Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Zhuozhou Hantong Department is in a hurry!" Zuo You hurried into the lobby. Wei Renpu and other ministers raised their heads immediately, and some people hastily put down their pens.

Guo Shao said: "Bring up the urgent report."

He is holding a Go piece in his hand on the public seat above. The black and white pieces are staggered on the board, but it is not a chess set, but a strange circle. He was not as indifferent as before. At this time, his brows were frowned and his face was tense, and there were many scrawled handwritings and patterns written on the paper next to him.

The officials working in the lobby held their breath, and became quieter for a while.

Zuo You said: "Li Du's inspection is in Gu'an County, where tens of thousands of the main cavalry are there. Li Du's inspection west can reinforce Han Tong."

Wei Renpu said: "Maybe Li Chuyun's men have already gone to reinforce Han Tong."

Wei Renpu pondered for a moment and said: "As long as Li Chuyun sends cavalry reinforcements, the Liao army will not be able to attack Zhuozhou."

Guo Shaodang nodded in agreement. He looked at the group of fortresses replaced by sunspots on the chessboard, repeatedly promoted various tactics, and decided that the coordination of infantry and cavalry, as well as fortifications, might be insufficient for attacking troops, but it is not difficult to defend the Zhuozhou battlefield.

Zuo You said again: "It is reported that the main force of the Liao army besieged Zhuozhou and used a lot of siege equipment. Do you want a decisive battle in Zhuozhou?"

Guo Shao blurted out: "The Liao Army is not willing to fight the Great Zhou Army."

Zuo You said: "If the Liao army wants to leave this time, the infantry and supplies will suffer heavy losses..."

Guo Shao carefully read Han Tong's memorial again. It is true that the Liao army does not only have cavalry, and they have not been able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of cavalry this time. Among them are many infantry, mainly Xi people;

If the Zhou army defeated the Liao army head-on in Zhuozhou, it might not be able to form a substantial blow to the Liao army's cavalry, but their infantry and baggage troops would still not be easy to escape!

At this time Wei Renpu pondered: "If we want to mobilize infantry to gather in Zhuozhou, will we be rescued by the Liao army halfway?"

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "It is very possible that if you are really caught by the fighter, there is no fortification on the way, and you have not gathered into an formation. It is extremely dangerous to be caught by heavy troops."

Wei Renpu said: "According to the strategy of the military mansion, if we want to keep safe, we only need Li Chuyun's cavalry force to reinforce Zhuozhou with 50,000 cavalry. Cooperating with Han Tong, we can keep the Zhuozhou battlefield invincible!"

Immediately, many officials echoed this strategy, which is simple and reliable!

But Guo Shao didn't make a decision for a long time.

Indeed, this strategy is too conservative. Guo Shao found a previous inference from the scribbled paper that this strategy could not pose any threat to the Liao army.

First of all, the main cavalry of Li Chuyun's department lost to the Liao army in field battles, and they could not win after chasing them; they could only rely on the fortifications of Zhuozhou fortifications and the 35,000 elite infantry of Hantong's department to compete around Zhuozhou City. It is impossible to attack and win, and the possibility of a big defeat is very small... standing in a position of no win.

If the Liao army cannot be threatened from the front, Dong Zunhui will be threatened even more if he wants to attack.

Guo Shao stood up and paced back and forth in front of the table. He no longer had the intention to hide the tension and pressure at this time. He muttered: "I don't think the purpose of the Liao army is for a decisive battle. There may be other traps and variables. But if we are too restrained, we will fall into an extremely passive situation."

Guo Shao suddenly stood still and looked at the picture on the wall. At this time, the four cities on the front line of the Zhou army were spread out along the east and west; Bazhou is the base camp located on the south bank of the Juma River, the closest to Gu'an County. Deployment of troops that can be used for field battles: Xincheng and Jinzhou in the east have more than 50,000 cavalry from the Jiannan Army and Jiangnan Army; Zhuozhou and Gu'an are closer to the west, each with 35,000 infantry from the Imperial Army;

After a while, Guo Shao said: "I ordered Li Chuyun and Shi Yanchao to lead the cavalry to reinforce Zhuozhou. Yang Biao left 20,000 cavalry in Gu'an; Gu'an and Bazhou each left 5,000 elite infantry to help defend the city, and the remaining 45,000 people marched north-south to the Juma River and merged into one place as soon as possible. Dong Zunjiao immediately transferred to Gu'an, rested for a day, and attacked according to the established strategy!"

Guo Shao paused and said: "The cavalry of the Imperial Army has two horses. Yang Biao's troops don't need to run long distances and don't need two horses. The surplus horses are allocated to the infantry of Gu'an. The infantry of Gu'an rides to the south and quickly gathers with the infantry of Bazhou northward! Then 45,000 people return to Gu'an together, and then gather from Gu'an to Zhuozhou!"

Wei Renpu said: "Your Majesty, do you want to gather a large army in Zhuozhou to fight the Liao army?"

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "A decisive battle is not easy, but once our army gathers a large army in Zhuozhou, it will be able to pose a threat to the Liao army."

There was a lot of discussion.

Guo Shao calmed down... This is a very subtle psychological warfare. When you are not sure what the other party wants to do, you will feel the risk in your heart if you carry out active offensive and defensive deployments.

