Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The wooden wheels on the outside turned and made a creaking sound.

Li Chuyun said: "Your Majesty, according to the current strategy of the Privy Council, this campaign is actually a surprise attack."

Guo Shao immediately turned his head to look at him, and looked at Li Chuyun's face with encouraging eyes.

Li Chuyun continued: "Surprise attack is not without chance. After the recovery of Hedong, the Da Zhou army returned to the court. At this time, Da Zhou and the Liao Kingdom still have not negotiated peace. The Liao Kingdom may guess that our dynasty intends to use troops. But they don't know when we will use troops.

This year, or the year after next year is possible; spring, summer, and winter are also possible. (The horse manure on the grassland in autumn is not good for the Central Plains Dynasty.)

Wang Shijun and others argued that capturing Youzhou City would have a chance of winning, and the ministers had no objection. But we have to capture Youzhou within one and a half to two months, otherwise there will be no opportunity for a surprise attack.

From Shangjing and other places to Youzhou, more than 1,300 miles, the journey of the Liao army cavalry only takes half a month... As long as the Liao people respond quickly to this reinforcement, we cannot avoid it. However, it would take a month at the earliest for the Liao Kingdom to gather armies from all over the world. "

Guo Shao nodded in agreement, Li Chuyun was cautious in his words and deeds, but he seemed to have his own opinions on everything.

Li Chuyun cupped his hands and bowed: "This campaign is determined to be a surprise attack, and I want to speak.

First of all, the military aircraft cannot be leaked, and the Liao people cannot be known before the war begins. Otherwise, the Liao army has gathered the main force in advance, and when we arrive in Youzhou, we will soon face the threat of a large army, and there will be no opportunity to surprise Youzhou.

Secondly, once the intention of the Great Zhou Army is exposed, it will quickly approach Youzhou; just like the Battle of Jinyang, the main force of the Forbidden Army will soon approach the city. A surprise attack is very fast, so don't delay the journey halfway, so as to give the Liao army a chance to prepare.

If these two things can be achieved, the minister also advocates a surprise attack on Youzhou, you can really give it a try! "

After hearing this, Guo Shao praised: "General Li is right."

Li Chuyun's suggestion was adopted, and he couldn't help but said: "Once I make a mistake in the middle of the battle, I should immediately give up the general strategy and find another good opportunity. At this time, the Liao Kingdom is on the defensive, and the Great Zhou is on the offensive, so we can take the initiative to find the right opportunity."

Guo Shao nodded and said: "So far, the scouts have reported that all the cities in the southern part of Youzhou are Han generals. We don't need to persuade them to surrender, so as not to scare the snake. As long as the army arrives, those Han generals should surrender their cities temporarily."

Li Chuyun said: "This is the advantage of Dazhou in Youzhou. There are many Han in Youzhou, and their heart is for Dazhou."

At this time, the convoy arrived at the school field in the northwest. Guo Shao heard the commotion outside and opened the bamboo curtain to take a look. He was very excited at this time, so he simply got out of the car, got on the horse, and led a group of people to race on the school grounds, and his vision became wider.

Soon the generals found out that Guo Shao came to inspect in person, and all the generals rode from all over the place to pay their respects. There was an uproar in the army for a while, shouting to this side one after another.

Guo Shao rode on the horse and raised his hand to wave to the crowd. Immediately, the shouts became even louder. People raised their swords and guns and shouted "Long live", and the momentum was really shaking.

He really felt his prestige in the army. Under such circumstances, he firmly believed that if he continued to wage war, he could still protect the morale of the Zhou army.

Guo Shao moved his eyes slowly, looking at his troops. At this time, he saw a soldier scrubbing the horse's body in the distance, and he seemed unaffected, and now he was still concentrating on his own work.

Of course Guo Shao doesn't care about the attitude of one or two soldiers, and he doesn't even directly interfere with the specific military affairs in the barracks.

...

The soldier cleaning the horse was an old soldier in his 40s or 50s. Logically, he could not be considered an old man at this age, but the warrior was exposed to the wind and the sun all the year round, and his face was covered with weathering when he was a little old. Everyone called him Old Man Li. Yao Erniu knew Old Man Li very well.

Old man Li was born in the war-torn era. He has been fighting all his life and has rich experience in battle, so he can still stay in the Huben army at this age.

He finally finished wiping the horse, and then raised his head to look at the emperor's guard of honor, but at this time the emperor was already leaving with the horse team.

Unexpectedly, suddenly a man rushed in front of him aggressively. Old man Li was startled. When he turned his head to look, it turned out that it was Dutou. Dutou looked annoyed, and suddenly swung his whip.

Old man Li hurriedly raised his arm to block it. He knew too well what would happen if the whip fell on his face, and his skin would be ripped apart immediately.

Dutou seemed to see that his hair was gray and the whip had not come off, so he said angrily: "Should I reward you, this little effort can delay your work?"

Old man Li felt bad, this kid was not as old as his son, so he fell in front of him and called himself Laozi.

But the opponent is a military general, and Old Man Li is just a miscellaneous soldier, and his superiority and inferiority are obvious. He remembered that he was about to pay his salary today, so he hurriedly bowed nervously and said, "I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong."

Dutou said coldly, "Is your body okay?"

The old man Li moved his arms hurriedly, and said nervously: "You are still very tough, and you don't need to do less work than others. Please forgive me, General, I have fought many battles, I usually work, and sometimes I can be a soldier with a knife and gun!"

Everyone hummed, and didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore.

Old man Li let out a long breath when he saw him go. A miscellaneous soldier next to him turned his head to look at him. Old man Li no longer acted like he was just now, as if something had happened, he said, "Who doesn't make a little mistake? As long as you don't provoke the general's prestige, it's usually fine."

After hearing this, the miscellaneous soldier hurriedly said: "I have been taught!"

After the work was done, a few miscellaneous soldiers found a place that was not so open to stay and sneak away. Just now the young man came up and asked, "Old man Li has a son?"

Old man Li smiled and said: "My son is older than you. Our family's land is in Kaifeng Mansion, and both sons are farming at home."

The man shook his head and said: "Why don't you ask your son to join the army, old man Li can go home and relax."

Most of these young warriors have no discernment, and they will ask whatever they want. Old man Li didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "I just don't allow my son to join the army, so I came here by myself."

"Why? I don't think there's anything wrong with joining the army."

He glanced at the young miscellaneous soldiers and said, "The last time you climbed the city wall in Jinyang, didn't you go?"

"You didn't go either, we stayed at Shiling Pass, didn't we wait for the Liao army?"

Old man Li looked him up and down, and said, "If you go there once, you won't ask me here again."

They lingered until noon, when they heard someone say that it was time for them to go to receive their military pay. Old man Li hurried to the barracks with the others, and after inquiring, there were not only copper coins, wheat flour, but also salt.

Salt is also a popular item among soldiers. It is very expensive in the market. Not only can it be used for home use, but it can also be sold to neighbors. Moreover, the Dianqian Secretary often distributes salt, and they transfer it directly from the government. Salt itself is not a valuable thing.

Whenever this time, old man Li felt that everything was worth it. At this time, in addition to taking most of it home, he can also buy wine and drink. What has been the world for so many years? Not only can the whole family be fed and clothed, but also have wine to drink, which is already very good.