Hahahaha Guo Shao walked up to the reviewing platform on a small hill where Li Chongjin's army was, and couldn't help laughing out loud with joy. There were thousands of troops around, and shouts were heard one after another.
A general rode up on his horse, dismounted impatiently and said: I have captured Li Chongjin alive.
Guo Shao immediately said: Bring them forward. He then asked the generals who were following him: Where are Li Jixun and Zhao Kuangyin
Everyone looked at each other, no one could answer.
Li Chongjin's arms were tied behind his back, and he was held down by two big men. He was escorted by a group of soldiers, limping and limping. Guo Shao saw a chair on the platform, so he sat down with a swagger, pointed at Li Chongjin and shouted: "Today's battle, I will defeat your entire army in half a day. Do you accept it?"
The imperial soldiers rely on their strength to bully the weak, victory and defeat are common in the military. There is no point in saying more. If you want to kill them, then kill them, Li Chongjin raised his head and snorted.
Guo Shao was completely relieved at this time and was in a very good mood. For a moment, he didn't really want to kill Li Chongjin.
During the battle of Huainan that year, you swore and cursed, "If I captured Shouzhou, you would fry a fish for me with your palms. Shouzhou was not captured..." Guo Shao smiled and said, "Today you have been defeated by me again. It seems that you really need to catch a fish from the Fen River and try to fry it with your palms."
Li Chongjin said angrily: "A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. I am the nephew of Taizu. Let's end this quickly."
Seeing that he refused to surrender, Guo Shao touched the back of his head and said in a deep voice: You are a royal relative. In fact, if you admit your mistake, you may be forgiven, and even your family will not be persecuted.
Li Chongjin suddenly raised his head and laughed out loud.
The general behind him was furious and pressed his palm on his shoulder and kneeled him from behind. Li Chongjin cried out in pain and fell to the ground. The general stepped forward, grabbed his hair, and forced him to kowtow on the ground.
Seeing this, the soldiers below shouted: Long live the king!
When Guo Shao heard that this was not the emperor's personal expedition, he thought to himself, "What the hell?" He immediately stood up and walked away from the wooden platform.
In Taiyuan Prefecture, Liu Jun was horrified when he heard the news that Li Jixun and Li Chongjin had been defeated in succession within a few days. Later, he was relieved when he heard reports that Zhou's army had only 20,000 soldiers in the north of Jinzhou.
Liu Jun thought that the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty had just passed away, and the Zhou army must be only trying to deal with the rebellion and would not rush into a foreign war. Only then did he calm down.
At this time, Zhao Kuangyin's memorial somehow arrived at Liu Jun's desk.
Zhao Kuangyin wrote in a letter: Guo Shao, the chief inspector of the Zhou Dynasty's palace, is a family general of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother relies on him to lead the imperial guards. As long as he is defeated, the Zhou Dynasty can be thrown into chaos without a fight, and Your Majesty can win the opportunity to rule the Central Plains.
Guo Shao's army only has 20,000 men. After a thousand-mile raid and continuous battles, they are now exhausted and weighed down by a large number of prisoners and captured baggage. Your Majesty can send a group of elite troops to test the attack. If you can win, it will be a great achievement, and you can also use Guo Shao's fame to make the world fear your Majesty; if you lose, the Zhou army will not be able to launch a deep counterattack, and your Majesty will be invincible.
Zhao Kuangyin also volunteered to give him a group of elite cavalry as the vanguard.
When Liu Jun, the ruler of the Northern Han Dynasty, saw the memorial, he was indeed tempted. It was indeed tempting for Liu Jun to become famous by stepping on Guo Shao's reputation of defeating the two Lis. In this world, people are afraid to rebel easily because of their fear. Their prestige is based on their military achievements. This is very beneficial to maintaining their rule. Back in the Zhou Dynasty, Chai Rong's position was also unstable at the beginning. After winning two games, who dared to rebel again
But Liu Jun thought that the two Lis, who claimed to have 100,000 men, could not defeat the Zhou imperial army, but they were defeated so quickly. He was a little afraid that if he failed to win, the powerful Zhou Dynasty would come to settle accounts with him. Moreover, Liu Jun was in his thirties and had no sons. He could only let his adopted son Xue Jie'en change his surname and become the crown prince. He was not very motivated. Secondly, the Liao Kingdom could not provide strong support now, and he just wanted to hold on to his Taiyuan foundation.
Most importantly, Liu Jun was not the founding emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty. He did not have much ambition and only wanted to keep what he had already obtained.
Thinking backwards, Liu Jun looked back at the ministers and said: Zhao Kuangyin is doing this for personal revenge and wants to drag me into this
All the ministers praised Your Majesty for his insight, wisdom and bravery, and suggested that you send people to supervise Fenzhou to defend the city.
The good news of the two Li's demise was sent to Tokyo by express horse. At this time, Li Yun of Luzhou also learned the news.
The two thieves were vulnerable. They were thousands of miles away, but they were defeated by the imperial army in half a month. Li Yun looked back and said. Because of the cold weather, the doors and windows of the hall were covered tightly with thick curtains. The light inside was dim, and the charcoal fire in the middle was particularly bright.
