Guo Shao was wearing a military uniform and armor, which at first glance looked similar to the outfits of the generals, and it was newer and cleaner, because Guo Shao didn't have to go into battle, and the armor and weapons were only clothes, and the swords had never been used.

But Guo Shao must be the same as the martial artists, he was born as a military general, but his position has completely changed; As long as the military general has military merits, he wants to stabilize the territory he has laid. A pure military general, he can't sit firmly in his position.

Sometimes the civil and military would discuss noisily in front of the emperor, and even argue endlessly. But sometimes they don't say anything, and then Guo Shao will come forward to say something.

He then opened his mouth and said loudly: "In just a few years, I have fought with you from Youzhou in Hebei to the South China Sea, and now I have pacified Xiazhou and other prefectures, and the territory of Daxu has expanded more than twice as much as the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. ”

One sentence inspired the mood of the ministers again, and everyone bowed one after another: "Your Majesty's martial arts are world-famous!" ”

Guo Shao said again: "But our monarchs and ministers must not be arrogant and rash, and the next game is stable." Now Pingxia has won a great victory, but the wear and tear of Pingxia firearms needs to be repaired, and the ammunition and food are not well prepared; The northwest is large, and it should be prepared and then delayed. When the states are a little more stable, the forbidden army will be a division, and when they return to the dynasty, they will be rewarded for their merits. ”

When it came to rewarding meritorious deeds, the generals were happy again. After the founding of the Great Xu, the world became more and more peaceful, but compared with the previous dynasty, which completely relied on martial arts to protect the throne and was desperate for generous rewards, the current rewards have not been reduced. So it's really worth looking forward to.

Guo Shao didn't say something, because he felt that there was no need to say it to hit morale. The generals present are all generals who have experienced a hundred battles since the founding of the country, and they have rich experience in battle formations, and Guo Shao believes that they can understand the situation of this battle and future wars.

The results of this battle of Wudinghe were amazing, but unless the foreigners were stupid, there was no chance to replicate this battle.

Weapons such as arquebuses and bronze cannons were used in battles for the first time, and new tactics were created with them. If the opponent does not understand, he will come to the battle very "cooperatively", and will use the dense array to fight the decisive battle. This can be a surprise victory, and the Khitan coalition army of the party is caught off guard.

Otherwise, even if Guo Shao can win, it will never be so easy. If he wants to set up a decisive battle, he has to ask his opponent if he agrees or not.

And in the future, if you fight again, the enemy will never be fooled again.

Xu's army was in the northwest, and the supply problem was very large, and the total military strength was less than 100,000. There are so many people, the cost of using troops and the pressure on the treasury are very high, and Guo Shao is unwilling to become a mortal enemy with everyone at once.

If you don't give people a little way to live, everyone will join forces to beat you! Guo Shao is ready to slow down, not to be too aggressive, to divide and induce the situation.

Guo Shao really used new things at critical moments with the experience of later generations, but in daily management, we have to adapt to the rules as much as possible, and firearms cannot solve all problems!

But war has made a lot of things easier.

He pondered for a moment, and then said: "The northwest is very large, and a good horse can exhaust the horse after running around...... and he said in a relieved tone, "Fortunately, our dynasty has occupied the Pingxia Prefectures and removed a major flank threat." I will discuss with the ministers to set up a 'Pingxia Xing in the province' in Pingxia, and temporarily govern this place, so that the imperial court can gain a firm foothold in this place and then try to forge ahead. ”

The so-called "line in" has a temporary meaning, such as Guo Shao's official position during the expedition, sometimes there is the word "line in".

The crowd shouted, "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Guo Shao didn't stay long, and immediately stood up and left the seat, glancing at the newly arrived Zhede Wall. After some courtesy, he turned around and went to the signing room behind the yamen.

