"Zhuozhou Hantong Department is in an emergency!" Zuo You hurried into the lobby. Wei Renpu and other ministers suddenly raised their heads, and some hurriedly put down their pens.

Guo Shao said: "Bring it up." ”

He was holding a Go piece in his hand on the public seat above, and the chessboard was staggered with black and white, but it was not a chess game, but a strange circle. He was not as indifferent as before, his brows were furrowed and his face was nervous, and there were a lot of scribbled handwriting and patterns on the paper next to him.

The officials working in the lobby held their breath, and it became quieter for a while.

Zuo You said: "Li Du is in Gu'an County, tens of thousands of the main cavalry are there, and Li Du is able to reinforce Hantong in the west." ”

Wei Renpu said: "Maybe now Li Chuyun's men have gone to reinforce Han Tong." ”

Wei Renpu pondered for a moment and said: "As long as Li Chuyun sends out cavalry reinforcements, the Liao army will not be able to capture Zhuozhou." ”

Guo Shaodang nodded yes. He looked at the fortress group replaced by sunspots on the chessboard, and repeatedly deduced various tactics, and determined that the infantry and cavalry were coordinated and fortified, and that the offensive forces might be insufficient, but it was not difficult to defend the Zhuozhou battlefield.

Zuo You said again: "It is reported that the main force of the Liao army besieged Zhuozhou and used a large number of siege equipment, do you want to fight a decisive battle in Zhuozhou?" ”

Guo Shao blurted out: "The Liao army is not willing to fight a decisive battle with the Great Zhou army. ”

Zuo You said: "If the Liao army wants to leave this time, the infantry and baggage will suffer heavy losses......

Guo Shao perused Hantong's report again. It is true that the Liao army is not only cavalry, and they have not been able to mobilize more than 100,000 cavalry this time, among which there are many infantry, mainly Xi people; Of course, if you want to storm the fortifications on a large scale, you will not be less burdened.

If the Zhou army defeated the Liao army head-on in Zhuozhou, it might not be able to form a substantial blow to the Liao army's cavalry, but their infantry and baggage men and horses would not be easy to escape!

At this time, Wei Renpu muttered: "If we want to mobilize the infantry to gather in Zhuozhou, will we be reinforced?" ”

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "It is very likely, if the fighter plane is really caught, there is no fortification to rely on halfway, and it is not gathered into a formation, and it is extremely dangerous to be caught by heavy troops." ”

Wei Renpu said: "According to the strategy of the military government, if it is to be conservative and stable, only 50,000 of Li Chuyun's main cavalry force is needed to reinforce Zhuozhou, and with Han Tong, the battlefield of Zhuozhou can be guaranteed to be invincible!" ”

Immediately, many officials echoed this strategy, which was simple and reliable!

But Guo Shao didn't make a decision for a long time.

Indeed, this strategy is too conservative. Guo Shao found a place in the scribbled paper and deduced that this strategy could not pose any threat to the Liao army.

First of all, the main cavalry of Li Chuyun's department was defeated by the Liao army in the field, and it was impossible to win the battle after chasing it; It can only rely on the Zhuozhou fortress fortifications and the 35,000 elite infantry of the Hantong Department to compete around the vicinity of Zhuozhou City. It is impossible to win the attack, and the possibility of a big defeat is very small...... Standing where you can't win.

The Liao army cannot be threatened head-on, and if Dong Zunzhi wants to attack, the threat will be even greater.

Guo Shao stood up and paced back and forth in front of the table, he no longer had the heart to hide the tension and pressure at this time, and muttered: "I think that the purpose of the Liao army is not for a decisive battle, and there may be other trap variables, but if we are too restrained, we will fall into an extremely passive situation." ”

Guo Shao suddenly stood still and looked at the picture on the wall. At this time, the four cities on the first line of the Zhou army were spread out along the east and west; Bazhou is the base camp located on the south bank of the Juma River, the closest to Gu'an County. The deployment of troops that can be used for field mobilization: Xincheng and Jinzhou in the east are more than 50,000 infantry cavalry of the Jiannan Army and the Jiangnan Army; Zhuozhou and Gu'an in the west are closer, and each has 35,000 infantry of the forbidden army; There are 20,000 infantry in Bazhou...... The main force of the cavalry was in Gu'an, and Dong Zunzhi had nearly 10,000 cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army in Bazhou.

After a while, Guo Shao said: "Ordered, Li Chuyun Shi Yanchao led the cavalry to reinforce Zhuozhou, and Yang Biao left 20,000 cavalry in Gu'an; Gu'an and Bazhou each left 5,000 elite infantry troops to assist in defending the city, and the remaining 45,000 people marched north and south to the Juma River, and merged as soon as possible. Dong Zunzhi's department was immediately transferred to Gu'an, rested for a day, and attacked according to the established strategy! ”

Guo Shao paused and said: "The cavalry of the forbidden army has two horses, Yang Biao's department does not need to have two horses for a long-distance attack, and the excess war horses are allocated to the Gu'an infantry, and the Gu'an infantry will march south on horseback, and quickly gather with the infantry going north from Bazhou!" Then 45,000 people returned to Gu'an together, and then gathered from Gu'an to Zhuozhou! ”

Wei Renpu said: "Your Majesty's intention to gather a large army in Zhuozhou to fight a decisive battle with the Liao army?" ”

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "The decisive battle is not easy, but once our army gathers a large army in Zhuozhou, it can pose a threat to the Liao army." ”

There was a lot of talking.

