Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The next day, Wang Puzhi delivered the military order to the Privy Council. He talked with Guo Shaomi about attacking the Southern Tang Kingdom; .

Guo Shao took it for granted, and soon contacted Han Tong, the commander of the bodyguard Ma Busi, and a group of people went to Bianshuishang in the west of the city to see the water army camp of the bodyguard department.

Han Tong is called Han Bingyan, and he is also a difficult person to get along with. Guo Shao found that there are many generals who are in a mess when dealing with interpersonal relationships, but Han Tong is also a man of discipline, even more disciplined than Shi Yanchao, so Guo Shao has never cared about Han Tong. During the Mutiny in Tokyo last year, although Han Tong did not help Guo Shao at all, he also did not help Zhao Kuangyin, which made Guo Shao always remember his kindness.

However, Han Tong still respects Guo Shao now, and Guo Shao's rank is higher than him. The rank of the commander in front of the palace is lower than that of the guard Ma Budu, but Guo Shao has the right to inspect the imperial guards and the Tokyo Imperial Army, so the military power is greater than him... Of course, Han Tong's respect for Guo Shao is not limited to military power.

Among the crowd by the river, Guo Shaoyao pointed to the boats on the river, his demeanor and conversation were calm, and his image was not frivolous. Although he is only twenty-three years old, no one around him despises him because of the long-term exposure to the sun, his skin is rough and bronzed, and he looks a lot more mature (the actual experience is more than twenty-three years), and he is tall and tall, Guo Shao looks like a person who can take on great responsibilities. With such an image, age is no longer important, and people in this era are relatively precocious, and some people come out to be officials before they are twenty years old.

Guo Shao has experienced countless battles, big and small, without losing. Han Tong and other veterans in the army mostly knew what Guo Shao had done. Among the generals of the forbidden army, everything may be disputed, but military merits will not be disputed, and generals only recognize the strong. Even Shi Yanchao admired Guo Shao's military exploits.

"The warships running on the river are wheeled boats. There are four waterwheels on the left and right. The boats are brisk. The first floor below the deck can also have large oars. When you need to chase the enemy ship to speed up, the waterwheels and oars can be used together to run faster." Han Tongyao pointed to the ships without sails, talking eloquently.

Guo Shaodao: "It sounds like Han Dushi has a lot of experience in water warfare."

Han Tong was not modest, and hummed, "Before the Battle of Huainan, the generals of the Great Zhou's navy were in charge of everything from shipbuilding to training. They knew everything about shipbuilding and water warfare. Although the Zhou army was in the Central Plains, their warships were no worse than those of the countries in the south of the Yangtze River. This kind of wheeled boat can run faster than the warships of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and transport more troops."

As a modern person, when talking about wooden warships, Guo Shao naturally thought of the most domineering sailing battleships in the age of sails, and immediately said casually: "These ships look very wide, and the emphasis is on transporting troops?"

Han Tong glared and said: "The most important thing about a warship is speed and troop transport. When two ships fight, they mainly fight on board, and they have to rely on people to board the ship to fight. The small number of soldiers on the ship first suffers from the lack of strength, so the number of troops transported is related to the strength of the battle."

Guo Shao nodded in agreement, thinking: Every era has something suitable for it, and long and narrow battleships are not suitable for side-to-side battles. At this time, it is very difficult to sink a warship, so it is better to capture it directly with the water army... Thinking about it, after all, the burning of the warship in the Battle of Chibi was a special case. Cao Jun connected the warships together and had no maneuvering, otherwise the fireship would not easily burn the warship; in modern water warfare, warships can even avoid torpedoes that fly so fast, so can there be no way to avoid obvious fireships?

Han Tong said again: "This boat is a sand boat. It is not only wide, but also has a flat bottom. It is different from a sea boat. When sailing in rivers and lakes, the water is not deep in some places, and the sharp-bottomed boats have to touch the bottom of the river. Only flat-bottomed boats and wide boats are the best. The hull is wide and the draft is shallow, and it can be pulled out even if it runs aground. Waterwheels and oars are also more suitable than sails, because it is difficult to meet the weather with the wind. Moving forward, it is better to lower the sails and use the waterwheel."

When Guo Shao heard what Han Tong said about the "zig" driving skills, he immediately felt that he was very powerful. He has heard of this method, but he has never studied the specific technique.

Guo Shao was very excited when he heard it, and immediately led the crowd to the water village, boarded the boat to see the wooden mechanical structure of those "ancient ships", and asked in detail about the tactics and organization of the navy.

The strongest enemy in the future is not on the water. Guo Shao may not have the opportunity to personally command the water battle, but he is still very interested in everything, and gradually learns to understand... Guo Shao does not feel conceited, but he feels that he can learn all these things in ancient times; after all, there is no very professional and profound scientific knowledge at this time.

As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Guo Shao can basically understand in detail how a small team fights, especially the army's fighting methods. He has been fighting on the front line for several years. Perhaps many high-ranking people disdain these things, but Guo Shao himself thinks it is very useful, and it is very helpful for reasonable decision-making... It’s like a mechanical designer. If he doesn’t know whether a model can be realized technically, then what he designs is also nonsense;

There was a fishy smell on the deck, and Guo Shao couldn't help looking back at the sailors on the warship: "Your warship also doubles as a fishing boat?"

