At the Tokyo Forbidden Army Station, Guo Shao took the two princes and a group of civil and military officers in the lobby of the camp office. The emperor casually pointed to a soldier and asked about the military position, the salary of the last three months, and the amount of money and goods in very detail.

Guo Shao pondered in his heart after hearing this, and nodded slightly. He knew in his heart how much benefit a non-commissioned officer of the forbidden army should get. Through the situation of an ordinary soldier, he can judge the internal management of the forbidden army.

At this time, Guo Shao said in public: "The situation on the East Island has deteriorated, and the imperial court has two countermeasures. First, I have often urged the Jiangning Dockyard to build warships day and night, ready to reinforce the soldiers and brothers of Ishimi Fort with a large number of regular troops. Second, the envoys of the Ministry of Rites and the Provincial Envoys of the Goryeo Kingdom have discussed with the envoys of the Goryeo State to strive for the Goryeo Navy to reinforce the Zhang Jiankui Department of Iwamibao as soon as possible. ”

A military general immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty is worried about the hard work of a commander, and the ministers are ashamed." ”

Immediately, a cabinet assistant said softly: "The Ministry of Works, Shiro Zan is also ...... in the East Island."

Guo Shao listened and said loudly: "The soldiers of the forbidden army are fighting for me!" Not to mention hundreds of people, even if there is one person trapped in the enemy's country, if there is a way, I will do my best to reinforce and rescue.

If your own family also sits idly by and does not save you from death, who will be able to fight with peace of mind in the future? ”

All the soldiers were greatly moved when they heard this, and they all bowed: "It is really an honor for the last general to serve His Majesty!" ”

Guo Shao is not talking about face, he really asks about the progress of things in the east every day.

After returning to the palace, Lu Duosun met him and said, "The Goryeo envoys did not refuse to send troops, but they have been bargaining with the imperial court. The meaning of the Goryeo people was that Da Xu wanted to recognize and send troops to help them obtain the old land of the Bohai Kingdom, so the Goryeo army formed an alliance with the Xu army and sent troops to Dongdao. ”

Guo Shao asked, "How can you send troops to help them?" ”

Lu Duosun said: "It's talking. ”

Guo Shao frowned and said: "The Koreans have a good calculation, the Liao State is the most difficult to deal with, how much does it cost us to send troops on an expedition, and now we have not gained any benefits from Dongdao, what can I do to help them?" What's more, the situation on the East Island has deteriorated, and this war is unavoidable......"

Lu Duosun bowed and said: "The minister thinks that the Goryeo people have always been at odds with Yue himself, and he is glad to see that our dynasty is at war against his own country. However, what the Koreans wanted was the vast land of Liaodong, and they did not want to call their own country for a while; What's more, they understand that it is also a great benefit for us to conquer our country. So take the opportunity to bargain with Daxu. ”

Guo Shaodao: "Continue to discuss with them, that is, the Goryeo people are unwilling to send troops, if they can mobilize ships to help me transport supplies to Dongdao for reinforcements, we can also appropriately compromise and mutually beneficial." ”

Lu Duosun bowed: "Yes." ”

Guo Shao said again: "It is said that the country first killed our officials, and then attacked our warships to kill the soldiers of our forbidden army, and did not take the Daxu court in his eyes at all, which is extremely bad. There must be no concession in this matter! Send an envoy to inform the Heiankyo Imperial Court to explain and take responsibility for this matter, otherwise the Imperial Court will raze Heiankyo to the ground! ”

Lu Duoxun's expression was stunned when he heard this.

Guo Shao didn't want to compromise with his country at all, and Guan Zhi said that his country was also different from the previous Southern Tang Dynasty, Shu and other countries, and he had no intention of compromising and surrendering...... If we can't talk about it, we can only solve it by war. He looked at the history books, and the ancient and modern wars generally happened like this; And it is difficult to negotiate without letting the other party see the unbearable price, and the ancient politicians said that the consequences of "using land to do Qin", it seems to be the instinct of strong people to gain an inch and maximize benefits. What kind of morality is something that is only talked about when there are constraints and weighing the pros and cons.

In the era when there were no nuclear weapons, it was simply impossible to save the face of the emperor without the basis of force. If you can't beat it, it is very ridiculous to say that other races are barbaric and unreasonable.

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In Iwami Fort on the east island, Zhang Jiankui stood at the head of the city, looking west at the sea in the distance, and was silent for a long time.

A voice came from the side: "Commander Zhang, I'm afraid that the reinforcements won't come for a while." ”

At this moment, Zhang Jiankui did feel a little unstable in his heart.

He turned his head to see that it was Yu Liang, the tenth general. Zhang Jiankui knew all the generals here, and he had a deeper impression of Yu Liang...... Because this person is also the most handsome person among the hundreds of men in the entire command.

Zhang Jiankui exhaled a breath and asked Yu Liang casually: "That little lady from my country, what did you give you a love for?" ”

Yu Liang was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

Zhang Jiankui said with a smile: "Don't worry, there is no prohibition on prostitution in the military law of the forbidden army. ”

Yu Liang said embarrassedly: "The last general can't be regarded as a prostitute, that girl is not a kiln sister." ”

Zhang Jiankui laughed: "I could have heard that the girl was picking up customers." ”

Seeing his expression, Yu Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "General Zhang doesn't know, their customs are different from those of the Central Plains, and they don't value chastity as much as we do. What did she say that day, many samurai families were poor and could not get a daughter-in-law, or could only ask an ugly little lady as a wife, and could not afford to raise a beautiful little girl; But the good-looking little lady is not willing to live a hard life, and at the same time associates with many samurai, and it is not wrong to accept their gifts. The samurai did not have to bear the cost of the lady alone, so it was no good to demand chastity from the woman. ”

Zhang Jiankui said with a smile: "He|mother|, a woman can still say some self-justifying crooked reasoning." ”

Yu Liang also laughed for a while.

