Guo Shaobu was halfway to the road, and heard that Zhao Chao's baggage, which was dozens of miles away, was suddenly attacked by the "white armor soldiers"; Zhao Chao was furious and sent troops to slaughter the farms in Tuntian along the way as punishment.

The white armor soldiers appeared in Shouzhou, and Guo Shao heard of it. The Southern Tang Kingdom has been guarding against attacks from the north along the Huai River for decades: in addition to stationing heavy elite soldiers, it has also reclaimed large tracts of farmland to drive young and strong people to Tuntian, envisioning that it is to train soldiers while Tuntian.

Li Jing's father and son's idea was good, but the implementation was not very successful, and the soldiers suffered greatly. After the Zhou army attacked Huainan, the Southern Tang troops surrendered one after another, and they were welcomed to become the leading party.

But the reality once again gave the Huainan soldiers a slap in the face, and the Zhou army was not good at stubble, and the soldiers of all departments regarded themselves as conquerors, and robbed and killed them at every turn. So the Shouzhou soldiers rebelled one after another, they had no armor, and they used paper to fold together as armor, so they were called "white armor soldiers"! There are even people who have no weapons, and fight when the bamboo is sharpened. Revolts sprung up everywhere.

After Chai Rong came to Xingshou Prefecture, he adopted Li Gu's suggestion to prohibit killing, and personally went to the mountain where the white armor soldiers gathered to persuade them to go back to ploughing the land. Li Gu managed for a while, and then it gradually calmed down. But the fame of the white-armored soldiers has spread all over Huainan.

Because the combat effectiveness of the white armor soldiers was not very good, they could only make up the empty drums, and the Zhou army actually did not take them seriously.

But when Guo Shao heard about Zhao Chao, he immediately attached great importance to it. Others have never seen it, but he knows what the "vast sea of people's war" is! When the time comes, there will be hostile people all around, scouting, setting up sentry posts, finding directions, and all kinds of military affairs will be difficult to do, isn't this gouging out your own eyes?

He first sent people to strictly order Zhao Chao not to kill the soldiers and the people of Huainan, but the effect was almost none; That guy received orders on the surface, but in fact he did nothing, and the soldiers were attacked and burned in the belly...... Under Zhao Chao's rule, there was no severe punishment, and there was no need to resist the fate of killing, and it was easy to do things without a price.

At that time, the emperor had already led the Inner Temple Zhizhu Ban, the Crane Army and a cadre of civil and military forces to Shouzhou, focusing on the deployment of the Battle of Haozhou.

Guo Shao pondered all night, he knew that Zhao Chao and Zhao Kuangyin's father had a good relationship, and he didn't plan to make enemies; I don't want to punish him. But if the battle in Haozhou does not go well, the losses will be even greater! The lesser of the two powers, Guo Shao decided to personally ride a fast horse to Shouzhou to meet the emperor and make a small report.

…… In Shouzhou City, Chai Rong was sitting on the upper seat, one hand unconsciously touching the sparse beard of his chin, as if he was thinking about something.

His face was a little tanned by the sun, but it gave the illusion of paleness, probably that the light black was unhealthy...... Most strong men have oily and buttery black skin after being exposed to the wind and sun, but Chai Rong's skin is only light and has spots. I don't know, I think the emperor is too drunk, so it looks like he has been hollowed out; In fact, Chai Rong drinks moderately, he has never been drunk, and he is not good at women.

He was thinking about Gao Huaide.

Gao Huaide was the colonel of the right wing of the Iron Cavalry at that time. He has been in the army for eleven years, serving the Zhou Dynasty since Taizu (Guo Wei), and he was also in the army last year, the crucial battle of Gaoping. But since then, he has been standing still and has not been promoted.

After arriving in Huainan, a little bit of merit is not enough to be promoted, but Chai Rongnian and his qualifications want to recount the military exploits of the Battle of Gaoping and the micro-merits of Huainan again, promote him, and let him Jianjie obtain the status of a senior general.

Because of the conquest of Huainan for several months now, all aspects have progressed relatively smoothly, and Chai Rong has promoted many people, such as Zhang Yongde as the commander of the palace, Zhao Kuangyin as the commander of the palace, and Guo Shaojianjie...... And so many others.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Chai Rong mentioned Gao Huaide's establishment of the festival, Zhao Kuangyin's words just landed just now: "Gao Huaide led the right wing of the iron cavalry, galloped away from defeat, the combat military law was not strict, and the march was negligent in defense, and it was a fluke that it was defeated. ”

Is Gao Huaide really not good, will he come out of the basket with elite soldiers? Chai Rong is not a person who completely believes everything others say, he takes into account some personal factors: it is said that Gao Huaide and Zhao Kuangyin are at odds.

Zhao and Gao's mustard may have been planted when they were both military generals in the east and west of the palace, and later intensified. Gao Huaide's qualifications are higher than Zhao Kuangyin's, and he used to be Zhao Kuangyin's peak; But last year and this year, Zhao Kuangyin was promoted very quickly, and he was already the two elite No. 2 generals in the front division of the palace, and Gao Huaide was still the school of Xiangdu. I am afraid it will be a little embarrassing for the veteran military general Gao Huaide to whisper to his former subordinates and those who are discordant and resentful.

Of course, Chai Rong thought about more and more deeply. Everyone knew he was thinking, but no one knew what the emperor was thinking.

At this moment, it was reported that Guo Shao, the commander of the forward army, asked to see him. Chai Rong immediately ordered him to come in.

After Guo Shao visited, he told the white armor soldiers and Zhao Chao about it.