A military commander said embarrassedly: "Sometimes I go out to cast a few fish, how will Guo Du check to know?"

"I can smell it." Guo Shao had a smile on his face, and didn't intend to accuse the general of leapfrogging. So the general said with a playful smile: "Guo Du's nose is really good, but I can't smell it."

After hearing this, everyone laughed along with them. Guo Shao seldom took care of the affairs of the low-level generals. Anyway, they each had someone to take care of them, so he might as well maintain a harmonious atmosphere to win the love of the low-level soldiers.

"Han Dushi, why don't you talk about the method of the word 'Zhi' against the wind?" Guo Shaorao looked at Han Tong with interest, "For example, the direction of the sail, the movement of the ship and so on."

"If it's a headwind, no one can do anything about it, but that kind of situation is rare, and there is a way for the wind direction to be slightly off." Han Tong explained with gestures. Guo Shao was confused, so he proposed to draw a picture and explain slowly.

On the other hand, Wang Pu didn't seem to be interested in any tactics at all. Instead, he was very interested in Guo Shao and had been observing Guo Shao quietly. Occasionally found Wang Pu's gaze, and felt very uncomfortable.

Guo Shao stayed on the boat for half a day before Sun Xijun left the water village and led the crowd back to the city.

... A group of people walked to the imperial street in the inner city, said goodbye one after another and went home. When Wang Pu left, he said: "By the way, there is something. Prime Minister Feng Dao is seriously ill and has been on leave for many days."

Guo Shao and Feng Dao had no friendship, so they didn't say anything at the moment, and went straight home. After entering the mansion, he thought about it. Wang Pu was also sick, and he was cured by the genius doctor Lu. He mentioned it to himself just now. Did he imply that he sent Lu Lan to see Feng Dao?

After thinking for a while, Guo Shao went into the gatehouse in the front yard and went in to look for Lu Lan. In Guo Shao's impression, he really couldn't think of any useful things Feng Dao had done; but he had no prejudice against him, he only knew that he had a nickname called "Tumbler", and he was an official for four or five dynasties, and whoever became the emperor, the official was right.

The wing room was open, and Guo Shao knocked on the door. Lu Lan was doing needlework. Seeing Guo Shao coming in, she immediately hid the things in her hand behind the bookshelf next to her. She said, "Come in, it's your home anyway."

Guo Shaodao: "I told you that I would repay you for letting you travel thousands of miles to Tokyo... You recommend a close relative and write to ask him to come to Tokyo. I will find a way to make him an imperial physician."

After hearing this, Lu Lan said, "Third Uncle has studied for so many years to become an official, but you are so light, you can become an official with just one sentence?"

"The imperial doctor is in charge of the Taichang Temple, and the Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple is my aide. Do you think it's light and light?" Guo Shao smiled unabashedly. Speaking of this, he suddenly realized: No wonder he always felt that the imperial doctor's medical skills were not very good, so it was like this; he could go through the back door, and those bureaucratic relatives couldn't find connections?

Lu Lan said: "It's better to be respectful than to obey. Then I would like to thank General Guo. I can only recommend my uncle...not my own uncle. There are no close relatives in the Lu family and my mother's uncle's family."

Guo Shao nodded and said: "It's fine if you're not a relative. You recommended someone from the Bai family to be an official, and they will remember your kindness. If you can't rely on me in the future, there is still a way out."

"It's true, I don't think General Guo is a reliable person." Lu Lan said angrily.

Guo Shao pretended to be casual again and said: "There is a prime minister in the court who is sick, but he has no friendship with me. But he admires your medical skills and wants to ask you to see him. Tomorrow morning, I will ask Bai Xiangu to send two attendants to send you to Feng Dao's house. How about feeling his pulse?"

Lu Lan did not refuse: "If a patient comes to me, of course I will go. Doctors are supposed to treat people."

"If you want to do something, open a pharmacy or something, just tell me, and I can help you," Guo Shao said again.

Lu Lan said softly: "Recently I am familiar with the medical classics brought from the Bai family, and I don't want to bother for a while."

Guo Shao glanced at the bookshelf, then stood up: "That's all right, if Mrs. Lu is short of anything, ask Fairy Bai for it, she is in charge of the property coming in and out. Farewell."

...

The next day Lu Lan waited until Guo Shao and said that Feng Dao was too old, old and frail, not because he had some disease for which there was no cure. Guo Shao no longer cares about it, birth, old age, sickness and death are not something ordinary people can control|control, the old prime minister also lived a long time, after several dynasties, he didn't have many regrets.

As a result, there are only three prime ministers left in the Zhengshitang, and one of them is still in the Chengdu Mansion of the Shu Kingdom... However, some systems of the Zhou Dynasty were inherited from the Tang Dynasty, and there should usually be six to seven prime ministers, and there are more vacancies now.

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