Kuizhou will definitely be captured; since the gate of Shu has been opened, even if we fight for another ten days or half a month, it will not be a problem. Guo Shao sat on a rough wooden bench in the sun, holding a branch in his hand. The problem is that Kuizhou has 300,000 hu of military rations. Shu has managed this place at all costs and has stockpiled a large amount of food and supplies. If we take these military rations, will our troops still worry about supplies in this battle
Upon hearing this, Li Gu hurriedly said: Marshal Guo must get those military rations at all costs. It is too difficult to transport the rations from downstream. Only five of the ten boats can survive after passing through countless dangerous rapids, and they are sailing against the current. In some places, the boat trackers have left footprints on the rocks.
Guo Shao said: As the commander of the Eastern Army, I have to consider the supply of military rations, and of course I also want to get this batch of food. Now I am worried that if Gao Yanchou is determined to go all the way and become an enemy of our Great Zhou, and sees that things are not going well, he will burn the food. What can we do
A general said: Wang Zhaoyuan is Gao Yanchou's superior, tell him to go back and persuade them to surrender.
Guo Shao shook his head: After Wang Zhaoyuan was captured, he cursed Gao Yanchou. The two were not on good terms, and Wang Zhaoyuan could not persuade Gao Yanchou to surrender.
At this moment, a rider came running over, jumped off his horse in the distance, and ran over, clasping his fists, and said: Marshal, the Shu army has lowered the hanging basket and sent an envoy out of the city.
Please come quickly. As long as Gao Yanchou is willing to take the initiative to talk, everything can be discussed. Guo Shaoxi said, and then reminded the people around him to talk properly and not to miss the important matter.
At this time, a young man who was no more than 30 years old was brought over. The young man had regular features and a well-proportioned figure. He wore a long robe and a fu hat, and he was obviously a scholar. The scholar was brought in front of Guo Shao, glanced at the people around him, and bowed to Guo Shao in the middle and said: Excuse me, are you General Guo, the commander of the Zhou army
That's right. Guo Shao responded with a kind face, wanting to hear what this person had to say first.
The scholar held up an envelope with both hands: "I am here on the orders of General Gao, the governor of Kuizhou, to issue a challenge. I think General Guo will not refuse. After noon, the two armies will set up outside the east gate to decide the outcome."
Guo Shao was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't expect Gao Yanchou to be in such a state, but he still wanted to go out of the city to fight. He thought, maybe he felt that he couldn't defend the city, so he might as well have a quick fight. But before he did it, would he burn the grain to repay the emperor's kindness
Ha, Shi Yanchao couldn't help but sneer with contempt on his face.
Guo Shao turned his head and looked at Shi Yanchao. Shi Yanchao was quite tactful and didn't say anything. Guo Shao asked someone to take the letter of challenge, opened it and handed it to him. He read it silently.
The scholar raised his head and said: My mission is accomplished, please take the soup pot.
When two armies are at war, envoys are not killed. Guo Shao endured it. He had no choice but to think of a way to get what others wanted. Don't worry, the Great Zhou army is the king's army, and I will not be so magnanimous. How to fight the battle? The letter of challenge was vague. How about we go to the rear army camp to discuss the details of the duel
East Gate. The scholar said, "It is useless to talk more. I only want to die."
Guo Shao handed the letter of challenge to Zuo You, asked someone to bring the horse over, and left the battlefield with the scholar. On the way, he said: Even if we are enemies serving different masters, it is a very graceful thing to introduce ourselves. Sir, what is your name
The scholar smiled and said: "I appreciate General Guo's kindness, but I will not surrender. Besides, our army going out of the city to fight a decisive battle is also what General Guo wants to see. I didn't understand what you meant for a moment. Haha. He suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "By the way, doesn't Kuizhou still have hundreds of thousands of bushels of grain?"
Guo Shao's face darkened.
Just as they arrived at the door of the central army tent, they suddenly saw the silver-haired Bai Lao coming out of the tent next to them and shouting, "Brother Yao Lian, how come you are here?" The Shu envoy who followed Guo Shao looked at Bai Lao for a while and suddenly realized, "Madam Li, why are you here? Your hair is so white and gray."