After hearing this, Chai Rong said directly: "Zhao Chao is not to your liking, I will replace him." ”

Guo Shao didn't expect the emperor to be so happy, and he was a little flattered. Seeing this, Chai Rong said: "I have heard that the general of Shouhao Prefecture is Chai Kehong, who has recently become famous in the Southern Tang Kingdom. As long as you and Hantong win in Haozhou and win cleanly, Li Jing and Huainan will be disappointed, and the effect of this battle is not trivial! You just have to use your troops with all your might, and you don't have to follow the rules. ”

"Thank you, Emperor Longen." Guo Shao said busily.

Chai Rong said again: "Last time, you submitted to the Privy Council to ask for merit?" Wei Renpu, is there such a thing? ”

Wei Renpu bowed and said, "Back to Your Majesty, there is this matter." ”

Chai Rong said dryly: "If all are approved, you can be awarded the rank of meritorious soldier and reward." ”

"Obey." Wei Renpu said.

Guo Shao was very happy to hear this, but the pressure was also greater...... He remembered Yuan Chonghuan of the Ming Dynasty, boasting that in five years of Pingliao, Emperor Chongzhen met his requirements in many ways; But if he fails to do so, he will be put to death. The higher the Emperor's hopes, the greater the anger when he disappoints him!

However, pressure cannot hold a young person back. Everyone subconsciously wants to realize their own value, prove themselves in major links, and the more important the event, the more exciting; The more attention and performance opportunities you get. Guo Shao is no exception, his excitement is more than the pressure.

Chai Rong pondered for a moment and said, "Let Gao Huaide be transferred to the right wing of the Hujie Army, and Zhao Chao will come to the Iron Cavalry Army." ”

…… Gao Huaide, Guo Shao is very familiar with this person, and he knew it in modern society. He didn't know much about "Hou Zhou", and many important people of this era were not familiar with him, but it was precisely this person who was not so important to Gao Huaide, he had heard of it.

He heard about Gao Huaide from opera stories. One is called "Three Dozen Tao Sanchun", and the other is called "Gao Huaide's Farewell Girl".

However, here, Guo Shao is very skeptical of the stories in the opera, especially Gao Huaide's daughter...... It is said that Gao Huaide was poor when he was young, and he had to sell his daughter to be a maid to pay off his debts, and then he went to the capital to join the big man.

Guo Shao is not mistaken, Gao Huaide was born in a family of military generals, and his father Gao Xing Zhou was crowned king in the Han and Zhou dynasties...... Can you get mixed up to the point of selling your daughter? That's! Could it be that the descendants specially made up stories to hack him, it is very likely that I heard that he and Zhao Kuangyin did not have a good relationship.

Guo Shao was very satisfied with the appointment of the emperor, and now he subconsciously regarded Zhao Kuangyin as an opponent. People who have a bad relationship with Zhao Kuangyin, Guo Shao is most willing to win over.

We must not let such a big force of the Gao family fall to Zhao Kuangyin! Gao Huaide seems to be known as the general of the Northern Song Dynasty in later generations, and I am afraid that he also threw himself into the arms of Zhao Kuangyin later, and he can't let this happen again.

…… Because the army was still camping halfway, Guo Shao rode a fast horse back to the vanguard army camp on the same day.

Guo Shao convened the military capital colonel, adjutant general and above to discuss with the Chinese army, specifically for the white armor soldiers.

"The official family has promoted Huaide to the right wing to serve as the capital colonel, and the matter of our army's active massacre should be curbed. But I think there are officials from the Southern Tang Kingdom who are 'pushing' in this matter...... It's their purposeful conspiracy. The white armor soldiers have stopped in Shouzhou, why did they suddenly attack the right wing again? ”

The generals didn't think about these things at all, but after listening to Guo Shao's explanation, they also nodded and felt reasonable.

Guo Shao continued: "I thought of two strategies.

First, find some women to make a few tiger flags and send them to various military camps, saying that they were sent by the people of the Southern Tang Kingdom to inspire the brave soldiers of the Zhou army; And told the whole army that the white-armored soldiers who attacked us were all disguised as soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty...... Well, let's just say that Lu Mengjun did it! Let the soldiers not be deceived by Lu Mengjun and used by treacherous people.

Second, the prisoners of the white-armored soldiers were captured and treated with kindness. and told them that the person who slaughtered the people and stationed soldiers was Lu Mengjun, intending to blame the Zhou army; Let the captives go back and persuade the people not to be fooled. Every time, it spreads. ”

At this moment, Zuo You said: "According to the meaning of the lord, I wrote a limerick poem that can be sung, and the lord will see how it is." ”

Guo Shao took it and looked at it, and read: "The despicable and shameless Lu Mengjun secretly attacked the Zhou army and blamed the white armor soldiers. Behind the back and killed the Huainan people, turned into a Zhou soldier, too much lack of virtue must be retributed, passers-by know the villain, Lu Mengjun na Lu Mengjun! ”

"Hahaha......" The generals burst into laughter when they heard this.

Guo Shao said: "Very good, very good. The soldiers and the common people don't know any elegant poems, and limerick poems are the best, so they sing them when they have nothing to do. Post it everywhere and read it to everyone. ”

Guo Shaoxing got up and said: "You can also rehearse a few plays, and when the army is stationed, it will be performed in the army...... Let Lu Mengjun also be famous. ”

Zuo You said again: "There happened to be a passage that Zhou Duan (Lu Mengjun's former staff) said. The people of the Southern Tang Dynasty hid the affairs of our army scouts. ”

Guo Shao also heard about this incident and hurriedly said: "The content must be changed, and it is necessary to highlight the situation of the people of Huainan and the soldiers and soldiers of the Great Zhou Army, as well as the content that our army is deeply supported by the people of Huainan in the autumn." And don't write the lyrics too hard to understand, let's talk like this, so that the soldiers can understand it. ”

Zuo You nodded and said, "What the lord said is very true, I will write the script." ”