As soon as I talked about the girl, I saw Miko walking towards the city wall. Zhang Jiankui stood there and watched quietly, and Yu Liang on the side did not say a word.

Not long after, a soldier stepped forward to report: "General Zhang, the girls in the camp ask to see." ”

"Let her come up." Zhang Jiankui stood at the head of the wall and said.

Meizi climbed up the city wall from the slope and curtsied, "The concubine came to see General Zhang." ”

"That's it." Zhang Jiankui turned his head and glanced at Yu Liang.

Meizi pondered for a moment, and then said, "The concubine has something to ask for today...... I want General Zhang to leave here as a concubine. ”

When Zhang Jiankui heard this, he couldn't help asking: "Miko Xiaoniang thinks that the soldiers have no money?" ”

Miko's face was suddenly embarrassed when she heard this, and she lowered her head and said, "I can't hide it, the concubine feels that this place is getting more and more dangerous." ”

Zhang Jiankui said quietly: "Why do you say this? ”

Meizi said: "I say that my soldiers and horses will attack this small walled city...... What's more, hundreds of men are crowded together, and they are concubines with a woman, in case, if something happens, where can the concubine stand it? General Zhang, for the sake of Meizi helping you do things, let the concubine go! ”

Zhang Jiankui thought that this girl didn't look like a spy, after all, she was originally from the Takasaki family, so he waved his hand tolerantly: "You are not a prisoner, if you want to go, you can go." ”

Yu Liang couldn't help but ask, "Where is Miko going?" ”

Miko said softly: "Find an acquaintance in Omori first, maybe stay in Omori, or go to the town of Rima County." ”

Yu Liang said: "Does Meizi have a place to stay? ”

Miko said in a low voice: "General Yu, don't worry, I have my own way of survival." "Say goodbye to Zhang Jiankui and the others.

After a while, Yu Liang also said goodbye to Zhang Jiankui. Zhang Jiankui guessed that this guy would send the little lady, but he didn't care about him.

The surrounding mountains and forests are very quiet and rarely visited. But at this time, Zhang Jiankui had already smelled the smell of gunpowder from various signs, and even a little lady was sure of the danger of fighting......

He stood alone on the city wall for a long time, and it was very quiet around him. Only the soldiers on duty of the Xu army stood nearby, and although there were scouts outside, the soldiers in the earthen fort were more serious than usual. The guards at the sentry stared as if they were not moving, but their eyes kept moving, quietly observing the movement of the mountains and forests in the distance to the east.

Zhang Jiankui paid attention to the intentions of the soldiers, walked down the city wall with confidence, and came to the command office, where he saw Zan Jurun writing hard.

"Our forces are too small, so we can only shrink to the inside of the fortress and abandon the periphery." Zhang Jiankui said.

Zan Jurun raised his head and said, "Commander Zhang continued, and the official finished writing immediately." ”

Zhang Jiankui sat down on a rough wooden bench and said: "Defending the city has to guard against enemy attacks day and night, so the last general thinks that the deployment of troops must be revised again. ”

"Hmph." Zan Jurun made a voice, indicating that he was listening, and the pen in his hand still did not stop. Zhang Jiankui didn't know what he was writing about.

Zhang Jiankui said: "Excluding the civil officials and scribes, there are a total of 516 soldiers in the whole fort. The last general had two ideas: first, if the enemy attacked day and night, he would divide these forces into three squads, each of about 170 men; During the war, two shifts were on duty, and the defenders were 340 people, who were on duty in rotation; There is only one shift left to rest and prepare, and if the defense is dangerous, it will urgently go to the city for reinforcements.

Second, it is said that our army may not be able to besiege on all six sides, so our defenders should maintain mobility when deploying defenses, and be prepared in advance to mobilize rules and regulations. ”

Although Zan Jurun buried his head, he raised his head and praised at this time: "Command Zhang's method is very wonderful, and you have made great progress, and this official said that you are not only a commanding talent." ”

Zhang Jiankui took the opportunity to say: "Under the account of Zan Shilang, it is quite cultivated, and the end will really grow." ”

After hearing this, Zan Jurun said meaningfully: "This official can't control the forbidden army, and he doesn't know much about the art of war and the art of battle. ”

Zhang Jiankui was silent for a while, and when he saw that there was no one else here, he said again: "The little lady we arrested last time, afraid of the danger of the war, has begged to leave, it seems that this battle is ironclad." ”

Zan Jurun was stunned and said: "Commander Zhang is a veteran of the battlefield, and he is still afraid of war?" It's coming! ”

Zhang Jiankui hurriedly said: "The battle formation will be familiar with the last general...... But to be honest, since the last general joined the army, it was the first time he was in charge alone, and he realized that he had a great responsibility, and he could not only rely on bravery. ”

Zan Jurun put the brush on the inkstone and patted the shoulder of the big man in front of him: "Commander Zhang has done a good job and has lived up to the important task entrusted by His Majesty." ”

As soon as Zhang Jiankui heard His Majesty, he realized the reason why he was a little nervous, because the garrison of this fortress was personally ordered by the emperor. He clenched his fists and said to the west: "Don't dare to have the emperor's grace!" ”

Zan Jurun nodded: "There are not many monarchs like this today, and it is the opportunity for you and me to make contributions." Commander Zhang doesn't have to worry too much. ”