Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

It's snowing, and the snow in the south of the Yangtze River is a little humid because the temperature is not low enough. The small snowflakes are not floating in the air, but falling down in a rustle.

Wang Pu had just crossed the Yangtze River, and he was standing beside Guo Shao at this time. The two silently watched the snow in the sky and the wintersweet on the side of the road. But neither of them has any poetic and leisurely mood... In the enemy country, under the environment of war day after day, it seems that it is difficult for anyone to have any leisure.

Guo Shao specially observed the clump of wintersweet on the side of the road. The petals were small and rosy, and they looked very delicate. Before they fully bloomed, they fell into the mud on the side of the road in the wind and snow. His eyesight was very good, and he could see the pistils in the flower, the color of the petals, and its slight trembling in the cold wind. The scene in front of him was like a carefully presented appearance by a macro camera.

Over the years, he has never looked at a branch of wintersweet or even other flowers and plants so carefully; let alone in this impetuous mood now. It was the same in the past, Guo Shao had to pay attention to more things, realistic things that were related to survival and life, and plum blossoms really couldn't have any impact on his life. At most, when he saw it occasionally, he thought: Hey, this flower is so beautiful. that is it.

The plum blossom reminded him of a person and something. So he inexplicably fell into a faint emotion.

And that person, will we meet soon? What kind of scene will they meet again, and what identity and attitude should they face?

Guo Shao let out a long breath, raised his head and looked into the distance, there were several long black dragons crawling slowly in the endless field under the distant hillside in the hazy wind and snow. Those were the troops of the Zhou army on land, and countless people were heading north to Jiangning Mansion, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

There are so many people in this place, but it seems silent and ethereal. History has already embarked on a road of no return, but Guo Shao believes that what he does is right... for the living people he knows and can imagine, and for the future generations who will be born and live here.

Guo Shao doesn't think he is a genius, a person whose talent surpasses all people in the world; but he has something beyond the world, so he has a hidden power. In this familiar land, when he stood on a high hill, he always felt that he had the responsibility to point out a direction and a road leading to the sun for his people. Even if this road is still full of blood and killing.

"Are we doing something big?" Guo Shao turned his head and glanced at Wang Pu, before finally speaking.

Wang Pu withdrew his eager gaze, and said seriously: "A major event that is enough to shine in history."

Guo Shao nodded calmly, and said, "It's windy here. If you stand for a long time, be careful not to catch the wind and cold. Let's go down the mountain and talk about it."

So a group of people began to descend along the mountain road one after another. They dared not ride horses in this weather and road conditions, so Lu Chengyong walked behind and led Guo Shao's black horse. Along the road, Guo Shao said, "Wang Shijun, slow down, look at the road under your feet, the snow is a bit slippery", and the two of them looked like friends who had been friends for a long time.

At this time, Guo Shao brought up the topic just now: "We are doing a big event, but it feels nothing special at this time, as if today is just going out for a walk, looking, and talking; it is not like what is recorded in the history books."

Wang Pu smiled and said: "The history of Qing Dynasty is written in the Spring and Autumn Period. Naturally, it will not describe how we eat, walk, and enjoy the plum blossom and snow."

Guo Shaodao: "I think that Qing history is like a specimen, and we have life in our lives, so it will be different."

"Specimen?" Wang Pu looked puzzled.

Guo Shao hurriedly wanted to explain, when a small plum blossom petal floated in front of him, he quickly grabbed it in his hand, stretched it out in front of Wang Pu and said, "This is a flower that just fell from the tree. If you put it in the book and turn it out next year to see what it looks like, it will be a specimen."

After hearing this, Wang Pu suddenly realized, and after a while, he thought about it again. Guo Shao glanced at him calmly, thinking that these civil servants who can reach high positions have very high understanding.

A group of people went down the mountain, and the road was wide, so they got on their horses and walked slowly, returning to the Chinese army first. The army walks on the main road, and the main road in the plain area is very spacious. On the left are four rows of infantry, or cavalry and mounted infantry with horses; in the middle there are horse-drawn carts and donkey carts, and there is a gap on the right for fast transmission of information before and after, or for damaged vehicles to stop temporarily, so as not to affect the marching process of the entire army. In ancient times, there were no car traffic rules, but people still arranged the organization of the crowd in an orderly manner.

At that time, as soon as he rode, he rushed over from the right side of the road. The knight on the horse looked up at the high flag of the Chinese army, reined in his horse and slowed down, then jumped off the horse, said a few words to the general of the Chinese army, and then led the horse towards Guo Shao.

When Guo Shao heard "General Cao's report", he patted his horse and moved to the right, took the military report from the messenger, and opened it to read.

After browsing through it, he caught up with a large carriage of the Chinese army, abandoned his horse and got into the carriage. Not long after, Wang Pu, Zuo You, Li Chuyun, Shi Yanchao and others got into the carriage one after another. Guo Shao handed the report to Wang Pu, and he took out two pictures from the package under the chair.

