"The first commander captured the top of the mountain, and the Shu army surrendered!" A soldier was still on the mountain road, and he ran and shouted.

Guo Shao and the surrounding generals and officials were overjoyed, and there was an uproar in laughter, Zuo You said: "That Wang Zhao, who calls himself Wolong, is far from saying, 'only guarding' for half a year, but now it's good, he hasn't kept it for a day!" ”

"Haha......" the generals laughed.

After a long time, he saw the soldiers on the mountain carrying the corpses of their own people and rushing down the prisoners. Everyone saw that the armor of the corpses on the wooden shelves had been deformed, and the flesh and blood were even more blurry and miserable, and the laughter stopped a little.

At this time, I saw Zhou Tong shouting with a square face. Guo Shao didn't know the big man, but he looked too miserable, the armor was full of blood, the gaps on the edge of the plate armor, and the blood stains on the chain mail seemed to be a layer of mud, and he could smell a unique smell of human blood from a distance; There are at least a dozen arrows stuck in his body, and the plate armor has been deformed to a completely different shape from the original, with potholes and broken weapons on it, and there are also two arrows on the chain mail on his legs, and he is limping and being helped by Zhou Tong when he walks.

Zhou Tong's appearance was slightly better, but he was also hit by an arrow, and there were many traces on his armor, so it seemed that he rushed up to fight in person.

"The head of the first capital commanded by heavy armor, Zhang Jiankui." Zhou Daodao, "If it weren't for him and his brothers fighting to the death, the last general would have been chopped into meatloaf long ago." He was the first to break down the gates and rush in. ”

Guo Shao's eyes saw Zhang Jiankui's face from Zhou Tong's face, and he saw that his mouth was twitching in pain. Guo Shao paid attention to his palm, his hand was trembling, and the blood was still dripping from his fingertips. If you use too much force or your arm is injured, sometimes your hand will tremble, Guo Shao experienced.

Guo Shao didn't have much to say, he only took out a gray cloth from his waist pocket, stepped forward to hold Zhang Jiankui's hand, wiped the blood for him, and asked, "Are you seriously injured?" ”

Dahan's expression immediately became excited, and his shining eyes seemed to be as if Guo Shao was not a person but a bunch of high-ranking officials; Coupled with the way the big man endured the pain, his face was distorted, and his expression was really weird.

"Skin trauma!" Dahan hurriedly said, "Guo Du is assured of inspection, and I can go into battle to kill the enemy in a few days." ”

"You can't wear this armor." Guo Shao patted Dahan's chest, but he gritted his teeth and endured it in pain. Guo Shao said again: "Come on, help me untie the plate armor, Zhang Jiankui will wear mine." ”

Zhang Jiankui hurriedly said: "I can't do it, I can't do it." ”

Guo Shao smiled: "It's useless to wear such a thick armor, I won't go up and fight...... I have to live, don't you expect me to reward me for meritorious promotion? ”

Zhou Tong and Zhang Jiankui smiled when they heard this, and the generals couldn't help laughing. Takeo seems to be so direct.

At that moment, a soldier came on foot and shouted from afar: "Report! The lowly position is someone sent by Dong Qianfeng! Luo Mengzi on the side glanced at it and said, "Big brother, he is a member of the 'Herald' brigade. ”

The soldier was released and handed over the report. Guo Shao took a quick look at it, and then handed it to the nearest Zuo You first.

"Heavy armor commands the soldiers to rest, Zhou Tong, you draw up a list later, and write down the merits of the soldiers." Guo Shao said, "Let's go back to the flag ship." ”

In the afternoon, I saw Dong Zunzhi taking a small boat down the river, came to the Chinese army, found a warship with the largest flag with the words "Generalissimo of the World's Soldiers and Horses", and climbed up the rope ladder.

After a short time, a map sketched with a brush was hung in the cabin, and the military capital waited for the military generals and important civil officials such as Wang Pu to be present to discuss the matter. Guo Shao ordered Dong Zunzhi to explain to everyone the deployment of the Shu army's Wuxia defense line.

"This is Wuxi (Daning River), all the way to the east here, near Guizhou, is one of the three gorges of the Yangtze River, Wuxia, a total length of 80 miles." Dong Zunzhi's words were concise and orderly, and he made the position clear in a few words.

Guo Shao saw that he behaved calmly in front of everyone, and he was very satisfied with him in the first sentence...... Not to mention this cheap nephew, in the end, he was born in a family of military generals, not only martial arts rules, but also good talents in all aspects.

