Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The aftertaste of joy is like the wet sweat on her face, sticking a few strands of messy blue hair to her face. Mrs. Huarui's tone was slightly complaining: "The pain is so hot now."

Guo Shao stroked her smooth and round shoulder with his palm, and joked with a smile. Sure enough, as long as there is physical contact between men and women, they can get closer and the differences in identity will be eliminated to a large extent.

Madam Huarui blushed and whispered: "Since I arrived in Tokyo, I have never had sex with him, maybe it has been too long..."

After hearing this, Guo Shao pondered for a long time, and said, "It's not a good thing to wander around. I'll send a trustworthy person to reward Meng Chang with a glass of poisoned wine, and then declare that he died of a sudden illness."

After Guo Shao finished speaking, he felt that his consideration was very reasonable.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Huarui's face paled suddenly, and her body trembled: "Your Majesty, for my sake, I beg you to spare his life..."

Her reaction was very strong, and Guo Shao was taken aback for a moment, and said puzzledly: "The matter is already like this, instead of being in a dilemma, it's better to take advantage of the situation and be quick and agile. There is nothing to hesitate, what is picked up is the meat, and what is lost is the bone."

Mrs. Huarui had a pitiful face, and even shed tears.

Guo Shao felt at a loss when he saw this, so he quickly comforted him: "Don't cry, I haven't done anything yet. If you have any ideas, I don't want to force them."

Mrs. Huarui choked up and said, "Even if Duke Qin is wrong in every possible way, I can't harm him. Back then, my concubine's status was lowly, and I was favored by Duke Qin... He even built a crystal palace for me by the Mohe Pool, which is very kind. How can I repay my kindness with revenge?"

Guo Shao followed her words and thought: It seems that Meng Chang really treats her better. I didn't do anything, but I saw her beautiful before, and then I was lucky; as for the little care after the fall of Shu, it was for Jing Niang's sake, and those help were nothing compared to it.

He asked himself that he really couldn't dote on her like Meng Chang. Specialize in repairing the Crystal Palace? Although the treasury of the Zhou State is not short of money, the north and the south are at war, so it is impossible to spend a lot of money on such things.

For a moment, Guo Shao really felt very subtle, as if he should treat Mrs. Huarui better than Meng Chang...

Guo Shao couldn't help guessing Mrs. Huarui's thoughts, and then shook his head slightly. He thought to himself: No amount of excuses can cover up the fact that Mrs. Huarui doesn't hold enough weight in his heart.

The most difficult person to get is probably because that person has someone in his heart.

Guo Shao was silent for a while, then said: "Then I will follow Madam's orders, I will not touch Meng Chang. You can also rest assured, I said that I want to kill him because I feel that Madam is in an embarrassing situation...Kill Meng Chang, everything will be simple."

Mrs. Huarui lost the joy she had just now, and sighed faintly.

After a while, she said sadly, "It's just that I didn't meet His Majesty sooner."

After finishing speaking, she struggled out of Guo Shao's arms, and began to dress carefully.

Guo Shao asked, "Madam, what are you doing?"

Mrs. Huarui said: "I have to hurry back before it's dark."

"Is this useful?" Guo Shao said casually, referring to the cover-up.

Mrs. Huarui looked weak and helpless: "I don't know what to do... If I don't stay overnight, it will be better? I thank Your Majesty for your kindness, but people's words are terrible."

Mrs. Huarui sighed faintly, tidied things up a bit, knelt at the door and said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to take my leave."

Guo Shao sat up and said, "If Madam needs anything, tell Jingniang."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Madam Huarui said. After saying that, she exited the bedroom, and the skirt quickly disappeared by the door.

Guo Shao stared blankly, and for a while still had an afterimage of her figure in his mind. He failed to resist the temptation, and it seemed that there was no need to resist the temptation in his current situation, but he suddenly felt that the joy of this afternoon left nothing but emptiness.

He was thinking about what happened just now... To kill Meng Chang, it is impossible to ask Mrs. Huarui to agree, it is impossible for her to agree. This responsibility must be carried by him. But he was really sad to see Mrs. Huarui, and somehow he always felt that it was unnecessary to do it.

At this time, the sun was setting and the sky was still dark. According to Guo Shao's usual schedule, he didn't go to bed so early.

At this moment, Yulian walked to the door and said: "The beauty has already left, does Your Majesty want to get up for dinner? I will help you change your clothes."

Guo Shao heard her sour tone, and then observed her face, which seemed to be full of anger.

Yulian stepped forward to dress Guo Shao, and said sullenly: "I cooked the dinner, I'm not that particular, I don't know if it will fit into His Majesty's mouth."

Guo Shaodao: "The meal at noon is really delicious, but what I want to eat every day is still Yulian's meal."

Yulian said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. You don't want to speak bad words in front of us."

Guo Shao stretched out his hand to hold her hand: "Yulian..."

Yulian looked down at her grasped hand, and responded softly: "Huh?"

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, but carefully touched the callus left on her palm, and said softly: "The truth is the little by little, I still understand the world and people's hearts."

Yulian pursed her red lips, bowed her head and remained silent.

Guo Shao stood up and said, "I'll do something else, and Yulian will sleep with me tonight."

