Autumn has come, and there is still a faint thunder in the night sky. Guo Gong Tong Guan is standing on the city wall of Taiyuan, looking at the rivers and mountains that stretch away to the north, his expression is solemn and quiet, and the sparse lights are spreading in the distance. .
This 71-year-old old man can be called a lifetime of military horses. Although he is physically disabled, his stature is tall and burly. Even if he is seventy years old, his back is not hunched in the slightest, and his momentum has never weakened.
In the past ten years, since the Black Water Alliance, the fierce and strong-armed Qin Siyuan resigned from the Ministry of War, the military and political affairs of the entire Wu Dynasty have been firmly in his hands. He has participated in all the military and political affairs of the Wu Dynasty in the past ten years, pacifying Lala internally, collecting Yanyun from outside, checking and balancing the masters, deterring Xixia and Dali countries... and so on.
Even if he retired from the Privy Council last year and took over the military affairs with Tan Zhen, in fact, his control over the army has not weakened. Due to the influence of the Zhang Jue incident, Tan Zhen launched the Zhaoan Zhao, and everyone was frantically collecting the defeated Liao troops and forming the Yisheng Army in the north. For peace of mind, in the second half of last year, Zhou Zhe reactivated Tong Guan and let him go Taiyuan, Xuanfu Hedong, and Yanyun, in fact, hoped to use Tong Guan's identity as the prince of the country to command the north and shock Xiaoxiao. That's why, when the news of the Jin invasion was handed over to Taiyuan. , this de facto highest official north of the Yellow River knew all this earlier than the capital.
In the past few days, he frequently issued orders to resist, and at the same time, he also let people entertain the envoys of the Jin Guozhuan warbook with the highest courtesy, and seek peace. Every night, he came to the city wall and looked north when the wind was blowing. In the eyes of the entourage, the old man was tall and majestic, and only in Tong Guan's heart could he understand what he was seeing.
The waves of blood were already rolling in from the north.
Although at this moment, the war is only breaking out on the northern front, although on the road from south to north for hundreds or even thousands of miles, there are Yanmen Xiongguan, Gaocheng important town, and hundreds of thousands of troops are waiting. , but only Tong Guan understood. That group crossed the north. What is the significance of the Jurchen troops that swept the entire Liao Kingdom in a few years.
This time... no kidding...
Looking at the peaceful darkness under the night, he only felt a shudder in his heart.
Wanyan Zonghan has arrived at Yanmen Pass. Wanyan Zongwang had already started fighting with the Changsheng Army in Yanjing. Even if the news comes slowly. He can also roughly predict the situation. And on this night, he has decided to return to Beijing!
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To the north, the first wave of the Jin people's southward offensive. Met hard bones.
Chaobai River, the fierce fighting has lasted for five hours.
The sky was already dark, but the flames continued to burn, blood lines spread, and the entire Chaobai River was dyed red, and the arrows with flames in the sky kept passing. In the light and darkness by the river, the corpses stretched out, and soldiers with swords stood up from the pool of blood staggeringly. The torrent, whistling and killing, someone noticed him, and behind him, the sound of the sound has spread, Ru Lin's gun formation from behind him to meet the cavalry team.
The field of vision is pulled up to the sky, and there are countless intertwined fights on both sides of the Chaobai River. The firelight burns the woods, whistling in the wind, and the troops holding torches and mobilizing soldiers spread like long dragons and interspersed among the low mountains, giving people an indescribable deterrent force. , the huge banner still fluttered in the dark.
Not many people expected that after the fall of the Liao Kingdom, there would be such a battle in front of the army formation of the second Jurchen prince Wanyan Zongwang, and they were evenly matched.
Loud voices surrounded the surroundings. Above the mountains, Pharmacist Guo wore a cloak and rode his warhorse. Mobilize to deal with changes on the battlefield.
In this battle, the number of troops on both sides was probably between 50,000 or 60,000. In modern times, 2,000 people can fill an entire playground, and the number of people is increased by fifty times. People are densely packed between mountains and riverbeds. A great general can identify his own form in such chaos, identify the belonging of each army, and even predict how the battlefield will evolve in the mountains beyond his vision.