Guo Shao calmed down...... This is a very subtle psychological warfare. When you are not sure what the other party wants to do, you will feel the risk in your heart if you make an active offensive and defensive deployment.

Wei Renpu and Zuo You looked at Guo Shao and were silent for a long time.

Guo Shao looked back left and right, and his eyes were very bright because of emotion: "If you are passive in every game, you will suffer a loss." As long as you have strength and confidence, sometimes you have to fight! I want to see what the Liao army can do?! ”

At this time, when Guo Shao looked out of the door, he was suddenly dazzled by the sunlight reflected in the snow, but the two halls outside and the room looked a little gloomy.

The atmosphere froze together like quiet snow.

Guo Shao is the emperor, but Wei Renpu didn't care about his usual respect at this time, and asked again: "Has Your Majesty made an order?" ”

Guo Shaozheng looked at him and nodded slightly.

Wei Renpu immediately said to an official beside him: "Write a military order." ”

This kind of military order directly issued to the general, Wei Renpu used the military government camp, and then sent it to Guo Shao. Guo Shao took a deep breath, lifted the brush on the inkstone and dipped it, and carefully wrote "quasi-play" on several military orders.

I don't think I've ever written a few words so seriously in my life!

After Guo Shao signed the military order, he wrote a letter in his own hand, informing the general of Zhulu of the detailed strategy.

…… Outside the city of Zhuozhou, the snow was filled with gunsmoke, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the sound of cannons rumbled. The Liao army attacked from all sides, and the Zhou army forbidden army was also counterattacking the fortress occupied by the Liao army, and the war did not stop for a moment.

The fort was besieged by heavy troops and siege weapons on both sides, and no one could hold it, and it was only a matter of time before it was captured. The speed of the Hantong Department's attacks was slow, and the periphery could no longer support the general defense line under the tug-of-war!

Han Tong stood on the tower for an unknown amount of time, looking to the east, and nothing more than he could see the reinforcements. His eyes were bloodshot, his lips were blackened by the cold air, and his left hand gripped the hilt of his sword.

There is a military general below who scolded anxiously: "How far is Gu'an from Zhuozhou?" Even if they climb, they should have climbed over, why haven't they come on horseback yet! ”

The generals can complain, but Han Tong can't, he stood there with a cold face. I have a plan in my heart: I really can't hold on, and there will be no danger if I withdraw all of them into Zhuozhou City. Tens of thousands of people defend the city, and the Liao army wants to capture Zhuozhou City, which is not something that can be done in ten days and a half months! But in this way, his tens of thousands of people will play a small role in this war, and as a general who is an important part of the battle, Han Tong is absolutely unwilling to be marginalized.

…… To the east, the four gates of Gu'an County were opened, and a large number of troops on horseback were dispatched from all directions. The long cavalry of the north and west gates converged on the west road, forming a mighty crowd of men and horses, and the snow was pitch black.

The other two horseback infantry marched straight south, the land and rivers had long been frozen, and even the scattered villages were hidden by snow. The army formed more than a dozen columns, and a large area rode south.

So many people marched together, but it seemed a little lonely, probably because there were no people except the army. In this season, in this situation, people don't just go out.

…… To the south, in Bazhou, where the palace camp was located, a neat line of infantry crossed the Juma River from the ice and snow and marched north. There was a faint sound of horses' hooves in the lower reaches of the river, and Dong Zunzhi's cavalry was also moving north.

The huge white color of the snow makes a lot of things less visible. The emperor standing on the tower of the city is no longer so conspicuous. Guo Shao was wearing a fur coat given by the eunuch Wang Zhong and stood there for an unknown amount of time.

Wang Zhong said cautiously beside him: "Although the sky is clear, when the snow is clear, it is colder than the snow. ”

"yes." Guo Shao responded casually. The ancients relied on experience, but he immediately understood the reason, snow evaporates from solid to water vapor in the sun, and it has to absorb heat, so the temperature is lower.

Wang Zhong said softly again: "Your Majesty can rest the dragon body." ”

Guo Shao was silent, still watching the troops dispatched from near and far. Those people looked a little special from a distance, all of them were carrying large packages of quilts, and no matter how light they traveled in this weather, they couldn't ignore keeping warm.

At this moment, he was just standing, but his heart was crumbling tighter than a bowstring!

It's not like you don't have to risk it after having a lot...... Because you are reluctant to bet, you will always be passive and can't turn over!

But Guo Shao can make such a big bet alone, and his power has reached a certain height, otherwise even the emperor would not have the final say. In many times, dynasties have always adopted a passive and conservative strategy, that is, most people are not so bold that no one can make big bets.

"Rumbling ......" The sound of horses' hooves in the distance was like a muffled thunder from the sky. But when Guo Shao looked up, the blue sky was cloudless, even the wind was very small, and the world was quiet.

Guo Shao repeatedly pondered the turmoil between heaven and earth, and the chances of winning the heart path were not small. It's just too important and too stressful, so the result is not revealed for a moment, and you will be uneasy for a moment!

This kind of day is really difficult, and when it passes, I will definitely breathe a sigh of relief.

Battle of Shoushu, Tokyo Mutiny...... After many such experiences, Guo Shao would think that he had finally settled down and would never have to go through such difficulties in the future; Unexpectedly, it will be repeated every time.

But if you can get through it this time, there shouldn't be so much pressure anymore? Except for Liao, it seems that no one can threaten themselves anymore.