"Bang bang bang ......" A green-robed official with a few soaps was banging on the street , shouting while knocking, "The Liao people are coming, Zhuozhou can't hold it, so they all pack up their things and go south!" ”

Guo Shao rode around the street on horseback, only to see fires everywhere, black smoke from burning firewood, and a pile of charred headless corpses on the matches.

The sun is shining brightly on the head, and if the corpse is left in the city, it is easy to decay and cause the plague. And the flesh in the heads, brains and skulls that had been dug up and put on lime had been sent away in the morning. It can only be dealt with centrally, and if the court pays a reward at that time, everyone will share it equally.

Guo Shao asked Li Chuyun again: "Have the war horses been distributed to the commanders?" ”

Li Chuyun said: "It has been divided, and now there are about 9,000 people in the third, fifth, and sixth armies in Zhuozhou. There was a slight shortage of horses, about three hundred to four hundred horses in a command. However, some of the soldiers, who were a little smaller and less armoured, could go on two horses and one horse; Zhuozhou to Qigou Pass is only forty miles, and there is no problem. ”

At this time, a general asked: "Most of the troops have been withdrawn, why are we still staying in Zhuozhou?" ”

Guo Shao said: "It's best to wait for the main force of the Liao army to go south." ”

Li Chuyun turned around and said: "The imperial court has not issued an order to withdraw troops from Zhuozhou...... But if we stay here and are besieged, and we can't eat food for long, are we willing to stay in this city? ”

The general said: "I don't want to." ”

Guo Shao listened to their discussions, and lowered his head in contemplation. After a long period of mental tension, I am now not full of energy, and many chaotic thoughts rush into my mind. At this time, he remembered the father and daughter of the Lu family, and the Lu Shen Doctor had treated him...... There are so many people in Zhuozhou, Guo Shao has only had contact with the people of the Lu family.

He saw that Lu Chengyong was beside him, so he said, "What happened to the people from the Lu Shen Doctor's family, do you know?" ”

Lu Chengyong said: "I went to the Lu family last night and wanted to pack up the lord's things. After seeing each other, the father and daughter of the Lu family were fine; However, the entire Li family, who opened a pharmacy, was slaughtered by the soldiers. He persuaded Doctor Lu to quickly pack up his things and leave Zhuozhou with the soldiers who had left the city last night to escort the wounded soldiers, and go south. The Lu Shen Doctor listened to my words, packed up and ran away overnight, and now I don't know where I am. ”

"It is a wise choice to leave Zhuozhou, Doctor Lu is a man with brains." Guo Shaodao.

At this time, there are still many people in Zhuozhou who are reluctant to leave, after all, the houses and properties that the local people rely on for their survival are here. Guo Shao can't accuse them of asking for money and not for their lives, in that case there may be a suspicion of "why not eat minced meat"...... Perhaps for many people, the loss of what they have is just as difficult to survive. They can only bet their fate on the thoughts of the Liao army's commander-in-chief.

Guo Shao couldn't help them, he was first and foremost a general, and killing the enemy and being responsible for his subordinates was his primary duty. He could do his best to restrain his men from slaughtering and plundering, but he was not so righteous as to trap his entire army here for the sake of the people of the city.

There are still some people in the city who do not rush away and take advantage of the chaos to steal and rob property, so they will not care for them.

…… In the afternoon, it was reported that the Liao army in the north was moving southward and approaching the north bank of Zhuoshui.

Guo Shao immediately ordered the whole army to ride out of the city from the four gates and run straight in the direction of Qigou Pass in the southwest.

The baggage, grain, grass, and tents that they hadn't taken away were all thrown away by them. Zhuozhou has become a completely undefended and ruined ruined city, some of the fires that broke out yesterday in the city have not been extinguished, and some places are almost in ruins.

As soon as he arrived at Qigou Pass, he saw the generals who ran away first last night, and Yang Biao said: "Qi Camel, the school of Xiangdu, has been summoned to the Xiongzhou Palace. ”

Guo Shao listened and said: The emperor is most likely looking for Qi Camel to verify the situation on the song, fortunately, I specifically praised Qi Camel in the song, this guy is honest and won't sell me, right?