From the noon of this day, when the battle started, Pharmacist Guo had mobilized his strength to the peak, and the battle lines between the two sides had stretched for several miles. At this time, the distance between the two sides was more than 30 miles, and nearly 10,000 people left their blood and lives on both sides of the riverbed. So far, it is difficult to see the outcome of the battle.
In the gap that others could not detect, Guo Yaoshi's entire body was trembling slightly. As a starving man who used to beg for a living in Liaodong, he went all the way, became the leader of the starving people, became the general of the resentful army, bowed and knelt under the command of the Liao people, until he joined the Wu Dynasty and formed the Changsheng Army. At this moment, his entire life seemed to be on fire.
He wants to make achievements, to stand at the top of the world, and to compete with the heroes of the world. When he was in the Liao Kingdom, there was such a person on his head, King Xi Xiao Gan, who was once a hero he admired the most. But admiration among men does not require grovelling.
Recalling that after the establishment of the resentment army, the rebellion continued. After Dong Joker rebelled, Yelu Yujian suggested to Xiao Gan to simply kill the entire resentment army once and for all. But when Pharmacist Guo knelt in front of Xiao Qian to thank him, he didn't have such a mentality in his heart. Be friends or rivals on stage.
After returning to the Wu Dynasty, he had such an opportunity. However, it was not good for him to capture Yanjing. Xiao Gan led his army to fight back. At that time, Guo Yaoshi wanted to fight with the other side. However, the defeat of the Wu Dynasty army caused his brothers almost The entire army was annihilated, and Xiao Qian easily crushed all resistance. If it wasn't for the brothers around him who dragged him away from the battlefield, he would have died there.
After that, he rebuilt the Changsheng Army until his subordinates killed Xiao Qian. He couldn't feel that kind of glory, because the Liao Kingdom at that time was at the end of its power, and what he defeated was not Xiao Gan at the strongest moment, but a terminally ill Liao Kingdom.
After that, he expanded his army crazily in Yanjing and practiced soldiers crazily. Only at this moment, he knew that he had finally reached the peak. Because in front of the Changsheng Army, he was the most famous general among the Jurchens who destroyed the Liao Kingdom, and the most powerful general in this era. blocked by him. Court fight.
At the beginning of this day's battle, Jurchen's cavalry team rushed forward, completely to defeat the entire Changsheng Army with the most severe blow, and Guo Yaoshi organized a strict army by the Chaobai River with arrows and spears. defense. The cavalry of their own at the same time interspersed to the rear defense of the Jurchen. Not giving in at all. For a moment. Guo Yaoshi simply wanted to lead the entire army to attack in person, and directly charge Wanyan Zongwang's formation, because he could see it. The opponent is underestimating the enemy.
If he really takes such a decision, the battle in front of him may be decided directly after each other's most severe offensive. However, Wanyanzong was famous for his prestige, and now it was the first real battle after the completion of the Changsheng Army. Guo Yaoshi did not dare to gamble like this.
At this time, the Jurchen was worthy of being the strongest army in the world. After the fierce attack failed, the opponent quickly switched to a formation with both offense and defense, and the main formation retreated slightly. Jinren is the best at using cavalry in field battles. In front of Guo Yaoshi, the opponent's cavalry formation is slaughtering like thousands of mad dragons, and he also quickly organized the cooperation of arms, using rivers, woods, flames, arrows, and the infantry under his command. The battle formation with the cavalry kept close to the other side, tearing everything apart into a chaotic situation.
Five hours, more than thirty miles of fierce battle. Jinren's offensive went from fierce to cautious, and then the two sides were playing chess steadily. Guo Yaoshi could understand that he at least gained the respect of the other party.
In this world, no one can underestimate him.
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In Bianliang, in the firelight, the situation in the north was marked on a huge map, and the emperor and ministers gathered together. Li Gang, Qin Siyuan, Wang Qian, Tan Zhen, Gao Qiu, Li Bangyan... Even the Taishi Cai Jing, who was already at home, was already sitting in the corner of the room at this time.