Wei Renpu and Zuo You looked at Guo Shao for a long time without saying a word.

Guo Shao looked back to the left and right, his eyes were very bright because of emotion: "If you are passive every game, you will suffer overall. As long as you are strong and confident, sometimes you have to fight! I want to see what the Liao army can do?!"

At this time, when Guo Shao looked outside the door, he was immediately dazzled by the sunlight reflected in the snow, but the two houses outside looked a little gloomy inside.

The atmosphere froze together like quiet snow.

Guo Shao is the emperor, but Wei Renpu ignored his usual respect at this time, and asked again: "Has Your Majesty issued an order?"

Guo Shao looked at him seriously and nodded slightly.

Wei Renpu immediately said to an official beside him, "Write the military order."

This kind of military order directly issued to the general, after Wei Renpu used the military camp, he sent it to Guo Shao. Guo Shao held his breath, picked up the brush on the inkstone, dipped it, and carefully wrote "Zhun Zou" on several military orders.

I probably never wrote a few words so seriously in my life!

After Guo Shao signed the military order, he wrote a letter in his own hand, informing all the generals of the detailed strategy.

... Outside the city of Zhuozhou, gunpowder smoke filled the snow, the sound of killing was loud, and the sound of artillery was rumbling. The Liao army attacked from all sides, and the forbidden army of the Zhou army also counterattacked the fortress occupied by the Liao army. The fighting did not stop for a moment.

Under the siege of heavy soldiers and heavy siege weapons from both sides, the earth fortress could not be defended, and it was only a matter of time before it was captured. Han Tong's various attacks were slow, and the periphery could no longer support the general defense line under the seesaw!

Han Tong stood on the tower for an unknown amount of time. He was looking to the east, only wishing to see through the reinforcements. His eyes were bloodshot, his lips were blackened by the cold air, and his left hand was tightly gripping the hilt of the sword.

A general below scolded anxiously: "How far is Gu'an from Zhuozhou? Even if you climb, you should come here. Why haven't they come on horseback!"

The generals could complain, but Han Tong couldn't, he stood there with a cold face. I have some calculations in my heart: I really can't hold on, and there will be no danger if they all withdraw into Zhuozhou City. With tens of thousands of people guarding the city, it is not something that the Liao army can do in ten and a half months if it wants to capture Zhuozhou City! But in this way, his tens of thousands of people will play a smaller role in this battle. As a general in an important part of the battle, Han Tong is absolutely unwilling to be marginalized.

... To the east, the four gates of Gu'an County were opened, and a large army of horsemen was dispatched in all directions. The long cavalry dragons from the north and west gates converged towards the road to the west, forming a mighty force, and the snow was pitch black.

The other two infantrymen on horseback marched straight south. The land and rivers had long been frozen, and even scattered villages were hidden by snow. The army formed more than a dozen columns, and a large area rode southward on horseback.

There are so many people marching together, but they seem a little lonely, probably because there is no human habitation except the army. In this season and this situation, the common people will not go out casually.

... In the south, in Bazhou, where the palace camp is located, a neat line of infantry crossed the Juma River across the ice and snow, and marched northward. There was a faint sound of horseshoes in the lower reaches of the river, and Dong Zunhui's cavalry was also moving north.

The great whiteness of the snow makes many, many things less visible. The emperor standing on the tower is no longer so eye-catching. Guo Shao was wearing a fur coat given by the eunuch Wang Zhong, and stood there looking at it for an unknown amount of time.

Wang Zhong said cautiously beside him: "Although the sky is clear, it is colder than snow when it is clear."

"Yes." Guo Shao responded casually. The ancients relied on experience, but he immediately understood the reason. Snow evaporates from solid to water vapor in the sun, absorbing heat, so the temperature is even lower.

Wang Zhong said softly again: "Your Majesty can get the dragon's body."

Guo Shao didn't say a word, still watching the troops dispatched from far and near. Those men and horses looked a little special from a distance, all of them were carrying big quilt packages, no matter how light and simple they were in this weather, they couldn't ignore keeping warm.

At this moment, he was just standing, but his heart was as tight as a bowstring!

It's not that you don't need to take risks after you have a lot... because you don't want to bet, you will always be passive and unable to turn over!

But Guo Shao was able to make such a big bet by himself, and his power had reached a certain height, otherwise even the emperor would not have the final say. In many eras, dynasties have always adopted a passive and conservative strategy, that is, most people are not so courageous, and no one can make big bets.

"Rumbling..." The sound of horseshoes in the distance was like thunder from the sky. But when Guo Shao looked up, there was no cloud in the blue sky, even the wind was very small, and the world was peaceful.

Guo Shao thought over and over about the turmoil between the heaven and the earth, thinking that the odds of winning were not small. It's just that it's too important and the pressure is too great, so the moment the result is not announced, there will be panic!

This kind of day is really difficult, and when it passes, I will definitely breathe a sigh of relief.

The Battle of Shouzhou, the Mutiny in Tokyo... After many such experiences, Guo Shao would think that it was finally settled, and he would never have to go through such hardships again; unexpectedly, he would repeat it every time.

But if he can survive this time, there shouldn't be such a big pressure anymore, right? Except for Liao, no one seemed to be able to threaten him anymore. \u003c