In Qigou Pass, Guo Shao met Li Gu, who was in charge of grain and grass materials, and the two met and sighed. Guo Shao learned that Chai Rong had not seen civil and military affairs for many days, and suspected that the dragon's body was in trouble.

I also saw Han Lingkun, the commander of the Ma Army, everyone is the general of the Guard Division, Han Lingkun did not embarrass Guo Shao, and let a large group of chaotic soldiers cross the river...... How to deal with Guo Shao's escape, the official family knows it, but he doesn't have to worry about Han Lingkun.

After crossing the Juma River, Guo Shaobu stopped in Yizhou for a while. Li Guyan said that Yizhou had little grain, and he had to supply the defenders of Qigou Pass; Guo Shao and the others had no choice but to march in the direction of Xiongzhou with the rebellious soldiers.

At first glance, it seems that the generals on the left side of the Hujie Army are in a mess, and the ranks are chaotic and collapsed. In fact, it was still under the control of a few people in Guo Shao's shogunate, and a single military order could be quickly deployed, specifically to a unit commanding 500 people.

Guo Shao learned that the emperor was in Xiongzhou, and happened to go over to face the saint.

Li Gu said: "I have figured out the situation of General Guo and the soldiers in the left wing, so I have to rush back to Xiongzhou overnight to return." We'll see you later. ”

Guo Shao said: "Brother Li is not too late to leave early tomorrow morning. I just want to play a song, and I bother Brother Li to bring it back to His Majesty. ”

Li Gu listened and said, "Since this is the case, then I will leave tomorrow." ”

Guo Shao set up camp that night, and lost a lot of tents in the army, and at this time he saw smoke rising from the barracks, and he didn't know that he thought there was a fire. It was the soldiers who made herbs to smoke mosquitoes. There is no good day for sleeping in the open anyway, and people shiver in winter, but it is not cold in summer...... But there are a lot of mosquitoes.

The Chinese army had tents to live in, and Guo Shao immediately pondered and wrote in the tent. This was the second step in his plan to return to Beijing: to find a replacement for the emperor who stayed in Hebei.

This person has no one else, it is Han Lingkun!

But directly recommending Han Lingkun may not be effective. Guo Shao thought about a lot of things involved.

…… First of all, Li Gu revealed Chai Rong's condition, which made Guo Shao very puzzled.

I thought about it again: the Battle of Shouzhou must have greatly accelerated the process of the Huainan Campaign, saving a lot of time for the Zhou Emperor Chai Rong; That is, this Northern Expedition was earlier than in history.

In history, Chai Rong fell ill during the Northern Expedition, which is why he has the regret of "success or failure" (in fact, there is no decisive battle, and it is difficult to say whether he won or lost); But now, if people have fate, then Chai Rong shouldn't fall ill at this time, it's too early, right.

Anyway, Chai Rong shouldn't have died now. Li Gu said that the dragon was in poor health, could it be that the decisive battle of the Northern Expedition was unfavorable, and Chai Rong was not in good health, so he was angry?

Guo Shao couldn't figure out the emperor's illness, and he couldn't tell when the emperor died; Anyway, it can be determined that Chai Rong's physical condition will not last a few years...... As an emperor, his health was already bad, and he couldn't even see the ministers when he was sick; Will he think about the safety of his country?

…… Thinking of this, Guo Shao made up his mind and said silently: "Oh, Zhao Hei's face came to Yin first, and told me to be in a dilemma in Zhuozhou; Don't blame me for saying two things about you in the book.

He immediately put pen to paper and wrote a draft, and the name of the recital was a letter of guilt.

Guo Shao quickly wrote with a scribbled brush: Although Weichen defeated Xiao Siwen, the king of the Southern Courtyard of Liao, in Zhuozhou, he was unable to defend Zhuozhou City; Knowing that the Liao army was heading south, he was worried that the left wing of the Hujie army would be annihilated, so he had to abandon the city and 'turn in'. The ministers know that they have the great trust of His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to surrender his guilt.

The soldiers on the left wing of the Hujie army were exhausted, and the ministers were unable to defend the northern front. recommended the commander of the Ma army to envoy Han Lingkun.

