The streets of Tokyo are covered with snow, and the walls are covered with a white layer. Yao Erniu pushed open the courtyard door, and the cousin in the courtyard looked back, his face was suddenly happy, and he hurriedly shook the water in his hand, wiped it on his apron a few times, and then got up and walked over quickly: "Husband came back so early today!" ”

Yao Erniu let out a "hmm" and handed over a bag of "rattling" money.

My cousin asked in surprise: "Not long after the military salary was paid, why did you pay again?" ”

"I will reward you before you go on the expedition, and you will enjoy even more when you come back." Yao Erniu said as he walked into the hall.

"On the march?" His cousin was anxious, "When?" ”

Yao Erniu said: "Early the day after tomorrow." ”

My cousin was even more anxious: "Why haven't you heard from your husband all the time?" ”

Yao Erniu said: "I only found out today." The brothers in the army said that this time it should be the Northern Expedition to Youzhou, and the military aircraft cannot be leaked, so they will tell us temporarily. ”

The woman occasionally spoke as if she was out of her head, and her cousin said in a hurry: "Youzhou is not occupied by the Khitans, can the husband not go?" ”

Yao Erniu said straightly: "I took all the rewards, don't go?" ”

Entering the hall, the family heard the voice, Yao Erniu's wife reacted even more, the cousin wanted to give her the money for safekeeping, she cried and said: "This is the money to buy Erlang's life......

Yao Erniu had no choice, so he had to persuade with good words: "Mother, I am here to kill the enemy, not to die." ”

The old lady choked up and said: "They are all raised by their mothers and fathers, the Khitan people are so fierce, and the knives and guns don't have long eyes!" ”

Yao Erniu said: "It's really scary to go into battle, but it's really not as sinister as you think." If you go up, not to mention 100,000, at least tens of thousands, and if you win the war, there won't be many people who die. After a battle, in addition to the injured, the real dead are generally only one or two thousand. Dozens of people only died, so luck is just my turn? ”

The old lady said: "If you lose the battle? ”

Yao Erniu said without hesitation: "I won't lose." This time it was the official family who recruited it personally, and the official family fought so many battles, have you ever lost? ”

The cousin also went in turn to persuade the old lady: "The official family is the reincarnation of Dayi, and the living immortals are in the world, and many people burn incense." ”

……

All gates of Tokyo are under martial law, and traffic inside and outside the city is prohibited.

The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty has a population of hundreds of thousands, and there are a lot of people who usually want to enter and exit, and for a time many people gathered in each city, and they have inquired, and it is said that a notice was posted at the gate of the city, and martial law was only for three days.

A group of people gathered in front of the notice, and a middle-aged man wearing a hat looked at it for a long time, and then muttered: "Why is it suddenly under martial law for three days, and my goods have not entered the city yet......

A man next to him said: "I heard that the emperor is going to send troops to Youzhou, and I am afraid that there are spies in the city who will go to the informant early, so I will close the city for three days first." I estimate that after opening the city gate, it will also be checked tightly, and it is best to take the road guide mile if there is a road guide. ”

"This is going to fight Youzhou!" Several people gathered around.

Everyone talked about it, and soon they were all excited. The recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun is really exciting, and even the common people are very concerned...... Youzhou is not elsewhere, it is in Hebei! And to the north there is the mighty Prairie Iron Horse, which is not only the majesty of the country, but also has a lot to do with all the people of Tokyo; What can be stopped from Hebei? The Yellow River will also freeze and freeze, just like now, the cavalry can rush directly across the Yellow River from the north, and it is simply a flat river.

There was a commotion inside the city gate, and someone said loudly: "Since the Jin Dynasty, the clouds have been lost, and today we are finally going to return to the Central Plains!" ”

can make the country strong, truly protect the safety of the Central Plains and the lives and property of everyone, under the great prestige, few people in the Great Zhou at this time did not recognize Guo Shao's throne. As Guo Shao said, the same value is because people recognize it, and the legitimacy of the throne is the same.

……

The Privy Council decree required the Forbidden Army to assemble on the third day, but it was not clear where the expedition would be. However, most of the soldiers of the forbidden army have already guessed that it is the Northern Expedition to Youzhou...... At this time in the world, where else does the forbidden army need to go out on a large scale?

Temporarily dispatched troops to the expedition, most of them were busy saying goodbye to their families and packing their luggage.

However, there are also some people who do not have families in Tokyo, like Zhao Hu from Hebei.

Zhao Hu saved the reward money in a money bank, and he didn't care if he could get it back...... If it were before, he would have worked hard for money, wanted to buy horses, and wanted to save money; But in a different situation, he suddenly found that money was not so important.

Zhao Hu sat in the rented room, didn't have to say goodbye to anyone, and waited for the day after tomorrow to go out with the army. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

The hall was empty, a bit like a home. Directly above it was a wooden shelf, on which the plate armor was hung, and the helmet was also on it, looking like a leather-armored man crouching there. There is also a single knife with a sheath next to the armor, and the weapon has been added to the divine fire, because after the firearm is changed to a more complex arquebus, it can't be used as a mace, and it will break when it hits.

Zhao Hu sat alone for a long time, and finally stood up. He walked over to the knife holder, reached out and grabbed the scabbard, and pulled out the single knife with a "swish".

He held it until he took a deep breath, recalling the killer moves of the sect leader. Then stand up and make a decent gesture.

The light outside was getting darker and darker, and Zhao Hu's figure was like a shadow play at the door of the hall, the knife shadow stabbed forward, and the figure suddenly turned back steadily, and the knife also slashed, with a powerful and skillful movement.

Several actions were repeated repeatedly, Zhao Hu didn't seem to get tired of it, and the night was completely over, and he still had no intention of stopping. The figure was lonely.

……

Guo Shao has thrown away the government in the past two days, and what he is mainly doing is saying goodbye. summoned the prime minister to instruct the government affairs of Tokyo, and said goodbye to Fu Ermei, Li Yuan'er, Zhou Xian and others, and had to give up.

He wrote another letter in his own hand, secretly ordering Jingniang to leave the palace and send it to Dongfu...... To Mrs. Dong's Gao.

Gao is the sister of Gao Huaide, the deputy commander of the guard Ma Busi, and the mother of Dong Zunzhi, the commander of the Tiger Ben Army, a real noblewoman, and has the identity of the lady of the command. Although it is an official, it is still strange if the eunuch goes to pass the decree, and Jing Niang can do this.

On the eve of the expedition, Guo Shao put away all his personal affairs, and he devoted himself to reviewing the strategic plan he had planned before, knowing everything in his chest, and focusing completely on military affairs.

One of the largest wars since his accession to the throne. As long as you win, everything you want and everything you care about will become easy, and the rewards will come naturally.

The person who once taught him archery, Zhou Tong is now a military general under his command, and he can no longer teach Guo Shao anything. But Zhou Tong's words many years ago made Guo Shao remember: It's not a good thing to think too much.

He seemed to see an arrow target in the haze, and a sharp arrow flew towards the bullseye without hesitation and at the right time.