Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Inside the Jinxiang Temple in Tokyo, the lights flickered, but it was pitch black outside the window. The scene at this time can easily give people the illusion that it is midnight, but it is indeed morning; people get up early, and after the season enters winter, the days are shorter and the nights are longer, and the dawn is getting later.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have arrived." An eunuch's voice said.

Guo Shao turned his head and took a look. The eunuch on duty today is Wang Zhong, that white and fat eunuch. In terms of personal likes and dislikes, Guo Shao never liked this eunuch. The first time he met was in Huainan. Wang Zhong was the confidant of the late emperor Chai Rong. He had a bit of trouble with Guo Shao, and his preconceived impressions were not good... Then Wang Zhong’s voice sounded too feminine to Guo Shao, and it seemed a little whiny;

But Guo Shao still let him occupy a high position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Because compared to eunuchs, Wang Zhong has experience and ability; his actions have also proved that he is more reliable, and it can be counted as meritorious for wanting to defect early.

Eunuchs are no longer the situation in the Tang Dynasty where they could abolish the emperor. Most of the emperors today are warriors, much more ruthless than eunuchs... At this time, eunuchs had no power in military and political affairs. Wang Zhongneng was on duty in front of the emperor in the Jinxiang Palace, which was Guo Shao's important use of him. Guo Shao employs people to do business, and basically does not consider his own likes and dislikes; if he only considers his likes, he should be surrounded by beautiful women.

"I see." Guo Shao let out a sigh.

Wang Zhong then bent down and backed away from the door without further words.

Guo Shao didn't put on airs and let the ministers wait on purpose. Before he went to see the ministers, he cleared up his thoughts again... Most of the discussions in this kind of gathering are not really discussing anything, but communication and decision-making; most of the real considerations and trade-offs are prepared in private.

There are all kinds of new notes on the walls, with many people's names written on them; the messy files and papers on the desk case, with words written on them, and scribbled circles and lines drawn on them. Guo Shao rubbed his temples, today's discussion cannot be delayed for too long.

Guo Shao stood up and walked out of the secret room. The eunuch Wang Zhong quietly locked the door with the lock.

At this time, the sky is not yet bright, the wind is very small, there are no mosquitoes chirping in winter, and the surroundings are shrouded in a kind of silence. But this kind of silence is not tranquility, as if impatiently waiting for the arrival of the storm.

"Your Majesty will have a long life without limit if you wait to kowtow to Your Majesty." A group of people prostrated themselves on the ground, their voices very neat. Immediately brought changes to the disorderly and silent atmosphere.

"Everyone, sit down and talk." Guo Shao went to the upper chair and sat down.

Everyone got up one after another and went back to where they were sitting, and then they all fell silent, very calm and unwilling to speak first. At this time, Guo Shao knew that it was time for him to say a few words.

He said: "The Privy Council can order Fu Zhaoxu to stop harassing the borders of the Northern Han Dynasty. Now it is almost the twelfth lunar month, and there are many festivals in the twelfth lunar month; during the Chinese New Year, we will also harass the various places in the Northern Han Dynasty, which will easily lose the hearts of the people in Hedong. I think it's time to stop."

More than a dozen civil and military people echoed. Wang Pu, Li Chuyun and others at the front had different expressions, but they were thoughtful. No wars during the holidays? This reason is indeed a bit of a joke, but no one argues with the emperor, they are just trying to figure out the mystery.

The first thing Guo Shao considered was the arrangement for Fu Zhaoxu, who had already been dispatched. He continued: "Fu Zhaoxu has made many achievements in battle against the enemy this time. The Privy Council can call him back to award him for his achievements. I think that Fu Zhaoxu has a general sense and a calm personality. When I personally march next year, Fu Zhaoxu can stay in Tokyo. What do you think?"

"The ministers and others seconded the proposal." No one would easily object to the emperor's voluntary will.

Guo Shao said again: "After Fu Zhaoxu left, Zhang Guanghan (commander of the left wing of the Long Jie Army), Liu Renzhan, Lin Renzhao and others may not be able to work together. The Privy Council issued a military order at the same time, ordering Zhang Guanghan's troops to station in Liaozhou;

Wang Pu said: "The old minister obeys the order."