Yulian whispered: "Your Majesty's health is very important."

Guo Shao laughed and walked out of the bedroom.

He continued to read the strategies presented by the ministers, and there were various ways to deal with Liao. Although the national policy of the imperial court has begun to adjust and temporarily abandon the Northern Expedition, the Northern Expedition is still a long-term priority.

He's been thinking about it these days. The impetuous turmoil in his mood was only temporary, and now he gradually calmed down again.

Sometimes things really are just a circle. After turning a large circle, it will still return to the original point.

Guo Shao picked up the idea of ​​last year again: the competition with the Liao Kingdom is still about the strength of force; and force must be transformed through national strength.

At that time, he remembered that he wrote down this idea, but he had too many books and it was scribbled. Now he doesn't want to go to the archive room to search again, and re-conceive it from memory.

Dazhou has a large population, arable land, and supplies. After occupying the two major countries of Shu and Southern Tang, the overall national strength should exceed that of Liao, which owns Bohai, Liaodong, and Youyun.

But force has its disadvantages. The number of troops capable of fighting in the Great Zhou Dynasty can be counted. The hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops are relatively strong. In addition, the Southern Tang troops who are not too strong in field battles feel the German army, the Jiannan army in Shu, the Hedong army, and the remaining troops in some feudal towns. And mostly infantry.

Liao has a large number of cavalry and herdsmen who can easily become cavalry.

The military method of the Han Dynasty to deal with the Huns was to raise a large number of horses to expand the cavalry... There were no stirrups at that time.

Guo Shao felt that it would be difficult to completely copy the method of transforming military forces of the Han Dynasty. At this time, the Central Plains may not have the cohesion of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and may not be able to withstand decades of toss.

With the help of crossbows and firearms, it is the fastest way to convert population and national strength into military strength.

Because of the use of crossbows and firearms, it hardly takes too long to train. A group of strong men can learn to use this weapon in half a month; they can form an army in a few months. Among them, the cost of the crossbow is high, but the range is much longer, and the crossbowmen are more effective in combat. At this time, the distance of the fire blunderbuss to kill an armored enemy is only 20 or 30 steps, which is too short, but the bronze blunderbuss is much cheaper than making crossbows.

A group of soldiers in armor with crossbows and firearms, even if they are not elite, are quite effective. As for how the infantry fights the cavalry, it is a question of tactics...as long as there are enough numbers.

Whether this road will work, Guo Shao is not sure now. Otherwise, he would not have launched the Northern Expedition earlier this year.

A whole set of ideas quickly formed in Guo Shao's mind, and he hurriedly picked up the brush to write down some ideas.

...

Early the next morning, Guo Shao proposed his strategy to Zhu Wenwu in the meeting hall. First, go to the northwest to requisition a batch of war horses to expand the cavalry horses of the Imperial Army. Second, launch a war against the Southern Han Dynasty.

Guo Shao's idea of ​​conquering the Southern Han Dynasty was not to have to mobilize troops from far north. Instead, let the young and strong be recruited from all over the country, build a new camp in the south of the Yangtze River, and use the new army to conquer the Southern Han Dynasty.

All the ministers were puzzled after hearing this, but no one raised any objections immediately. After all, it was the emperor who advocated it himself, not the ministers.

However, there are still some people who are quite critical. The Southern Han Kingdom didn't have any troops capable of fighting. To fight against such a country, it would take too long to rebuild and train the army. In addition, even if the Southern Han Kingdom was successful, it would be difficult to destroy the country with a force made up entirely of civilians.

Guo Shao thought that such a big national policy, from building weapons to mobilizing resources and people's strength, required the participation of the entire court, and it was impossible to keep it secret from the ministers. All the ministers of the central government were present, so he said: "The Southern Han Dynasty is not a threat. The main goal of launching a war against it is not to destroy the country and regain the land; it is to train troops."

Everyone almost held their breath after hearing this.

Guo Shao said sternly: "The Northern Expedition required more troops. Recruiting soldiers (professional soldiers) alone was a heavy burden on the treasury, and the number of troops was insufficient. I want to try to restore the government army system of the Tang Dynasty, and recruit soldiers through the states. These government soldiers are mainly infantry equipped with crossbows and firearms.

First build a large camp, train and equip it, and then go south to attack the Southern Han Dynasty. One can test the combat power of the government soldiers; the other is also training troops. The best way to get elite soldiers is to have fought and often fought. "

After hearing this, the ministers talked about it for a while. After all, it involved changing the military system and alarming all over the world. People also had some doubts and admonitions, mainly because it would increase the burden on the people and prevent civil uprisings and uprisings.

Someone advised him, but Guo Shao didn't get angry, and said: "The strategy I have just considered must have some imperfections. If you have any opinions, you can write a letter to discuss the matter."

All the people worshiped together: "I will obey the order."

Guo Shao is full of expectations for this strategy, and currently feels that it is a new path he has found. As long as you get the support of civil and military officials after a while, you can try to do it... Although the emperor is arbitrary, he still has to rely on the various yamen to implement everything; if too many people do not support it in their hearts, it will not be very smooth. Therefore, Guo Shao still hopes that the ministers can really agree with his strategy. \u003c