After reading it, Wang Pu said: "The leader of the Wuyue Kingdom dispatched troops from Zhongwu (Suzhou). He followed Cao Bin's suggestion and marched along the canal with a large army, bluffing, and headed straight for Changzhou;

Guo Shao picked up the brush and licked his tongue, drew arrows and circles on the picture, and wrote a few words on the booklet.

Li Chuyun said: "Changzhou is the southern gateway of Jingkou. Breaking Changzhou can lead to Runzhou (Zhenjiang) and Jingkou Shuizhai along the canal, which will definitely shock the Southern Tang army in Runzhou and even Jiangning Prefecture. The strategy of "strike the east and attack the west" set by Marshal Guo before is to distract the attention of Jiangning Prefecture and put pressure on the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The goal is to attack the Southern Tang navy in Jingkou. The Vietnam Army rewarded its commander."

Wang Pudao: "I agree with General Li's claim that the Zhou army is insufficient in strength, and the Wuyue army's northward march is a timely move to send charcoal."

Guo Shao turned to look at Zuo You, Zuo You said: "Cao Bin didn't lead troops this time, but he has made a lot of contributions to Wu Yue as an envoy."

Guo Shao nodded, licked the tip of the pen again and wrote two words, then looked at Shi Yanchao again. Shi Yanchao glanced at Li Chuyun, and said with a snort, "What can I say? Anyway, these people above are all from Marshal Guo. You can do whatever you want. Has the method I said been used?"

The complexions of the people present all changed. Sometimes Shi Yanchao's words were really harsh. Several people looked sideways, silently paying attention to Guo Shao's reaction.

Holding the brush, Guo Shao looked down at the wooden floor and was silent for a while, then finally raised his head and looked directly at Shi Yanchao. Shi Yanchao's boldness was real, and he did not avoid Guo Shao's gaze at all. Guo Shao's heart is sincere, and he believes that his eyes are also sincere at this time, because isn't it said that the eyes are the windows of the soul?

"General Shi, what you said is wrong, but I won't argue with you just because of what you said.

Where there are people, especially in the power field, there may not necessarily be cliques, but there must be circles, which is similar to what Master Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty said about "clique theory". As human beings, we have our own hobbies and like-minded friends, but we will fall into party disputes only by relying on relationships to determine merits and demerits.

Party struggle is not conducive to the development of the country's strength. For those of us here, it is not enough to be rich and wealthy and to be in a high position. We still have more dreams and great things to do. To achieve success and realize the ambitions of the entire Kyushu clan, I have to avoid infighting as much as possible, so General Shi can rest assured that I will not judge a person because of some insignificant things.

General Shi has made great contributions to the Great Zhou many times on the battlefield, so you should have your unshakable position in the court and have room to speak. I remember what you have done for the country, and this is the only standard by which a person is measured here. I didn't adopt General Shi's proposition because I think it deviates from the overall strategy, that's all. "

Guo Shao said with a relaxed smile: "In fact, I still respect General Shi in private. He is very straightforward and understands the rules of the army."

After hearing this, Shi Yanchao looked a little embarrassed, and stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, but couldn't say a word.

At this time, Guo Shao noticed that not only Shi Yanchao, a warrior, was convinced, but also several people around him cast respectful glances at him. Taking Han Yu's crony theory as an argument is very convincing to the civil officials of this era.

In fact, Guo Shao seemed to have read that article before but forgot all about it. He only read it temporarily at home in Tokyo not long ago. He is a self-taught person, and this is indeed a strength that he has realized.

There are some things that he didn't really understand until he was in the position. A practice called like-mindedness in later generations is still applicable in ancient times: using a bright idea to unite people's hearts is more clever than simply fighting differences. Guo Shao doesn't completely treat it as a tool in his heart. He really believes that people in the world have a sunny side, and he thinks so too.

Everyone was thinking about Guo Shao's words, and he said again: "General Li should order the main force of the naval forces on the river to follow the land army and press on Jiangning Mansion."

Li Chuyun cupped his fists and said, "The general understands."

Guo Shao then lifted the curtain of the car and looked outside. The wheels of various vehicles made different sounds, and the footsteps of the people were messy and loose, but there were not many people talking, the road was not easy to walk, and with the days of marching and fighting, the faces of the soldiers were a little tired.

Marching during the day to protect against the cold is not a problem. The temperature in the north is much lower than that in the south of the Yangtze River. People can still adapt to the cold, and marching on foot will also warm their bodies. It's just that the wind and snow blowing on the face and neck is still very stinging. Many soldiers wrapped dirty shoulder scarves around their necks, as if they were wearing scarves.

Guo Shao looked at everything carefully and remained silent for a long time.