The staff member who advised Li Yun not to start a rebellion a month ago suddenly said complacently: My lord is wise, fortunately he did not collude with the two thieves, otherwise the situation would be dangerous now.
The staff member might have wanted Li Yun to praise him for his good idea, but unexpectedly Li Yun just snorted and said nothing.
The staff member said: "The current queen mother is very generous, the imperial guard Guo Shao is very fierce in battle, and the Great Zhou has never been weakened by what happened recently. The lord should follow the general trend, and the most important thing now is to urge the marriage with the Fu family to be completed as soon as possible; after the marriage with the Fu family, the lord should try his best to gain the trust of the new nobles in the court, so as to be able to hold Hedong for a long time."
Li Yun slowly said: You only care about the pros and cons, but never care about justice. Taizu has been kind to me, and the late emperor has been kind to me. I should repay the kindness. The Queen Mother has raised the new king and is still the regent of the Great Zhou. I have never thought of rebelling, so how can I say that I am lucky.
After hearing this, all the civil and military officials looked ashamed and bowed one after another, saying: "Our lord is loyal and righteous, and is one of the best ministers and generals of the Great Zhou."
Li Yun flicked his sleeves and turned to leave through the inner door. Everyone in the hall was talking about it. Some praised the lord for being loyal and righteous, otherwise everyone would have become traitors waiting to be killed.
A few days later, the spies sent to Jinzhou returned to Luzhou and reported the situation to Li Yun, saying that Guo Shao's troops had returned to Jinzhou from the Northern Han territory.
The Northern Han army didn't even move so quickly. Li Yun cursed and said to his son Li Shoujie that the Northern Han leader Liu Jun was a cowardly person who just enjoyed the fruits of others' labor and could not be trusted.
Li Shoujie asked: Father did not raise an army because the Northern Han army did not move.
The civil and military officials in Luzhou didn't have much to think about. Li Yun said coldly, he was not too happy. He wanted to see what would happen if the two Lis fought against Guo Shao, but unexpectedly, the two Lis were defeated so quickly, far beyond his expectations.
After hearing this, Li Shoujie seemed to understand something. He nodded slightly and listened carefully to his father's teachings.
Li Yun glanced at him and said: "Once Tokyo has recovered, it may order us to move our town, and then slowly weaken my strength. We must grasp the righteousness. If the court takes action against loyal officials, we must also think about how people in the world will judge us. At present, our family's wealth is not a problem."
When Guo Shao arrived in Jinzhou, the soldiers under his command were more numerous than his own troops.
He went to inspect the prisoner camp and found that the people inside were in tattered clothes and had no armor. Their weapons had been confiscated long ago, and there were even some women. Guo Shao asked: Where are you from
Those people were afraid of the officials, so they all lowered their heads and hunched their backs. Guo Shao dismounted and walked to a man, grabbed his hand, and opened it to look at the calluses on his palm. The man fell to his knees, too scared to move.
Professional soldiers and farmers generally have calluses on their hands, but in different locations. Guo Shao took one look and said, “You are just a farmer.”
The man finally spoke: I am from Huaizhou, and I farm to make a living.
Guo Shao called Zuo You and said: "Take your personal soldiers to count the people here, give each man 50 kilograms of food and 50 cents, and let them return home."
“Yes, my lord,” Zuo You said in greeting.
Guo Shao took another look and saw that there were still many women inside, so he shouted loudly: Women, if you know any fellow villagers, take the money and food and go back with them; if you can't find any acquaintances, follow the imperial army all the way back to your hometown, and we will go back to Heyang. He also said, spread the word to all tribes, strictly prohibit the abuse of prisoners and insults of women, and those who violate the law will be severely punished. These people are all civilians, who were forcibly brought here.
He made a circle and returned to Jinzhou City to convene his generals to discuss matters.
Murong Yanzhao still led the Jianxiong Army, and Li Chongjin's thousands of garrison troops were placed under the command of Murong Jie to consolidate the defense of Jinzhou.
The three cities of Heyang are empty. In the name of the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World, I temporarily appoint General Xiang as the Jiedushi of the Three Cities of Heyang, commanding the surrendered soldiers of Li Jixun; and adding two thousand cavalrymen of the Zhen'an Army to defend the north bank of the Yellow River.
The Huainan troops under Li Chongjin's command, Gan De Army, will first follow the imperial army southward, waiting for the Imperial Guards Ma Bu Si to send people to take over and settle them. After returning to the court, the merits of this battle will be reported to the Empress Dowager and rewards will be given according to merit.
After hearing this, all the generals bowed and said: "We will obey the orders of General Guo Du Dianjian.
Guo Shao looked at the scene of the howling cold wind outside, turned back and smiled: Winter is coming, after pacifying Li Chongjin and Li Jixun, there should be no major events this year. After everyone receives the reward, we can have a good New Year this year.
People laughed easily after hearing this.
Guo Shao added: The bodies of the fallen soldiers were transported back to Tokyo and buried with honor.