more pleasing to Guo Shao's eyes. He squinted at others, but he had to be more submissive when talking to Guo Shao.

Seeing his good attitude, Guo Shao took the opportunity to ask: "I have watched the battle many times. General Shi is very sharp in breaking formations. No matter facing cavalry or phalanx formations, he can enter the formation with one blow. What's the secret?"

Shi Yanchao said: "We want to be fiercer than our opponents, if we win, no one can stop us."

Guo Shaodao: "The Northern Expedition fought the Liao cavalry in the south of Youzhou. General Shi also rushed into the enemy's formation with one blow, so he fell into a heavy siege. Could it be that the Zhou army cavalry is more fierce than the Liao cavalry?"

Without further ado, Shi Yanchao took an iron gun from his subordinate, patted his horse and left, and rushed straight to the fishing village, flying at the speed of a charge. Suddenly twisting his upper body, he violently threw the iron gun in his hand. The throwing speed of the iron spear against the horse was already fast, and with the charging speed of the horse, it was very powerful. It pierced through a door with a "bang", and after a while, it crashed into the muddy bamboo wall behind the house and flew into the river. Immediately, the house seemed to have been punctured, the soil was blown, and the dust rose.

"Fuck!" Guo Shao turned his head and said, "Go and see if there is anyone in the room."

A general next to him said: "We sent people to investigate, and the people all ran away."

Shi Yanchao patted his horse back and said, "Did Guo Du check it clearly?"

"That's it?" Guo Shao asked in surprise.

Shi Yanchao said: "I rushed forward with the heavy cavalry, regardless of whether he was holding a shield or wearing armor, and pierced through the first row with one move. Usually, the first row is more difficult to deal with when we are ready to charge; when the front is overturned, the heavy cavalry rushes up, and stabs through the rear row. It is better to face the infantry. It is better to kill the front with long spears. As long as there is a gap to squeeze up, there will be no one that will not collapse."

"A good way..." Guo Shao was thoughtful.

Shi Yanchao said: "It's best to deal with infantry. The infantry can't move in front of the formation, and if they can't break through, they can change places. But when encountering cavalry with long weapons, sometimes they are useless. The spears are thrown, and the troops on the opposite side are sparse and able to counterattack. The long weapons rush over and reach the opponent before us, and we suffer a lot."

Guo Shao asked, "What's the difference between riding and shooting? Horse shooting can go farther."

Shi Yanchao snorted, "I think Guo Dashuai's cheap nephew, Dong Zunhui, is playing infantry with cavalry and archery tactics, and he's flustered...I don't know what's the difference. Anyway, if we go straight up, we'll make the opponent defenseless, and make them call their mothers in fright. I can't explain that kind of thing. If Guo Du's inspection feels strange, try it yourself and you'll see how happy it is."

Hearing this, Guo Shao felt a little shaky in his heart. Hearing what Shi Yanchao said, he fought wars as a kind of competition and enjoyment. It is also amazing that a martial artist can achieve this state.

Guo Shao stood in front of the horse for a while, thinking that I am not good at riding and shooting, but throwing a spear is much easier. So I wanted an iron gun, looked around and found a field above the river beach, and there was a ridge beside the field. Immediately, he rushed over on horseback, drew a ladle in the same way, and threw a gun, but the iron gun flew straight into the paddy field. Guo Shao cursed, and when he turned around, he saw the generals laughing loudly.

Shi Yanchao seemed to have seen through Guo Shao's mind, and shouted: "It's really easier than riding and shooting. Guo will be familiar with it after a little practice."

Unconvinced, Guo Shao took another shot, wondering if it was similar to the javelin throw learned in physical education class?

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