Back in Xinzhou, King Wei summoned the generals overnight. Shi Yanchao was injured in many places, and when he came back, he hurried to Lang Zhong to heal his injuries, but he didn't see him; Xiang Xun valued Guo Shao very much, and despite his low position, he insisted on taking him to see King Wei.

In the battle of Xinkou, in Guo Shao's opinion, Fu Yanqing, the king of Wei, should bear a lot of responsibility for the 4,000 soldiers who were lost in the battle.

But Fu Yanqing has not only been crowned king a long time ago, but her daughter is about to be crowned queen, and her brothers and sons are all generals, and the Fu family is a big gate at all...... Guo Shao thinks that a military general of Xiang Xun's level will not say anything unpleasant. He intends to participate in the summons and does not say anything unless there is a question that must be answered.

The first time he saw Fu Yanqing, Guo Shao remembered Zhang Jianxiong's words: King Wei is old.

Fu Yanqing's hair and beard are all gray, his eyes are slightly sloppy, and his expression looks tired, which may be the relationship between an older person who can't stay up late. He has a lot of wrinkles on his face, and age spots have climbed on his cheekbones, but on closer inspection, his face shape and facial features are very upright...... Maybe he was also a capable person when he was young, but at least now, Fu Yanqing no longer sees anything inspiring on his face, and some are just gloomy.

Those who lament that spring flowers are easy to wither and Shaohua is easy to pass away are not only women who are sad about spring and autumn. By chance, Guo Shao also thought that when people are old, I am afraid that there is no more excitement, half of the body has been buried in the ground, and the years are numbered, what else can you do if you work hard for a long time?

In addition to Xiang Xun, there were also several generals present. Guo Shao didn't know him, but he guessed that there might be Guo Congyi, Bai Chongzan, Sang Jue and others, because Xiang Xun had mentioned the generals stationed in Xinzhou before. But Guo Shao doesn't know who is who.

Soon the people present also noticed Guo Shao, who was born. This question was finally asked by Fu Yanqing, pointing at Guo Shao and asking, "Who is he?" ”

This question made Guo Shao feel that there was a sense of vicissitudes in the world...... In my memory, the young man named Guo Shao, who really belongs to this era, was hungry and cold in Yanzhou many years ago, and it was the old man in front of him who accepted his daughter's request and ordered his subordinates to rescue the young man. Of course, it is impossible for Fu Yanqing to remember that incident and that person.

Guo Shao replied: "If you return to the king of Wei, the last general will be called Guo Shao." ”

Xiang Xun said: "King Wei, he is the one who killed Zhang Yuanhui with an arrow in the Battle of Gaoping. ”

"Oh!" Fu Yanqing nodded, and then said, "I think back then, the old man was also able to open a ten-stone bow......

After hearing this, Guo Shao thought that Fu Yanqing had a high-tech motor tied to his arm, or that he was a powerful transformer, and that his arm strength could be used as a jack, and he was a person who used a catapult as a bow and crossbow.

However, the shooting of Zhang Yuanhui seems to be indeed very famous. Because it is a difficult thing to do, such a fierce general may be covered with two or three layers of heavy armor, and it is difficult for a bow and arrow to penetrate and cause fatal wounds to him, unless it is a small area such as the face; The men and horses rushed around in the battle array, and it was really difficult to hit that kind of place, otherwise Shi Yanchao would have died a long time ago, and he would not have staged a straw man borrowing arrows. Even Guo Shao felt that he had taken up part of the luck factor, even if he practiced thousands of times, he still couldn't guarantee that he would hit the bullseye every time.

Xiang Xun said again: "This time we were able to rescue Shi Qianfeng, and Guo Lang also made a great contribution...... First, our troops desperately broke the siege, but at that time, the historical striker was brave and angry, and fell into the enemy formation. If we continue to relieve him of the siege, I am afraid that the troops will be exhausted, and the spirit will be frustrated, and in the end we will be powerless. Guo Lang told me a truth, saying that to save a person who fell into the water, he must wait until he struggles to move before he can be saved, otherwise he must press the rescuer into the water. So we waited for the time when the Qianfeng troops were exhausted, and the Liao army was full of generals, and it took some time to delay the Qianfeng to be seriously wounded. ”

Fu Yanqing said: "Fortunately, it was timely. ”

Xiang Xun praised it: "I thought that Guo Lang was very good at seizing the opportunity. If he hadn't listened to him today, Shi Qianfeng would have fallen into battle three times again, how could our army relieve him again and again? When we finally saved Shi Qianfeng, our department had become the end of the tower, and it was only thanks to Guo Shao's courageous help that we could barely break through the Liao formation. ”

Guo Shao said: "Just because the subordinates of the last general are brave, the last general does not dare to take credit." ”

Xiang Xun shook his head disapprovingly and said: "Your subordinates are brave, you don't compete for the first, this is what I admire about you." But I paid attention to find that Guo Lang was able to shoot at the right time and save the vital points again and again; If there is no Guo Lang behind today, how can you be brave if your subordinates have died in battle several times? ”

"Praise the general, the last general will not dare to be." Guo Shao is more modest today, one is because all the generals present are generals, so it is inconvenient to behave too much; The second came up with his own way to save Shi Yanchao, so that Shi Yanchao damaged his own soldiers, and he almost didn't die when he became a hedgehog...... After Shi Yanchao knew about this, and these people present, would he really thank himself? It's hard to say.

