Before leaving, Guo Shao met Mrs. Li and said goodbye to Mrs. Gao. got a big tiger flag from Mrs. Gao, embroidered with a few big characters on it, "Return my rivers and mountains"; Considering that the Northern Expedition had not yet begun and needed a certain degree of secrecy, Guo Shaoxian hid the flag. What Guo Shao saw and heard for a while was quite emotional, the nobles and common people of Tokyo Gaomen were very supportive of the Northern Expedition, and Chai Rong's use of troops was very much in line with public opinion.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was more convenient to write in Tokyo, he wrote the first letter to Fu Ermei since their separation.

In addition to writing down the itinerary, he wrote some of his thoughts in the letter to share with Fu Ermei. There may be some things that Second Sister Fu may not be interested in, but because it is from Guo Shao's hand, Second Sister Fu will definitely think about it carefully...... Without it, she has always wanted to know Guo Shao.

Guo Shao inserted some of his own opinions in the letter, this world is extremely absurd, barbarism often defeats civilization, the people of the Central Plains are not bloodthirsty because they are an agrarian people, they are only willing to live peacefully, but it is difficult to influence barbarians, and only through iron and blood can they protect themselves; The vast majority of the common people in the world are farming and unarmed, but as long as they are properly coordinated, their strength is still very strong, and it is not impossible to defeat the nomadic iron horsemen.

From what he saw and heard, he thought of those civilians who had eaten bran and toiled all their lives, and who had to suffer wanton abuse and bloody massacres by strongmen, and the pain of life was like hell, which filled him with deep sympathy and pity for the people of this world...... Guo Shao told Second Sister Fu that only after completing his responsibilities as a general of the forbidden army could he stay with her with peace of mind.

However, those things that made him uncomfortable at least did not make Guo Shao despair...... Because the Zhou Dynasty was also a violent country, Guo Shao followed the forbidden army to fight in the south and the north and saw the combat power of the Zhou army, and he felt that at least now he had the strength to turn the tables, take back the lost Hebei, and punish the unjust.

As a martial artist, Guo Shao believes that it is useless to complain bitterly about the enemy's wrongdoing, and those tribes that are lagging behind in development do not yet understand what civilization is, and they need to use strength and action to teach them to behave.

At the end of August, the school field was launched. As with countless orders, the generals took a turn among the men, and then summoned the commander to read the order of the Privy Council.

The appointment has long been verified by senior generals, and the commander of the first-level military generals has no chance to participate in decision-making, just obey the order.

The generals of the Hujie Army will gather around the main general once before the expulsion and listen to the precepts before leaving; This is the same habit before every war. Guo Shao sat on a tall thoroughbred horse with a smooth brown fur, stood under a tiger flag, and spoke while all the generals were there.

"Ben will say ugly things in front, those who have no military law and harass and rob the people along the way, my six relatives will be severely punished if they don't recognize it!" Guo Shao roared with a cold face, "You and others were all born in the army, have experienced hardships and hardships, and have also seen the hardships of the common people; It is not easy for those people to live, if you still want to kill and plunder, how can you bear it? ”

Guo Shao already had a reputation as "the benevolence of women" in the forbidden army, so it was not strange for him to order everyone like this; However, no one was dissatisfied, because only Guo Shao dared to share the spoils after robbing the enemy country. The slaughter of the city was painful for a while, and after returning to Beijing, everyone still felt that the benefits of sharing the spoils were longer.

He said that he was sympathetic, and said: "The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is sympathetic to the people, my forbidden army is the king's division, and the king's division must have the appearance of a king's division...... Hebei has been suffering for a long time, only waiting for Wang Shi. You will surely understand that what we are doing is doing a great thing of great significance for the benefit of the country and the people, and the opportunity is rare, and it is worth the blood and sacrifice at this time; If the opportunity is missed, it will be useless to grieve in the future. ”

Guo Shao said while reviewing the generals, most of them did not react, just as Yang Biao once said that "being a soldier eats food and sells his life" is just that, everyone doesn't care much about whether it is significant. However, there are still some people who listen to it with relish, especially the young Dong Zunxun's face is excited, and he seems to be deeply impressed by what Guo Shao said, and he listens to it with a look of admiration...... Young generals are always more likely to dream.

There was also a group of people watching in the distance, it was a few ministers and generals of the DPRK and China who had just come to see them off, and they had not left for a while. The privy envoy Wei Renpu, the deputy envoy Wang Pu, and the guards Ma Busi's Han Tong and Gao Huaide, all seemed to be very interested in Guo Shao's precepts, and they all listened quietly.

Guo Shao didn't bother to say anything, and shouted: "Let's go!" ”

So the generals said goodbye and dispersed, and returned to their own men and horses, and left the school field in order, and the army slowly marched towards the avenue in the city.

Guo Shao and the others rode out on horseback, but they saw that there were a lot of family members on the side of the road, and there were guards here next to the school field, and most of the people who could come over were the families of military generals. When Guo Shao turned his head to look, he found that Yulian Yang's Jingniang and a group of entourages were also on the side of the road, and there were Mrs. Gao and a group of sedan chairmen and servants not far away. He had already resigned before, and now that Guo Shao and others are in the army, it is inconvenient to stay any longer, so they can only ride on the horse to look at their family and friends, and wave goodbye in the commotion.

When the family members saw the generals, they bent down on the side of the road and saluted. A large group of horsemen marched north amid the sound of horses' hooves and swords in the forest with the respect and high hopes of their families in Tokyo.

