Autumn has arrived, the night sky still seems to have a faint thunder, Guogong Tong Guan stood on the city wall of Taiyuan, looking at the rivers and mountains stretching to the north, his expression was solemn and quiet, and the sparse lights spread in the field into the distance.

This seventy-one-year-old man can be called a horse for the rest of his life, although his body is disabled, his figure is tall and burly, even if he has studied seventy, his back is not the slightest rickety, and his momentum has never weakened.

In the past ten years, since the Blackwater Alliance, the ruthless and iron-fisted Qin Siyuan retired from the military department, the military and government of the entire Wu Dynasty have been firmly grasped in his hands. He participated in the military and political affairs of the Wu Dynasty in the past ten years, square the inside of the La, collect the Yanyun outside, check and balance the Dao of the Seed Master, and deter the Western Xia and Dali countries...... And so on and so forth.

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 impact of the Zhang Jue incident, Tan Zhi launched the Zhao'an edict, and everyone was frantically absorbing the Liao people's rout, forming a righteous victory army in the north, in order to seek peace of mind, in the second half of last year, Zhou Zhe once again enabled Tong Guan, let him go to Taiyuan, Xuanfu Hedong, Yanyun and other places, in fact, it is hoped that Tong Guan's identity as the prince of the country, the power of the north, deterred Xiaoxiao, and therefore, when the news of the Jin invasion, the war letter handed over to Taiyuan, the essence of the supreme governor north of the Yellow River, knew this qiē earlier than the capital.

During these few days, he frequently issued orders to resist, and at the same time asked people to entertain the envoys of the Jin Kingdom with the highest courtesy, seeking peace. Every night he came to the city wall and looked north, when the wind blew. In the eyes of his entourage, this old man's figure was tall and majestic, and only in Tong Guan's heart could he understand what he was seeing.

Waves of blood are already rolling in from the north.

Although at this moment, the war is only breaking out on the front line in the north, although on this road from south to north hundreds of miles or even thousands of miles, there is Yanmen Xiongguan, there are high cities and important towns, and hundreds of thousands of troops are waiting for them, but only Tong Guan understands. That batch crisscrossed the Northlands. What is the significance of the Jurchen troops that swept through the entire Liao State in a few years.

This time...... Not kidding......

Looking at the peaceful darkness under the night, he only felt a shiver in his heart.

Wanyan Zonghan has arrived at Yanmen Pass. Wanyan Zongwang should have fought with the Changsheng army in Yanjing. Even though the news came slowly. He can also roughly predict the situation. And that night, he had decided to go back to Beijing!

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To the north, the first wave of the Jin people's southward offensive. Met the hard bones.

Chaobai River, the fierce battle has lasted for five hours.

It was already dark, but the flames were burning, the blood lines were spreading, the entire Chaobai River was dyed crimson, and the arrows with flames kept streaking through the sky. In the light and darkness by the river, the corpses stretched out, and there were soldiers with swords, staggering up from the pool of blood, just eight or nine zhang away, the Jurchen cavalry was like another torrent parallel to the Chaobai River, whistling and killing, someone noticed him, and behind him, the sound had also spread, and Rulin's gun array met the cavalry from behind him.

The vision rose to the sky, countless dogs and teeth fought on both sides of the Chaobai River, the firelight burned the woods, whistling in the wind, and the ranks of torches and mobilized soldiers spread like a long dragon interspersed among the low mountains, giving people an indescribable deterrent, and the huge banner was still waving in the wind in the dark.

Not many people expected that after the fall of the Liao State, in front of the military array of the second Jurchen prince Wanyan Zongwang, there would be such a battle, and the killing was evenly matched.

Noisy sounds surrounded the surroundings, on the mountains, Guo Yaoshi was wearing a big hat, riding his war horse, looking at the situation of the entire battlefield, he occasionally issued an order, sent reserves, or made a transfer of military formations, to deal with the changes on the battlefield.

In this big battle, the number of troops on both sides was probably between fifty and sixty thousand. In modern times, 2,000 people can fill an entire playground, and the number of people has increased fifty times, and the mountains and riverbeds are densely packed with people. A great general can discern his own form in such chaos, identify the belonging of each army, and even predict the evolution of the battlefield on the other side of the mountain that is beyond the horizon.