Dong Zunzhi said: "The east is only a few miles away from Wuxi, and the Shu army has two defense lines here. I inquired in many ways and guessed that the total number of troops was more than 10,000; Judging from its deployment, this line of defense mainly serves as a barrier, and its purpose is to block our land and water army.

The Shu army has a Suojiang pontoon bridge on the water, a triple wooden fence defense, and the stone cannons and ballistae on both sides of the bank are not counted, and the heavy defense is carried out. This section of the river is in the Wuxia Gorge, the water flow is relatively rapid, and our warships are slow and laborious, and it is easy to burn the sails and damage the waterwheels; It is extremely difficult to break through the defense from the water. In the two miles east of the pontoon bridge, the Shu army had shore fortifications in front of the Suojiang defense line, and defended layer by layer by virtue of its geographical advantages.

Probably the military situation was like this, the forward could not break through the Shu army's defense line, and had stopped advancing several miles away. ”

Guo Shao immediately said: "Our army is not good at water warfare, and it is a rapid water countercurrent, and it is not a good move to break through the defense from the water, I think it is still necessary to attack from the shore." As long as the shore fortifications are breached, there will be no barrier to the Suojiang pontoon. ”

The generals thought that it was true, and the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army did not want to fight on the river, and many people were about to vomit just by boat, let alone fight...... If the main attack on the Yangtze River waterway, the people of the water division can only be allowed to go up, and the forbidden army has to watch the show.

Shi Yan said with a big grin: "What else is there to grind, just such a road, meet on a narrow road, fight!" ”

Although Shi Yanchao said it lightly, it is really so reasonable, the Shu Road is so wide, and the widest place can't be opened, and I don't know the mountain roads on both sides, so there is no use for any strategy here...... I'm afraid that even Zhuge Kongming is alive, and he can't use any clever calculations.

"Dong Zunzhi, you lead the forward to attack from the shore, and the Chinese army will come to reinforce later." Guo Shao didn't discuss it anymore, and ordered directly.

Dong Zunzhi hugged his fists and said: "Get the order." ”

Shi Yanchao snorted: "Guo Du inspected and asked me to play as a striker, I'm afraid it's better, right?" ”

"General Shi, is this asking for war?" Guo Shao asked quietly.

Shi Yanchao said: "That's it, let Dong Zunzhi test it first, he can't take it down, I'll go again." ”

Dong Zunzhi's face was already very embarrassed when he heard this, but his temper was not very short-tempered, and he didn't bother with Shi Yanchao, so he pretended not to hear it at the moment. He immediately took the order to say goodbye and left the cabin.

Guo Shao turned his head and asked Shi Yanchao: "You can't ride a horse on the Wuxia Road, how can General Shi fight on foot?" ”

Shi Yanchao said with a smile: "Guo Du is also a person who can go into battle to kill the enemy, I don't know?" Riding a horse can be martial arts, is there anything wrong with getting off the horse more comfortably? I've only heard of people who are good at foot fighting, and if they don't have good equestrian skills, they won't be able to get on horses. ”

Shi Yanchao's words were disrespectful, and the faces of several generals such as Yang Biao and Guo Shao's cronies such as Zuo You were very worried. Guo Shao smiled and said disapprerovitically: "The latter General Shi said is like me, I was born in a step, and I am indeed not very skilled in using weapons on horseback." ”

The crowd talked about it, and then they dispersed and continued with the army.

Zuo Youping retreated left and right, stepped forward and said: "Lord, Shi Yanchao is not a good person to look at, and he is disrespectful to you, just catch the handle and use him to set an example and establish the prestige of the lord in the army!" The most important thing in Da Zhou is a fierce general, and it is not that he can't do without him. ”

Guo Shao immediately shook his head and said: "There is no shortage of fierce generals, but there are not many who have Shi Yanchao's prestige. ”

Left is puzzled.

Guo Shao said again: "Shi Yanchao understands the rules very well in the battle formation, that is, he is usually a little arrogant, this is not something that cannot be tolerated...... What's more, prestige does not rely on killing one's own people to create high-pressure terror, the most reliable thing is to win, and the greater the merit, the more the world will recognize us. ”

Zuo You sighed: "It makes sense for the lord to think so. ”

Guo Shao said quietly: "Pushing yourself and others, everyone needs a sense of security...... People like Shi Yanchao don't have any, and of course the soldiers will feel that they are safe. Not only the generals in the army but also the gate lords in various places, we have to make them feel that as long as they abide by the rules and stand in the right place, their lives will be safe and secure, so they are not willing to take risks and find ways to kill you. ”

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(This month is over, and I know that this month's update is not good, and I apologize; In January of the new year, there will be three regular changes to pay off the arrears first. ）