The queen probably won't come...... The left wing of the Hujie army did not enter the inner city, but only followed the straight avenue between the Chenzhou Gate in the south and the Chenqiao Gate in the north, and passed through Tokyo from the outer city.

The last time he met Empress Fu was the one he was summoned when he was married more than two months ago, and then there was almost no news. Guo Shao turned his head to the left to look at the castle tower in the inner city, even in Tokyo, he had no chance to say goodbye. He reached out and touched the waist ornament around his waist, and there was some sadness of parting in his heart.

Parting itself is nothing, but sadly there is no name to write a letter after parting. Guo Shao only wondered if he could see him again in the future...... The world is unpredictable, and who knows what will happen in the future?

…… The left wing of the Hujie army is about 20,000 foot riders, there is no water army, and it does not go along the Yongji Canal (Caoyun). The route of the march was also set by the Privy Council, and if it was not necessary, it was more appropriate to march according to the arrangements of the imperial court, one was more regular, and the other was that the states and counties along the established route would provide food and grass supplies.

They first went to Huazhou, crossed the Yellow River by pontoon bridge from the Yellow River crossing, and then marched due north. Along the way, it passes through Xiang, Xu, Xing, and Zhao, and then arrives at the destination Qizhou.

When he passed through Zhaozhou, he was only a few dozen miles away from the Daimyo's Mansion, but Guo Shao couldn't leave the army casually in the middle of the way, so he had to send someone to send his letter to the Daimyo's Mansion. The right way is to pass through the door of the old man's house and not enter.

There were no women in the army, and even Jingniang, who could protect Guo Shao's safety at close range, did not accompany the army. However, the civil officials Zuo You, Zhou Duan and others accompanied them to form a simple shogunate. The road was relatively peaceful, marching in the interior, the roads were flat, the grain was abundant, and there was nothing. The soldiers also abide by military discipline, and the left wing follows Guo Shao's east, west, north, south, and vertical roads are thousands of miles away, and there are dozens of battles of all sizes...... It's easy to form a habit from multiple experiences.

Soon after crossing the Yellow River, Guo Shao did not make any moves, and led his generals to do some marching and camping every day. When I was resting at night, I also chatted with Zuo You, Zhou Duan and others, and listened to the advice of civil officials, but most of the time it was just idle talk.

After a day of stationing, the generals and two civilian officials gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army, the weather was already a little cold, and everyone sat around drinking and chatting at night. At this time, they had entered Hebei, and everyone knew that the Northern Expedition was imminent, and the topic was to talk about Liao.

Zhou Duan said: "I heard that Shi Yanchao, the general of the Zhou army, was thirsty for murder in Tokyo, but it seems that he was wronged a little." ”

Yang Biao probably remembered Shi Yanchao's indiscriminate killing of innocents when he attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, and couldn't help but say at the moment: "Where did you wronged him?" ”

Zhou Duan sat up straight, and said: "Haven't you heard about the Khitan Lord Yelu Ming (Jing, avoiding Guo Jing, the ancestor of the Great Zhou Dynasty), Shi Yanchao is simply a living bodhisattva with a kind heart compared to him." ”

Guo Shao couldn't help but be curious when he heard this, and after getting along with Zhou Duan for a while, he found that Zhou Duan's bragging eloquence was more than one grade higher than Zuo You's, and it was always easy to attract everyone's attention when he opened his mouth.

Sure enough, everyone was busy asking, wondering how Shi Yanchao could become a living bodhisattva.

Zhou Duan sold a pass, and then said: "It's just a comparison." I went to Youzhou and secretly heard some things, so I'm going to hear from you. What Yelumin did, it was no longer enough to be murderous, what he liked was cannibalism. ”

Everyone looked at each other, but Yang Biao said coldly: "What haven't we seen yet?" ”

Zhou Duan ignored it and said calmly: "There is no shortage of such people in the world, and I have seen more than one or two." Let's just say that Yeluming, it is rumored that he can't have children, and there are witches who have entered the elixir, and eating people's brains can make that work useful. The guy caught people and ate their brains...... How do you think you eat it? Tie the person strongly, take an iron hammer and knock on the lid of the heavenly spirit, and then scoop the hot oil and pour it in......"

Zhou Duan suddenly drank "snort"! The generals also trembled when they heard this, and their faces turned pale.

And as he had seen with his own eyes, he described: "Then the white smoke rose up, and then put the medicine in it." The witch scooped out the human brains and offered them to Jeremim to eat. The kidnapped man burst into tears before he was killed, and it was useless to struggle and howl. ”

Zhou Duan said, tore off a piece of the cooked fish and put it in the iron cup and handed it over: "General Yang, come and eat, this white meat is like a brain, feel it." ”

Yang Biao suddenly retched and scolded: "! ”

Dong Zunxun scolded after hearing this: "The person who was arrested, how can he not resist, just fight to the death together, let the Liao people toss like this!" ”

Zhou Duan sneered: "General Dong doesn't understand people. Those who were arrested were locked up together, and the shrine maidens went up to be elected; Those who are chosen are pushed out by their peers, and others have no effort at all. Anyway, if you don't choose yourself, why should the rest of the people fight for the person who will be killed immediately?

It's as if the sixteen states of Youyun in Hebei have been ravaged for decades, who was willing to fight to the death before? The emperor of the Jin Dynasty sent it out in vain, and the disaster hasn't befallen them yet...... He also said that now the Liao people are in Hebei, if they hit the south of the Yellow River one day, do you think the people further south will take care of you? ”

Zhou Duan said again: "Oh, by the way, I am the one who came from the south to vote for General Guo." ”

Everyone was silent.

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