It's snowing, the snow in the south of the Yangtze River is a little humid because the temperature is not low enough, and the small snowflakes are not floating in the air, but they are falling down, and they don't look so melodious, eager and impatient.

Wang Pu had just crossed the Yangtze River, and was standing beside Guo Shao at this time, and the two were silently watching the snow in the air and the plum on the roadside. But neither of them was in a poetic or leisurely mood...... In an enemy country, in an environment of war day after day, it seems that no one can have any fun.

Guo Shao deliberately observed the clump of plum on the side of the road, the small white and red petals, which looked very delicate, and fell into the mud on the side of the road in the wind and snow before they fully bloomed. His eyesight was good, and he could see the stamens of the flower, the color of the petals, and the slight shiver it had in the cold wind, and the scene in front of him was like that of a macro camera.

For so many years, he really hadn't looked so closely at a single plum branch, or even other flowers and plants; Not to mention in such an impatient mood now. In the past, Guo Shao had to pay attention to more things, realistic things that were related to survival and life, and plum blossoms really couldn't have any impact on his life. So much for.

The plum blossom reminded him of a person and something. So he inexplicably fell into a faint mood.

And that person, you'll be able to see it soon, right? In what kind of scene will we reunite, and what kind of identity and attitude should we face it?

Guo Shao exhaled a long breath and raised his head to look into the distance, under the distant hillside, in the hazy wind and snow, several long black dragons were slowly crawling in the endless field. It was the men and horses of the Zhou army on land, and countless people were marching towards Jiangning Mansion, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the north.

There are so many people in this place, but it seems silent and ethereal. History has embarked on a road of no return, but Guo Shao believes that what he did was right...... For the living people I know and can imagine, and for the future generations who will be born and live here.

Guo Shao does not consider himself a genius, a talent beyond everyone else in the world; But he had something beyond the world, and he had hidden powers. In this familiar land, when he stood on a high hill, he always felt that he had the responsibility to show his people a direction, a path to the sun. Even the road is still full of blood and carnage.

"We're doing something big, aren't we?" Guo Shao turned his head to look at Wang Pu, and finally spoke.

Wang Pu retracted his looking gaze and said, "A major event that is enough to shine in history." ”

Guo Shao nodded calmly and said, "It's windy here, beware of contracting the wind and cold after standing for a long time, let's go down the mountain." ”

So the group began to go down the mountain road one after another, they didn't dare to ride a horse in this kind of weather and road conditions, Lu Chengyong walked behind and led Guo Shao's black horse. Along the way, Guo Shao said, "Wang Yuanjun slow down, look at the road under your feet, the snow is a little slippery", and the two of them are very much like friends who have forgotten their New Year's Friends.

At this time, Guo Shao brought up the topic just now: "We are doing a big thing, but at this time we feel nothing special, just like today is to go out for a walk, take a look, and talk; Not at all like the history books record. ”

Wang Pu said with a smile: "Qingshi is a spring and autumn penmanship, so naturally I won't write how we eat, how we walk, how to appreciate the plum and snow." ”

Guo Shaodao: "I think that history is like a specimen, and we are alive, so it will be different." ”

"Specimens?" Wang Pu looked puzzled.

Guo Shao was busy trying to explain, when a small plum petal floated in front of him, he quickly grabbed it in his hand, stretched it out in front of Wang Pu and said, "This is the flower that just fell from the tree." If you put it in a book and turn it out next year to see what it looks like, it's a specimen. ”

Wang Pu suddenly realized after hearing this, and after a while, he was thoughtful. Guo Shao glanced at him quietly, and said in his heart that these civil officials who can go to a high position have a very high understanding.

A group of people went down the mountain, the road was wide, so they got on their horses and walked slowly, and returned to the Chinese army first. The main road is armed, and the main road in the plain area is very wide. On the left are four columns of infantry, or cavalry and cavalry on horseback; In the middle of the carriage and donkey cart, there is a gap on the right side for the rapid transmission of information between the front and rear, or the damaged vehicle is temporarily parked so as not to affect the march process of the entire army. In ancient times, there were no rules for car traffic, but people still organized the crowd in an orderly manner.

At that time, as soon as he rode from the right side of the road, the knight on the horse looked up at the tall banner of the Chinese army, slowed down his horse, and then jumped off the horse, said a few words to the general of the Chinese army, and then led the horse to Guo Shao's side.

When Guo Shao heard a "General Cao's report", he patted his horse and moved to the right side, took the military report from the messenger's hand, and opened it to read.

He browsed it, then caught up with one of the large carriages of the Chinese army, abandoned his horse and got into the carriage. Not long after, Wang Pu, Zuo You, Li Chuyun, Shi Yanchao and others also got into the carriage one after another. Guo Shao handed the recital in his hand to Wang Pu, and took out two pictures from the package under the chair.

