Guo Shao looked up at the higher and higher position of the sun outside the tent, his subtle movements had already exposed his heart, and he spoke very seriously: "If Gao Yanyu burns the military rations, I will definitely be very angry!" ”

Yao Lian seemed to be wondering what this young man with military power in front of him would do when he got angry.

Guo Shao's expression was complicated. Of course, he can reply in the angry Times and make Gao Yanyu and others pay a heavy price to vent their anger, but after revenge, what is the point and what can be gained? So he's not going to do it.

He couldn't help but ask: "The general trend of Shu has gone, why does Gao Yanyan still resist?" ”

Yao Lian said: "General Gao knows that Kuizhou must not be defended, as long as the world is asked to see the integrity and courage of the Shu people!" ”

"With such courage, why don't you go to the north to fight the Liaoguo Iron Cavalry? Dragging behind his own people, what kind of integrity is commendable? Guo Shao stared at his face.

Yao Lian was speechless, and he couldn't refute Guo Shao.

Guo Shao's face was pale, and he said slowly: "You are not good to live, but you want to die for no benefit, the people who died in the infighting since ancient times, or the people who lost the party, can you get a good name if you flip through the history books?" Even if you don't want to live, others don't want to die! ”

may be due to the urgency of time, Guo Shao spent a lot of words, and inexplicably felt angry in his heart. After having power, few people dared to go against Guo Shao, so there were few times when he was really angry; But when it comes to this position, it is quite scary to get angry, even if it is just two sentences that do not show the landscape.

It seemed that a murderous aura was rapidly spreading in the tent, but in fact it was just an illusion, and it was the atmosphere affected by his cold expression and the wind pouring in from outside the tent that made the curtain flutter.

Even Yao Lian, who was ready to die, was shocked. A person is not even afraid of death, what is he afraid of...... Yao Lian had to think about it, but he didn't know Guo Shao.

…… Even Shi Yanchao, who originally felt very boring, was also in debt at this time, and looked at Guo Shao with great concern, becoming very interested.

Suddenly, Shi Yanchao felt that Guo Shao was actually more terrifying than Yang Biao. Yang Biao, the military general who usually gets along the most, looks fierce and vicious, and never listens to his words, as if others owe him money, but Shi Yanchao saw for a long time that although Yang Biao looked terrible, he was actually relatively straightforward; As long as these people don't do it on the spot, and they don't have a deep hatred, they will basically be fine.

But Guo Shao is different, Shi Yanchao can't help but think of the fact that Zhao Kuangyin's forces were cut down and eradicated after his defeat, and it was not long in the past.

Shi Yanchao didn't say a word, waiting for the result with great anticipation. He didn't expect Guo Shao to kill, but wanted to see what he would do.

Although Shi Yanchao ridiculed Guo Shao's women's kindness from time to time, he was not disgusted by his women's kindness, and what particularly convinced Shi Yanchao was Guo Shao's generous pension against the deceased...... This is something that has not been done in the past. The people Shi Yanchao knew before and a number of people he regarded as brothers died, one by one in front of him, so he felt that other people's lives and his own lives no longer mattered. But if he can compensate for the brothers who died in the war, he still has a little comfort in his heart.

…… At this moment, the envoy Yao Lian lowered his head and said, "General Gao didn't surrender, I think it may be because of Li Jingda's matter." ”

"Li Jingda? The general of Jingnan. Guo Shao pondered for a moment, and suddenly suddenly felt the results of the negotiation from Yao Lian's words, and smiled at the moment. His smile was very sincere, and immediately dispelled the cold murderous atmosphere just now, "Our Great Zhou Dynasty and Shu Kingdom have different practices, I will not be too favoritistic, let alone decide a person's future because of personal likes and dislikes, let's look at the merits, see how much contribution he has made to the Great Zhou Army, and see what he has done." Strive for justice, so soldiers will use their lives, and if they don't fight, they won't be able to get ahead.

So you let General Gao just rest assured, his surrender and sacrifice of military rations is a great achievement, and I will not kill those who have made meritorious contributions. General Gao and Mr. Yao can also rely on today's merits to enter the Zhou Dynasty as officials in the future. ”

Yao Lian said: "General Guo's words today have made him enlightened and understood the righteousness. When I return to the city this time, I will persuade General Gao. ”

Guo Shao nodded and said, "Very good, come here, bring the pen and ink, and I will write a letter to Gao Yanyu." ”

At this moment, Zuo You stood up and said: "The lower officials ask for an envoy to persuade Gao Yanyu to live up to his mission." ”

Guo Shao immediately said: "It's not appropriate for Zuo Shaoqing to go. ”

Zuo You said: "At this time, there is no suitable person in the army, and this kind of thing is exactly what I can do." The Great Zhou Dynasty destroyed Shu, and all the princes did their own strengths, but Zuo did not make an inch of merit, so he asked the lord to give this opportunity to make meritorious contributions to the lower officials. ”

Guo Shao groaned, then Gao Yan said that if he didn't surrender, wouldn't it hurt if he wanted to kill Zuo You before the decisive battle? Zuo You is the person who has been with him for many years.

Zuo You said: "Only I can tell Gao Yanyan about the ambitions and deeds of the lord. ”

Guo Shao looked up at Zuo You, and Zuo You said with a smile, "It's a big deal, the lord is not a person who drags mud and water." ”

"Okay." Guo Shao nodded, and couldn't help but admonish, "Mr. Zuo, take care." ”

When preparations were made, Guo Shao sent someone to send Zuo You and Yao Lian back to the city. At that moment, he ordered Yang Biao to gather 2,000 infantry to set up a formation in front of the east gate, and Shi Yanchao led 1,000 cavalry to prepare two miles away on the flank.