From noon on this day, the battle began, Guo Yaoshi has mobilized his strength to the peak, the battle line of the two sides is unfolded, there is a front line as long as several miles, and in the five hours of battle, all the way to the end, at this time, the distance between the two sides of the fierce battle is more than 30 miles, nearly 10,000 people have left blood and lives on both sides of the riverbed, and so far, the trend of victory and defeat has been difficult to see clearly.

In the gap that others couldn't detect, Pharmacist Guo's entire body was trembling slightly. As a hungry man who once made a living by begging in Liaodong, he went all the way, became the leader of the hungry people, became the general of the resentful army, grovelled under the command of the Liao, until he defected to the Wu Dynasty and formed a winning army, and at this moment, his whole life seemed to be burning.

He wants to make achievements, he wants to stand at the highest place in this world, and compete with the heroes of the world. Once when he was in the Liao Kingdom, there was such a person on his head, Xi Wang Xiao Gan, who used to be a hero he admired the most. But admiration between men does not need to grovel.

Recalling that after the establishment of the resentful army, the rebellion continued, and after Dong Xiaoclown rebelled, Yelu Yu saw Xiao Gan and simply killed the entire resentful army, once and for all, it was Xiao Gan who was opposed, so that Guo Yaoshi and others left their lives. But when Guo Yaoshi knelt in front of Xiao Gan to thank him, he didn't have such a mentality in his heart, he just wanted that one day, his life would not have to worry about the words of others, he hoped to be able to become friends or opponents on the same stage as such people.

After returning to the Wu Dynasty, he had such an opportunity, but it was unfavorable to capture Yanjing, Xiao Gan led the army to kill back, and Guo Yaoshi at that time wanted to fight with the other party, but the rout of the Wu Dynasty army, the brothers under his command were almost wiped out, Xiao Gan lightly crushed a qiē resistance, if it weren't for the brothers around him who pulled him away from the battlefield, he would have died there.

After that, he rebuilt the Changsheng army, and later his subordinates beheaded Xiao Gan. He couldn't feel that kind of glory anymore, just because the Liao State at that time was at the end of its strongest crossbow, and what he defeated was not Xiao Gan at the strongest moment, but a terminally ill Liao State.

After that, he frantically expanded his army in Yanjing, frantically training soldiers, and only at this moment in front of him, he knew that he had finally stepped on the peak. Because in front of the victorious army, he was the most famous general among the Jurchens who ruined the Liao State, and the most powerful general of this era. He was in the way. Fight against each other.

At the beginning of the battle on this day, the Jurchen cavalry surging in, with the sole intention of crushing the entire Changsheng army with the most powerful blow, and Guo Yaoshi organized a tight defense along the Chaobai River with arrows and spears. At the same time, its own cavalry penetrated the rear defense of the Jurchens. Not the slightest concession. There was a moment. Guo Yaoshi wanted to personally lead the whole army to attack and directly charge Yan Zongwang's main formation, because he could see it. The other side is underestimating the enemy.

If he really takes this decision, the battle in front of him may be directly divided after each side launches the most fierce attack. However, Wanyan Sect is famous, and now it is the first real actual battle after the completion of the Changsheng Army, and Guo Yaoshi did not dare to gamble like this.

At this time, the Jurchens were also worthy of being the strongest army in the world, and after a fierce blow failed, the other party quickly switched into an offensive and defensive formation, and the formation retreated slightly. In front of Guo Yaoshi's eyes, the opponent's cavalry array galloped and killed like tens of millions of wild dragons, and he quickly organized the cooperation of the troops, through the rivers, woods, flames, and arrows, the infantry and cavalry under his command continued to get close to the opponent's battle formation, dividing and tearing a qiē into a chaotic situation of dogs' teeth.

Five hours, more than 30 miles of fierce battle. The Jin people's offensive went from fierce to cautious, and then at this time, the two sides played steadily like chess, and Guo Yaoshi could understand that he had at least won the respect of the other party.

In this world, no one can underestimate him.

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Bianliang, in the midst of the firelight, the situation in the north was marked on a huge map, and the emperor and his ministers gathered. Li Gang, Qin Siyuan, Wang Hao, Tan Zhen, Gao Yu, Li Bangyan...... Even Taishi Cai Jing, who had been recuperating at home for a long time, was already sitting in the corner of the room at this time.

