Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The gate of a courtyard outside the imperial city of Jinyang City. Someone shouted: "The emperor is here." Then suddenly there was a short voice: "Drink!" Two rows of soldiers in solid armor stepped forward and raised their cherry guns together.

Guo Shao strode towards the door with his sword in his hands, and suddenly found that the postures and expressions of the guards were very strange. They didn't hold their heads high as usual, but they all looked at him secretly with awe on their faces, as if they wanted to bend down.

After a glance, he walked into the lobby and sat down on the upper seat.

The civil and military people on both sides stood up from their chairs one after another, prostrating: "Your Majesty, live forever!"

"Get up." Guo Shao said casually as usual, raised his hand upwards, and said, "Sit, everyone sit down and talk."

Guo Shao reached out and touched his forehead. Looking around, there were more than a dozen people, including civilian officials and senior generals of the "Qianying Military Mansion".

"The capture of Jinyang, the battle of the Northern Han Dynasty is a sure thing. In the current situation, the east reported to Gong, and the Youzhou army retreated to the northeast; the north reported to Li Chuyun, and the Liao army retreated to the north of Xinkou to station." After Guo Shao said, he glanced left and right, and his eyes stayed on Wang Pu's face.

Wang Pu bowed his body, he didn't dare to look directly at Guo Shao, he looked at the ground and clasped his fists and said: "The old minister thinks about two strategies."

Guo Shao hurriedly said: "It's okay for Wang Shijun to say so."

Wang Pudao: "First, surrender. To all the places in the Northern Han Dynasty, including the defenders in Xinzhou, they knew the righteousness, advantages and disadvantages, and let them surrender. The Northern Han Dynasty has been destroyed, and even Jinyang can't stop the Zhou army. There are neither elite soldiers nor strong cities in Zhucheng. The only way to resist is to destroy one road. There is no other way but to surrender Dazhou.

Second, confrontation. The army of the Liao Kingdom guarded the northern pass, and Dazhou did not need to attack by force, but only to confront and consume. After Xinzhou surrendered, Li Chuyun's troops could occupy the city and send food to the nearest rear for support. It took a year and a half without any impact. The Liao army was different. The land to the north of Xinkou was more barren, food and grass were scarce, and the army had no place to eat. Looting Daizhou and other places would easily cause the local Han generals to rebel. They can't stand against us for a long time. They either withdraw their troops and flee north, or attack south.

The interior of the Liao Kingdom is unstable. At this time, there is no preparation for a long-term war with our Great Zhou Dynasty. Jinyang has fallen into our hands, and there is no need for the Liao Army to go south. What's more, even if Brother Yeluxiu went south, at worst, Da Zhou could rely on Jinyang to fight against him and remain invincible.

So just wait and see, and consume food and grass. The minister thought that the withdrawal of the Liao army was only a matter of time. At that time, Dazhou will surrender and recover Daizhou and other places without bloodshed, and occupy the whole territory of Hedong! "

After hearing this, Guo Shao agreed with Wang Pu's plan very much, and immediately said: "Good!"

Wang Pudao: "According to His Majesty's will, the veteran will issue a military order to Li Chuyun later with the order of the military mansion."

Guo Shao's current military and political handling procedures are very centralized and lack of checks and balances, but they are very efficient. Just like such a major military matter, Wang Pu brought it up, Guo Shao's attitude was very clear, he didn't even need to listen to other people's opinions, he could make a decision on the spot, and immediately implement it through the "Qianying Military Mansion" of the shogunate. This system is very useful in times of war, but its drawbacks are also obvious. Assuming that the monarch’s control is insufficient, it would be too easy for Wang Pu to use his power for personal gain to manage his party members (the privy envoys during Zhou Taizu’s period had too much power and lacked checks and balances, and wanted to coerce Taizu).

Guo Shao also believed that after Jinyang City was broken, large-scale battles were no longer needed. Sometimes he feels that war is a kind of trend, and everyone will follow the trend... Just as Wang Pu judged, what kind of trend will the enemy and the remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty follow.

At this moment, Wang Pu looked at the generals again, and said: "The Zhou army is not afraid of the Liao army, but now they are fighting the Liao army in Hedong, and there will be no results and benefits. Hedong is already in my court's pocket, and I can't open up territory through the war; the Liao army has also controlled Xinkou, Yanmen and other passes, and the cavalry is the main force. Even if we win, it will be difficult to gain much.

In an unprofitable war, the best option is not to fight. If you want to fight the Liao army, you should choose Youzhou! "

The generals were immediately moved after hearing this, and immediately began to whisper to each other.

Wang Pu said again: "Didn't I say that you should attack Youzhou now, the Northern Expedition still needs years and months to prepare."

Guo Shao was also anxious for a while. He had served in the imperial army of the Zhou army since the first emperor came to the throne. In the Battle of Gaoping, the emperor led the main force of the imperial army to conquer the Northern Han army. Although he won the battle with the Northern Han army, it was very difficult to win.

Recovered Youyun Sixteen States. This is a tempting feat for any Central Plains owner!

However, during the Northern Expedition of the first emperor, Guo Shao also realized the strength of the Liao army when he fought in the southern part of Youzhou. This matter is still not to be taken lightly.

At this time, Wang Pu submitted another memorial, which was a detailed statement of the whole territory of the Northern Han Dynasty, the security of the people, and the garrison. Guo Shao didn't pay much attention either, on the one hand, he believed that Wang Pu and others could handle these things well, and on the other hand, he was attracted by a bigger temptation in his heart at this time, which was Youzhou.

Guo Shao probably looked at the main garrison affairs. Wang Pu suggested that Jinyang's surrendered troops should be transferred away from "Dragon City", and then troops from the interior should be transferred to guard Jinyang city, and the military power should be divided, and civilian officials should be appointed from the imperial court to take the main power... The Jinyang garrison is only for defense, and no longer assumes the responsibility of sending troops to attack.

Guo Shao probably agrees with Wang Pu's idea. This idea is mainly to weaken Jinyang's military capabilities... The main reason is that the city is very majestic and can be attacked and defended. If its strength is increased, it is indeed a bit difficult to control. After weakening, and then taking back the control of the places in the east of the river, Jinyang cannot control the peripheral places, so it will not have the resources to gain great strength.

The generals also said some specific things. Guo Shao slapped his palm on the chair and stood up: "This is the end of today's discussion. Wang Shijun and Zuo You followed me into the back hall, and the others dispersed."

Everyone also bowed and stood in the hall, saying: "Respectfully send off Your Majesty."

Guo Shao recruited Wang Pu and the other two to discuss privately first, and asked them to help judge the possibility of recovering Youyun Sixteen States.

Wang Pu reminded: "Jinyang's great victory was unexpected, but Youzhou is not Jinyang. We must not take advantage of the victory to be proud, and we must not underestimate the strength of the Liao Kingdom."

Guo Shao nodded solemnly, and said humbly: "Wang Shijun reminded you right."

Wang Pu is very particular about his speech, he usually doesn't flatter and flatter, and he will definitely say some "harsh" blunt words every time, but those blunt words will not annoy Guo Shao, but will give him a sense of closeness; and Guo Shao speculates that if something really goes wrong, Wang Pu will also leave a way out for himself, after all, he has already reminded the superiors that he has not neglected his duty as an important minister assisting the king.

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