After a short time, the eunuch Wang Zhong said: "Your Majesty summoned the Shuo Fang Jiedu envoy (Lingzhou) to enter the internal pilgrimage. ”

Zhe Deyan immediately bowed and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

As soon as Zhe Deyan followed the eunuch into the signing room, he heard the laughter of "haha", and Guo Shao said with a smile: "General Zhe, don't leave a lot of more!" Come and play with me for the next game and see if my game skills can improve! ”

"Wechen is honored." Seeing that the emperor was very happy, he also smiled.

Guo Shao asked Zhi Deyan to sit down opposite several cases and put the chessboard up with great interest. Guo Shao knew that although Zhe Deyan was a military general, he was born in a family, and he didn't know anything about archery, horseback, archery, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, at least he was much better at playing chess than himself, and he just let himself last time.

Guo Shao immediately said happily: "If General Zhe wins this game, I will make you the prince of the country, and you will be replaced by hereditary." ”

…… Zhe Deyan was taken aback, with an unbelievable expression on his face, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while.

Guo Shao still had a very sincere smile on his face, and glanced at him, "You have no jokes." ”

Zhe Deyan hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "The ministers dare not accept this great favor, for fear that the courtiers will criticize them." ”

Guo Shao pointed to the chessboard and said, "Come on, I want to be knighted, it is my power, what reason can I criticize?" He added, "The Duke and the General of Zhe took the place of the imperial court to guard the northwest, and they were loyal and distinguished in battle; In this battle of Pingxia, General Zhen Wenzhi defended Lingzhou as impregnable, and sent people to share my worries. Although he did not participate in the war, he really made a great contribution to the overall victory. There were no generals before, and sooner or later they will be rewarded. ”

After hearing this, Zhe Deyan knelt on the ground and bowed: "The minister bows to thank the emperor!" ”

Guo Shao got up and dragged him up with his own hands, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank you first, let's talk about it after you win." ”

Zhe Deran's face turned red, but Guo Shao laughed "haha", and he couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

To be honest, Zhe Delan played chess with Guo Shao, and felt that Guo Shao had indeed learned a lot of chess routines, but after all, the practice was insufficient, and Zhe Deyan thought that it would be easy for him to win him...... But no matter whether you win or lose, it is not easy to be just right and make Your Majesty interested.

And, should this game be won or lost?

Guo Shao dropped a piece casually, and the two of them played very quickly at the beginning, because there were so many routines in the early stage of chess, and they generally didn't put them randomly, and no one started to put a chess piece in the middle, right? Generally, find a way to occupy the corner, and then occupy the edge.

Starting easily, Guo Shao also said in a relaxed chatting tone: "The only regret in this battle is that I failed to catch Li Yiyin. ”

Zhe Deyan said: "However, His Majesty's subordinates have been defeated, and they have lost all their strength, and they are at the end of the road." ”

Guo Shao said: "Siyi is warlike and brave in battle, but in my opinion, their weakness is obvious, that is, they are very easy to split apart, and the general will look at the current Tubo tribes." Another example is that the party is composed of many scattered surnames and tribes, and without the Tuoba clan, it is indeed difficult to gather them together. Do you know why? ”

Zhe Deyan thought for a while, and felt that he was not asking him, so he said: "Weichen is stupid, please teach Your Majesty." ”

Guo Shao said: "The population of their tribe is each attached to a family, and it is a personal dependency. The common people don't recognize others, and they have no country in their hearts, and only recognize the nobles they are attached to. Therefore, it is very easy for each ministry to split and act independently, and ordinary people and surnames cannot control them. ”

Zhe Deyan first echoed: "Your Majesty is reasonable, and the minister feels enlightened......"

His heart became more and more tense, and the chess pieces in his hand became heavier...... No wonder the emperor didn't reward him directly, but added a condition to win this game of chess!

This seems to be child's play, but it's not child's play at all! Speaking of this game of chess alone, the person who can control the outcome is the one who folds the virtue, and the right to make a decision is also in him.

So, should you win, or shouldn't you win?