"In any case, the two armies of the Jin people have a clear military situation, they are divided into east and west two roads to the south, although it is menacing, but our defense is also sufficient, in the west road, we have Yanmen Xiongguan, and there is Chu Guogong in Taiyuan at this time to control the overall situation. On the east road, judging from the news from Yanjing, Guo Shuai's Changsheng army should have engaged Wanyan Zongwang at this time, with the strength of the Changsheng army, it will not collapse at the first touch, and the minister deduces that they will be able to hold Yanjing, as long as Yanjing is not lost, the three towns of Hebei will be able to stand still......"

At this time, in the room, it was the privy envoy Tan Zhi who pointed to the map and spoke, and after he spoke for a while, 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." ”

On the issue of using Guo Yaoshi, the emperor is the biggest thrust, and in the past, it was Zhou Zhe who led Guo Yaoshi to add officials to the knighthood, and at this time it was not so much to be sure, but to emphasize his own vision. Naturally, everyone did not dare to object.

After a while, Zhou Zhe said again: "Tong Qing's family is sitting in Taiyuan, and I also believe in him, but there is also a point, although Tong Qing's family is now the respect of the country, but if you want to deal with the war with full authority, I am afraid that it is still a bit unjustifiable at the moment, I want to give him a holy decree to make him famous, what do you think of the Qing family?" ”

Tan Zhi immediately stood up: "Please resign from the post of Privy Councilor." ”

"Tan Qing's family, I don't mean this, I believe in you, now the Jin people are menacing, commanding the troops, you and the Duke of Chu have to contribute, at this time, you can't hide!"

"The minister is not hiding from this." Tan Zhi hurriedly knelt down, "It's just that as His Majesty said, if the name is not right, it will not be good." If, at any other time, the minister is in charge of the Privy Council, he has no shirk responsibility for the southward movement of the Jin, and he will die in the dark. However, the Duke of Chu has been in charge of the Privy Council for many years, and he is a horse, and at such a critical juncture, only for the Duke of Chu, Tan Zhi is willing to retire and let the virtuous, and His Majesty can give the minister a deputy position, and he will also serve the country under the command of the Duke of Chu. ”

"That's fine. But Tan Qing's family, my ugly words are ahead, you have gone to the main job, and you should not lose a single point. As long as you work hard for the country, the Duke of Chu is old, and I can promise you that after this incident, the position of privy envoy will still be in your pocket. You remember. ”

Zhou Zhe nodded at him, after a while, he looked at the map again, and said: "Changsheng Army, at this time, it seems that it has fought with the Jurchens, Guo Qing does not live up to me, and I do not live up to him, there is one thing, you discuss it, I want to buy bones today." ”

He paused, and then said: "As long as the Chang Shengjun guards Yanjing, I will give him the greatest reward, and make him the king of Yan, and the land north of Yanmen Pass will be with him, so that he will be the one for me for generations to come, and the northern land will be guarded......"

Before he finished his words, Li Gang, Qin Siyuan and several others had already rushed out, and even Tan Zhi, Qin Hui and others were shouting, Cai Jing raised his eyebrows, and looked at the emperor quietly with a dim look, revealing a look of compassion.

In the palace, the emperor waved his hand violently: "I have made up my mind, I will give him such a reward!" Give me a good discussion, and in the next few days you will send out the decree!" ”

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In the same night, on the banks of the Chaobai River, the peak moment of Guo Yaoshi's life lasted for five hours. On the side of the military formation, there was a change.

This quietly appearing change, at the moment of discovery, made both sides of the battle a little unexpected and unclear. However, not long after, the huge embankment collapsed...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. (To be continued......)

PS: If you want to say something, yesterday's song "Si Gui Fu" is an episode in the old version of "Farewell My Concubine", I originally thought it was a sentence in an ancient poem, rearranged by Huang Zhan, and after checking it today, I found that the lyrics and songs may have been composed by Huang Zhan, and it was not the military song of Chu in history. I would like to make a statement here, but I will not make any changes for the time being, and I will make a unified correction after the whole book is completed.