Han Lingkun has 40,000 elite soldiers in Longjie's army, 20,000 elites in the left wing of Qigou Pass, and half of the guards Ma Busi are in his hands; He is also a veteran on the battlefield, and his ability and strength far surpass that of Weichen!

Ma Jundu commanded Han Lingkun, who was friends with the Zhao family when Zhao Kuangyin's father was still alive, and had been friends with Zhao Kuangyin for a long time, and his brotherly love touched the entire forbidden army!

Zhao Kuangyin, the commander in front of the palace, has outstanding talents, the humerus of the country, and the generals known as the "Ten Brothers of the Righteous Society" can all be independent. Not only are there many brothers of Zhao Kuangyin in the Iron Cavalry Army in front of the palace, but even half of the Guards Division is also in the hands of his brother Han Lingkun. Zhao Kuangyin and his brothers supported half of the sky of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army.

Chen Su asked those who are capable to work harder, General Zhao's subordinate Han Lingkun does not guard the northern line and does not take on the heavy responsibility of the country's border defense, who dares to do it?

…… Guo Shao's "slander", on the surface, was a compliment, but in fact he pointed out that Zhao Kuangyin was very powerful, not only controlling the former general of the palace, but also being involved in the guard division...... The fact that Han Lingkun, the head of the guard, is also his henchman.

Such words are clear to any person in the DPRK and China at a glance, and they can see that they are "slanderous rumors."

But Guo Shao said that there was nothing to hide, he and Zhao Kuangyin were incompatible, Chai Rong and the courtiers knew it; Since it's the opposite, isn't it normal to say two bad words, what a fuss?

Although it is slander, it is telling the truth. Chai Rong was reminded to think about it, leaving Han Lingkun behind could still weaken Zhao Kuangyin's power, why not...... Of course, if Chai Rong thinks that Zhao Kuangyin is a great loyal minister, the front division of the palace and the guard department can rest assured that he can hold it and should not be guarded; Then Guo Shao had no choice. If Chai Rong can think like that, he really deserves to be sent to the country in vain.

Guo Shao wrote a note, and then passed Zuo You into the account, asking him to polish his pen and write the article better.

Zuo You looked at it and said: "In this way, the official family should leave Han Lingkun and let the lord return to Beijing?" ”

Guo Shao said: "I don't think it's a big problem. Leaving Han Lingkun can not only divide Zhao Kuangyin's influence in the Guards Division, but also prevent the general's strength from being too strong; You can ask me to go back and stare at Zhao Kuangyin...... Why not (checks and balances)? ”

Zuo You reminded in a low voice: "The dragon body of the official family is really not good? Then the person he wants to guard against the most may be Zhang Yongde. ”

"Zhang Yongde and Zhao Kuangyin are all the way, and Zhang Yongde still has the grace of knowing him." Guo Shaodao, "After the Battle of Gaoping, I know very well that Zhao Kuangyin can be reused first by Zhang Yongde's recommendation. ”

Guo Shao pondered for a long time, and whispered: "Zhang Yongde is the chief general of the palace, but the iron cavalry is in the hands of Zhao Kuangyin...... Almost all of the ten brothers held key positions in the Iron Cavalry. ”

But why did Zuo You also say that the emperor was most guarded against Zhang Yongde?

In history, it was indeed Zhang Yongde who was relieved of his military power by lying down first, and then Zhao Kuangyin took the throne. Guo Shao pondered, it may be a kind of mutiny rules and habits within the military general group, after all, everyone in the five dynasties and ten countries is very skillful and frequent in playing mutiny and taking turns to sit in the country.

The generals only obey the strong, and when the successor emperor can't convince them, he must support or even force a military commander to ascend to the throne; Whoever has a high position will "persecute" whom, even if Zhang Yongde doesn't want to mutiny, he may not be able to help himself.

Therefore, everyone is pondering the problem according to experience, if the Zhou Dynasty will really be overthrown, as long as there is no accident, the person who should be pushed up is Zhang Yongde!

But what Guo Shao is most worried about is Zhao Kuangyin.