Bai Lao came up with a look of joy, stood in front of the messenger's horse, and asked: "Have you seen my husband?"
Still in Chengdu, the messenger said sadly.
The messenger came to his senses and saw Guo Shaozheng looking at him without saying a word, so he said: Her ex-husband Li Liangyou was my classmate. We went to Chengdu for the imperial examination together. Brother Li passed the exam and became a Jinshi, but I didn't. But I was fortunate to meet General Gao Jie who appreciated me, so I became his assistant. As for Madam Li, when she went to Chengdu to look for her husband, she was very embarrassed because she was unfamiliar with the place. I helped Brother Li a little because I was a classmate of mine.
Even if we are not friends yet, at least we are acquaintances, Guo Shao said with a smile.
The group walked into the central military tent and did not talk about military affairs first, but reminisced about the past.
Mrs. Li Bai, the woman Li Liangyou later married was the daughter of Wang Zhaoyuan. Wasn't Wang Zhaoyuan captured by Zhou's army? Yao Lian said.
Even Guo Shao was surprised when he heard this. The relationship was getting closer and closer. It felt like in his previous life, when he was treating people as brothers at the dinner table, he could somehow establish some relationship with the bad friends he just met.
Bai Lao said: "I don't care whose daughter she is, I just want to see my husband again. When you and I were framed for adultery, it implicated Brother Yao."
Yao Lian said: "I have behaved uprightly and stood upright. I do not regret taking in Madam Bai. I only regret that I met the wrong person and made the wrong friend. Li Liangyou is so bad that he is still a good friend. Good friends are bullshit. He always cheats his good friends." Yao Lian complained again. The court allowed such people to take office. No wonder the soldiers were not afraid of their lives and surrendered at the first sign of trouble. A hero like General Gao had to be controlled by a villain.
Everyone talked about the past between Bai Lao and Yao Lian, and how Guo Shao was related to Bai Lao. Guo Shao was not very interested in their private affairs. He was worried about Gao Yanchou's plan to leave the city in the afternoon to fight back, but he had to be patient and let them ease the atmosphere.
When they had almost finished talking, Guo Shaocai ordered: Where is Zhang Ying? Send someone to find him and talk.
After a while, a round-faced, armored general walked in, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "I am Zhang Ying, the last general, and I am here to see the lord."
No one knew what Guo Shao was up to, so he calmly asked: Zhang Ying, why did you follow me to fight against Shu
Wouldn't he be rewarded with money and promoted if he made a contribution? Zhang Ying wondered.
Guo Shao's mouth twitched slightly, and he gently reminded: Han'er will never be a slave.
Of course, it's not just for the reward money. Zhang Ying immediately straightened his chest and said, "I am from Youzhou. Marshal Guo said that after we conquer the south, we will have money, food, land and people, so we can settle accounts with the Khitan and take back Hebei. I am waiting to follow Marshal Guo to conquer Youzhou, rescue the enslaved folks and take back our homeland."
Guo Shao was very satisfied after hearing this, and turned to Yao Lian and said: Zhang Ying is a general under my command, he can't read a few words, but his ideas are very practical. Mr. Yao has read a lot of sage books, he must know more than him, now I ask you, you risked your life to resist the Zhou army and burn the crops that the people worked so hard to grow, for what
Yao Lian was stunned: We are subjects of the Emperor of Great Shu, of course we should be loyal.
Guo Shao said again: Then think about it, what did your Great Shu Emperor do? Did he promote people like Wang Zhaoyuan as his favorite ministers and enjoy the fruits of his labor? The Zhou people and the Shu people all have the same ancestor, so why do we have to fight to the death here? He sighed, I don't want to kill the Shu people, so I never killed prisoners in the civil war. The problem is, if we don't use force, will the Lord of Shu stop dividing and concentrate resources to deal with the alien race
Sorry, I wasted time chatting in the group, so this chapter is even later, count it as the 10th. I will try my best to update three times on the 11th