Fu Yanqing listened with great interest as the two finished speaking, and then spoke: "Let's go back to Jinyang tomorrow." ”

Guo Shao was stunned when he heard this, and it was easy to hold back and listen silently.

"This ......" The face of a military general next to him became ugly.

Fu Yanqing turned his head to look at the military general with an ugly face and said, "Sang Jue, it's okay for your people to stay and defend Xinzhou." ”

Na Sangqi was a military general of the Northern Han Dynasty, himself in Xinzhou, and later surrendered to the Zhou army.

Fu Yanqing looked back again: "What do you think?" ”

No one answered, neither in approval nor in accord, and the awkward silence itself was a euphemistic objection.

Fu Yanqing said: "Shi Yanchao was seriously injured, his elite cavalry was damaged, and our army suffered heavy losses, and we were unable to fight the Liao army anymore. Defend Xinzhou, so many people and horses don't have enough food to eat, and it can't play an important role, so Sang Jue can defend Xinzhou. Therefore, the old man decided to return to Jinyang for the time being, and wait for the official family to decide. ”

Several generals had no choice but to take orders.

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So Guo Shao and the remnants of Xiang Xun's troops walked back to Jinyang. went to Xinzhou for a while, fought a battle and killed three brothers; But he always felt that he had not done anything meaningful, and the Liao army was neither repelled nor blocked, but only saved Shi Yanchao's life...... However, if Shi Yanchao hadn't been sent out to die with a meager force, why bother so much to save him?

The battle to besiege Jinyang City has temporarily stopped, and the Zhou army is besieging but not attacking, and is waiting and seeing. Guo Shao remembered the "ant attachment" a few days ago, I am afraid that the siege tactics of Zhou Jun's brainless climbing of the wall are not very useful, and the casualties must be not small...... But there doesn't seem to be much other way, such as digging tunnels, all the tricks that can be thought of have been used indiscriminately in perennial wars, and the defenders of the city also know how to guard against them, and they can't play a tricky role at all.

After returning to Jinyang, Xiang Xun patted his chest and said that he would fulfill his promise before sending troops to Xinzhou, and try to take Guo Shao to meet the emperor, so that the emperor could reward him for his merits. Between Guo Shao's words of thanks, he mentioned that he planned to see Zhang Yongde first.

Zhang Yongde once took special care of himself, and he was a powerful general of the forbidden army, so it would be good to say hello first if he could meet.

Xiang Xun was suddenly surprised, but he didn't expect Guo Shao and Zhang Yongde to still have a relationship. Guo Shao thought he would ask, and he was thinking about how to answer more sincerely...... But Xiang Xun didn't ask, and he didn't know.

Xiang Xun only talked about Zhang Yongde's recent affairs, saying that Zhang Yongde is currently hot in front of the new emperor.

At that time, in the battle of Gaoping, Fan Aineng and He Hui, the main generals of the right army's infantry cavalry, took the lead in escaping...... It was in front of Guo Shao's small army, the cavalry fled at the touch of a button, and the infantry scattered in a hurry. Later, the Zhou army turned defeat into victory and pursued the Northern Han army, and these two people spread false news on the road.

Of course, the emperor was very angry, and after the battle of Gaoping, he wanted to settle accounts and kill these two people to set an example, but he was a little hesitant (when Guo Shao listened to Xiang Xun's narration, he guessed that Chai Rong still did not fully control the army at that time, and was afraid that after killing the general, other generals would have a sad resistance).

With Zhang Yongde's resolute support, the emperor immediately killed the people he wanted to do, not only cutting down Fan Aineng and He Hui, but also killing more than 70 generals who were unhappy with him in one go...... And scolded the killed generals in public, saying that they "treat me as a strange commodity and want to sell it to Liu Chong, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, for a good price", which means treason, who will die if they don't die?

Zhang Yongde was immediately very appreciated by the new emperor.

Many generals have problems, either greedy for money and lustful, or drunk and scolded soldiers, and some have a reputation for "injustice", or are as murderous as Shi Yanchao...... But it is difficult to find obvious shortcomings in Zhang Yongde, who holds a lot of power.