After reading it, Wang Pu said: "The lord of Wu Yue sent troops from Central Wu (Suzhou), followed Cao Bin's advice, and marched along the canal by land and water with a large army, bluffing, and going straight to Changzhou; and then deployed in the east with elites. The defenders of Jiangyin in the Southern Tang Kingdom really went out to rescue Changzhou, but they were ambushed by Wu Yue's army halfway, and were defeated and the whole army was completely lost. Wu Yue's elite soldiers took advantage of the weakness to capture Jiangyin and besieged Changzhou. ”

Guo Shao picked up the brush and licked it on his tongue, drew arrows and circles on the picture, and wrote a few words on the booklet.

Li Chuyun said: "Changzhou is the southern gateway of Jingkou, and Changzhou can be directly approached by Runzhou (Zhenjiang) and Jingkou Water Village along the canal, which is bound to make Runzhou and even the south of Jiangning Mansion shocked." Previously, Guo Dashuai's strategy of "striking the east and attacking the west" was to distract the attention of Jiangning Mansion and exert pressure on the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, with the goal of pincerizing the Southern Tang naval army at Jingkou. Wu Yuejun's movement was of great benefit to Da Liu, and the last general sent an envoy to Wu Yuejun to commend his commander. ”

Wang Pudao: "Seconded General Li's proposition, the strength of the Great Zhou army was insufficient, and the Wu Yue army went north to send charcoal in the snow." ”

Guo Shao turned his head to look at Zuo You, and Zuo You said: "Cao Bin didn't lead troops this time, but his contribution to Wu Yue is not small. ”

Guo Shao nodded, licked the tip of the pen again and wrote two words, and then looked at Shi Yanchao again. Shi Yanchao glanced at Li Chuyun and snorted, "What do I have to say?" Anyway, these people above are Guo Dashuai's people, you can do what you say, have you used the method I said? ”

The faces of several people present changed, and Shi Yanchao sometimes spoke really harshly. Several people looked sideways, silently paying attention to Guo Shao's reaction.

Guo Shao took the brush, looked down at the wooden bottom board and was silent for a while, and finally raised his head to look directly at Shi Yanchao, Shi Yanchao's audacity was real, and he did not avoid Guo Shao's gaze at all. Guo Shao's heart is sincere, he believes that his eyes are also sincere at this time, because doesn't it say that eyes are the windows of the soul?

"General Shi, what you said is not right, but I will not bother with you because of what you say.

Where there are people, especially in the power field, there may not be a party, but there must be a circle, which is similar to what Master Han Yu said in the Tang Dynasty. We are human beings, we have our own preferences and like-minded friends, but we will fall into party disputes just by relying on relationships to determine merit and demerit.

Party strife is by no means conducive to the strength of the entire country. Those of us here are not enough to be in a high position, but there are more dreams and big things to do. If I want to succeed and realize the ambitions of the whole clan in Kyushu, I have to avoid infighting as much as possible, so General Shi can rest assured that I will not judge a person because of some inconsequential things.

General Shi has made great contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty many times in the battle array, so you should have your own unshakable position in the imperial court and should have room to speak. I remember what you did for the country, and that's the only way we measure a person here. I didn't adopt General Shi's proposition because I thought it was a little skewed from the overall strategy, and that's it. ”

Guo Shao said and smiled lightly: "Actually, I still respect General Shi in private, he is very straightforward and understands the rules of the army. ”

Shi Yanchao looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, stretched out his hand and kept rubbing his forehead, but he couldn't say a word.

At this time, Guo Shao noticed that not only Shi Yanchao, a martial artist, was served, but several people around him all cast respectful glances at him. Using Han Yu's partisan theory as an argument is very convincing to the civil officials of this era.

In fact, Guo Shao seems to have read that article before, but he forgot it all, and he only read it temporarily at home in Tokyo not long ago. He is a self-taught man, and this is something that he recognizes.

There are some things that he really realized when he reached the position, and a practice called like-mindedness in later generations was still applicable to ancient times: using a bright idea to unite people's hearts is more clever than simply fighting against differences. Guo Shao is not completely a tool in his heart, he does believe that people in the world have a sunny side, and he wants to do the same.

Everyone pondered Guo Shao's words, and he said: "General Li should order the main force of the Jiangmian Naval Division, followed by the land army, to advance and put pressure on Jiangning Mansion. ”

Li Chuyun hugged his fists and said: "The last general understands." ”

Guo Shao then lifted the curtain and looked outside. The wheels of various vehicles made different sounds, and the footsteps of the people were messy and loose, but there were not many people talking, and the road was not easy to walk, and the soldiers were a little tired on their faces due to the days of marching and fighting.

The winter in the north is much cooler than in the south of the Yangtze River, and people can still adapt to the cold, and the march on foot will also warm the body. It's just that the wind and snow are still very stinging on the face and neck, and many soldiers wrap dirty shoulder scarves around their necks, as if wearing scarves.

Guo Shao's eyes looked at everything carefully and remained silent for a long time.