The chaotic analysis and planning, and the hectic deployment ideas in the mind seemed to have settled down. At this moment, Guo Shao finally found the rhythm of the war, and his mood gradually became misty.

His favorite battle is to take the initiative to attack... Only when he has the initiative can he control the speed and height by himself. His mood gradually calmed down and calmed down.

At this time Wei Renpu got up and said: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council has drafted a military strategy, and it is about to present it to Your Majesty."

Guo Shao immediately said: "Here are all important officials of the imperial court. Deputy envoy Wei will talk to everyone for your reference."

"Here." Wei Renpu stepped forward, took out a picture with thick and conspicuous lines and hung it on the wooden frame at the side, and then bowed up and down.

Wei Renpu straightened his body, and said calmly, "The Northern Han Kingdom is no longer allowed to exist in the world, and there is no need to negotiate a peace game. The strategy of this war is to erase the Northern Han Kingdom and merge it into the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Everyone immediately turned their heads to look at Wei Renpu. Guo Shao also likes to hear him talk about the military affairs, and Wei Renpu can always show a powerful demeanor.

Wei Renpu stretched out his big hand in the sleeve of his robe, pointed to the picture and said, "If you want to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty, you only need one place: Jinyang.

There are several barriers for Jinyang, the national security of the Northern Han Dynasty: First, Jinyang City itself has experienced the management of the warlords of the Daifan Town, and has become one of the few male cities in the world. Moreover, the folk customs in Hedong are tough and aggressive, and the soldiers have been battle-tested for a long time. Therefore, it is difficult to quickly map the city.

Second, the road to Jinyang was threatened by the Northern Han army. The terrain of Hedong is "Sichuan" shape, and the best road to take is nothing more than a flat corridor among the mountains, one is from Jinzhou (Linfen) along the Fenshui River; the other is through the corridor of Luzhou (near Changping). Early in the Northern Han Dynasty, Qinzhou was located in the Taiyue Mountains, and the grain road from east to west could be threatened by Qinzhou; Fenzhou threatened the water and land roads of Fenshui;

Third, foreign aid from the Liao army. There may be two routes for the Liao army. They come from the grasslands in the north and go to the Xin and Dai basins. This is the best route; the Youzhou army goes south from the northeast.

However, the weakness of the Northern Han Dynasty is also obvious. There are two points: first, the military strength is weak, and it is necessary to defend Jinyang with all its strength, resulting in insufficient military strength elsewhere, making it difficult to take the initiative to attack and harass. Second, the rescue road of the Liao army is too far away, and food and grass are not enough. "

Guo Shao nodded in agreement, fortunately Wang Pu and Wei Renpu gave advice.

Wei Renpu paid homage to Guo Shao, looked around and continued: "So our strategy is to use our own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses. The greatest advantage of the Great Zhou over the Northern Han Dynasty is its military strength and national strength far surpassing that of the Northern Han Dynasty. Therefore, the ministers and others believed that we should use the advantage of numbers and military strength to avoid repeated battles, saying, 'Pinch the wings and only take the heart'.

In the first step, the elite Xian army left Liaozhou and went straight to Jinyang, forcing the main force of the Northern Han Dynasty to retreat into the city and control the situation first.

The second step is clamping. The main force of the follow-up army divided into Jinzhou and Luzhou in two ways, and divided troops to attack Qinzhou, Fenzhou, and Longzhou, forcing the peripheral forces of the Northern Han Army back to the city and restraining them locally. In addition, the partial division attacked Shizhou in the northwest; Yang Chongxun, the governor of Linzhou in the north, was ordered to threaten Lanzhou and other places.

The third step is to block the aid. All the way to guard against the Liao army in Youzhou. All the way from Jinyang to the north, forcing Xinzhou to prevent the Liao army from leaving Xin, and replacing them with aid.

In the end, the main attack on Jinyang was to besiege the city. At this time, Jinyang became an isolated city, so it was besieged to death, and Ansheng attacked the city. As long as Jinyang is uprooted, all roads will be decided without a fight. "

Guo Shao listened and said: "If you have a slightly different opinion from the other party, you can write a letter within three days; we can discuss a policy after three days."

At this time, the hall was brightened outside the window, and the side hall located on the east side of Jinxiang Hall was facing the rising sun, and the whole room was subconsciously shrouded in a light yellow light.

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