"In any case, the military strength of the two armies of the Jin people is clear. They are divided into east and west routes to the south. Although they are aggressive, our defense is sufficient. On the west route, we have Yanmen Xiongguan, and Chu Guogong is here. He was in Taiyuan at the time and was in charge of the overall situation. On the east road, according to the news from Yanjing, Guo Shuai's Changsheng Army should have fought with Wanyan Zongwang at this time. , they will be able to stick to Yanjing, as long as Yanjing does not lose, the three towns in Hebei will be able to stand still..."
At this time in the room, it was the privy envoy Tan Zhen who pointed at the map and spoke. After he spoke for a while, the emperor Zhou Zhe opened his mouth: "Guo Yaoshi is my loyal minister and good general. He has been training for several years, and he will not disappoint me. ."
When it comes to the use of Guo Yaoshi, the emperor is the biggest push. In the past, Zhou Zhe was the one who led Guo Yaoshi by adding an official title. At this time, it is not so much that he is determined, but that he is emphasizing his own vision. People naturally dare not object.
After a while, Zhou Zhe said again: "Tong Qing's family is sitting in Taiyuan, and I also believe him, but there is one point. Although Tong Qing's family is now the honor of the king, if they want to handle the war with full power, I'm afraid they still have a bit of a reputation. It's not right, I want to give him an imperial decree to make his teacher famous, what do you think?"
Tan Zhen immediately stood up: "Chen please resign from the position of the Privy Council."
"Tan Qing's family, that's not what I'm referring to. I believe in you. Now that the Jin people are coming and commanding military affairs, you and the Duke of Chu have to contribute. At this time, you can't hide!"
"This minister is not avoiding this matter." Tan Zhen hurriedly knelt down, "It's just that, as Your Majesty said, if the name is not right, the words will not go well. If at other times, the minister is in charge of the Privy Council and is responsible for the matter of the Jin people going south, and he will die. But the Duke of Chu has been in charge of the Privy Council for many years, and he is also a soldier. At such a critical moment, only for the Duke of Chu, Tan Zhen is willing to retire and become a sage.
"That's fine. But Tan Qing's family, I'm the one who said the ugly thing at the front, you go to the official position, but you should not lose a single point. As long as you work hard for the country, and the Duke of Chu is old, I can do it. Promise you, after this matter, the post of privy envoy is still in your pocket. Remember it."
Zhou Zhe clicked on him, after a while, he looked at the map again, and said: "Changsheng's army, at this time, it seems that they have fought with Jurchen, Guo Qing will not lose to me, and I will not lose him either. There is one thing, you can discuss it, today I want a thousand gold to buy bones."
He paused, then said: "As long as the Changsheng Army defends Yanjing, I will give him the greatest reward, and make him the King of Yan. I will give him all the land north of Yanmen Pass, so that I will guard it for generations to come. Northland…”
Before he could finish his words, Li Gang, Qin Siyuan and several others had already rushed out, and even Tan Zhen, Qin Hui and others were shouting no, Cai Jing raised his eyebrows, and looked at the emperor with a faint look. Showing a look of pity.
In the palace, the emperor waved his hand violently: "I have made up my mind, so I want to give him such a reward! Give me a good discussion, and the imperial decree will be sent out in the next few days!"
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In the same night, on the Chaobai River, the peak moment of Guo Yaoshi's life lasted for five hours. The side of the army formation has changed.
At the moment when this quiet change was discovered, both sides of the battle were a little unexpected and unknown. However, not long after, the huge embankment collapsed suddenly... (Please search for floating astronomy, better and faster!
ps: I want to say something. Yesterday's song "Si Gui Fu" was an episode in the old version of "Farewell My Concubine". I originally thought it was a sentence from an ancient poem, but it was recomposed by Huang Zhan. After checking it today, I found that The lyrics and music may be composed by Huang Zhan, so it is not the military song of the Chu State in history. A special statement is made here, but it will not be revised for the time being. After the whole writing is finished, it will be corrected uniformly.