There are soldiers and horses under the city, the sun is unconsciously climbing to the middle sky, Guo Shao looks at the city tower and waits. If Gao Yanyu really wants to go out of the city for a decisive battle, there is no suspense in this battle, not to mention that the 20,000 troops of the Zhou army are outside the city, and only the 3,000 people who are ready to fight can defeat Gao Yanyu's troops...... It is completely conceivable that kind of one-sided battle situation, as soon as the frontal infantry engaged, Shi Yanchao's heavy cavalry directly crushed the Shu army from the flank, and it may not take half an hour to fight.

After waiting for a long time, the heavy city gate finally opened slowly. Then he saw a group of horsemen slowly walking out, and one of them was tied to a rope and tied himself in front of the battle.

Guo Shao understood the situation, rode his horse to the front of the army, and saw that the tall man who was tied all over his body was helped off the horse. The man knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Gao Yanyu, the general of the defeated army, has now sealed the treasury, and led his troops to check the surrender of Guo Dashuai in front of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army Palace, but begged for death to apologize." ”

Guo Shao flipped off his horse and walked up, while Dong Er and the others were busy following left and right. Guo Shao didn't say a word, and pulled out the short sword from his waist with a "swish", and the people who surrendered in the Shu army were all shocked. But he just went up, cut the rope on Gao Yanyan's body with his own hands, and then grabbed his arm and helped him up. Gao Yanyan looked at the young face in front of him: "Guo Dashuai? ”

"General Gao is in Shu and should not bear the responsibility for the defeat; In the world, there is no loss of righteousness. Guo Shao remembered what he had said to Liu Renzhan, looked at Gao Yanyan's face and said sincerely, "A real warrior is not one who dares to die a hundred times, but who dares to live to prove his worth." Gao Zhuangshi lost a stage to show his talents, in order to walk on a bigger stage. ”

"Guo Dashuai......" Gao Yanyan was suddenly moved.

Guo Shao smiled and patted Gao Yanyan's shoulder, turned around and shouted, "The forward enters the city, hands over the defense from the Shu army, and strictly enforces military discipline!" ”

……

As soon as Kuizhou was lost, the situation in the eastern part of Shu collapsed on all fronts, and Kai, Zhong, Fu, Chongqing and other prefectures took the initiative to send people to ask for surrender. There were not many soldiers in these places, and the guards saw that the Zhou army had broken the painstaking Kuizhou in less than half a month after entering the Three Gorges, and no one was willing to defend it anymore.

Chengdu Mansion, the capital of Shu Kingdom, has a gray sky. When Meng Chang heard the news, he was so shocked that he almost fell off the dragon chair, looked around the hall blankly, and said, "Who said that Guo Blacksmith has no ambitions, and Zhou Chao is strong outside?" ”

"Wang Zhaoyuan." Immediately there was an indignant reply.

Meng Chang asked again: "What about Wang Zhaoyuan?" ”

"Defeated in Kuizhou, I didn't even resist for half a day, and surrendered." The military general who had just spoken bowed quietly.

Meng Chang burst into tears, beat his chest with his hands, and cried: "Why? I treat Wang Zhao very well, why should he abandon me...... Isn't Wang Zhaoyuan Wolong......"

Li Hao said: "Your Majesty, apart from showing loyalty to Your Majesty and boasting, what has Wang Zhaoyuan done that can be done?" In the past, Qin Feng was in the battle of the ranks, the four states were abandoned, Wang Zhaoyuan was in Hanzhong, shouting to recover Qin Feng and march into Guanzhong, did he recover an inch of land? If it weren't for Gao Yanyu's retirement to Qingniling that year, the Zhou army had no intention of gaining an inch, and Wang Zhaoyuan would have lost Hanzhong that year, let alone marching into Guanzhong. ”

Meng Chang regretted it and said, "I shouldn't, I shouldn't have listened to Wang Zhaoyuan's empty words, I was mistaken by him!" ”

One of His Royal Highness's generals said, "Your Majesty, there will be something to say at the end." The soldiers who fought hard in front could not be rewarded for reuse, like Hou Mao, the defense envoy of Xingzhou who was struggling to defend Qingniling, and he did not even have reinforcements; The courtiers who slipped their beards and patted horses did not make an inch, but they enjoyed glory and wealth. This has been the case for a long time, so the soldiers do not have to die, and they have no fighting spirit in battle. ”

"I regret it!" Meng Chang raised his head and sighed.

…… The queen of the palace, Madame Hua Rui, turned pale and whispered to herself, "It's late." ”

Resentment soon arose in the hall, and someone shouted: "Wang Zhaoyuan has lost a lot of land and surrendered, he should kill his entire family and confiscate his property to the soldiers who killed the enemy!" Everyone echoed and made a noise for a while.

At this time, Li Hao's voice could not be heard.

Meng Chang seemed to come back to his senses, and hurriedly asked Li Hao: "What should we do now?" ”

"yes, what should I do?" Li Hao was stunned, and hurriedly bowed for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is the monarch, and the ministers are willing to listen to Your Majesty's will." ”

Immediately, someone shouted: "The Sword Gate Pass is still in the hands of our country!" The Zhou army on the East Road is lone and deep, and it may not dare to fight Chengdu, but big things can still be done! The current plan should be sent to reward Han Baozheng for defending the sword gate and protecting the North Road; Then gather troops in Chengdu Mansion, if the Zhou army comes to attack, how can 20,000 people defeat the big city defended by more than 100,000 troops? As long as you hold the capital, send people to various places to persuade the surrendered states and counties to rebel against the water, cut off the back road to the east of the Zhou army, and make them have no return! ”

People echoed one after another: "The north road is not open, and the Zhou army only has 20,000 people in Shu, and they dare not come to Chengdu for the time being." ”