Linbian County, three watches in the middle of the night.

This is the northernmost county under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou, which was originally inconspicuous.

But now it has become an important frontline town for the northern Liangzhou army to resist foreign enemies, and more than 80,000 military horses have been stationed inside and outside the county, which is more than the population of the entire county.

On the plain, which is only less than thirty miles away, there is also an army of tens of thousands stationed near the river, which is the main force of the Pingtian Army killed from Luoyang.

In the past two months, the two soldiers and horses have had more than 10 battles, and the two sides have won and lost each other.

However, this is not a real covenant after all, so no one dares to relax, even if they are in the county, the Liangzhou army is still strict at night, and from time to time there are generals who lead the team to patrol around in case of accidents.

At this time, Guo Han led a team to walk on the streets of the county town, which was not wide, and looked left and right from time to time, which was quite majestic.

The battles in the past few months have made Guo Han's status in the Liangzhou army even more improving.

Because in two of the encounters, he was the first to rush to the front line, and in one fell swoop repelled the onslaught of the enemy.

In this way, it naturally makes the soldiers under his command admire, men in the army, who doesn't want to have such a general who dares to fight and can share weal and woe with everyone.

And Guo Yan was also very satisfied with his son's performance, and he was even more determined to pass on the position of the head of the family to the second son in the future. Now they are already treating Guo Han as an heir in front of everyone.

This naturally greatly enhanced Guo Han's enthusiasm, and he consciously did it for himself. So even in the middle of the night, he worked tirelessly to personally lead troops to patrol the sentry.

Just when he led his troops to the vicinity of the south gate, he heard a slight commotion there, which made Guo Han feel a little surprised, so he hurriedly rushed to inquire, don't be surrounded by the enemy and sneak attack.

It turned out that I heard a conversation coming from there:

"General, we are really from Liangzhou, and there is a decree here to prove it.

"And this time it's a big matter, we must meet Lord Taiwei immediately, and please let us into the city!"

"But this is a strict order in the army, the city gate is not allowed to pass after nightfall, brother, you still wait outside all night, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Guo Han hurriedly walked over and asked with a serious face, "What's going on?" ”

"Back to the general, it was they who ran to the city gate and begged to enter the city. But it's already overtime, and I don't dare to release people without permission. ”

Guo Han frowned, then poked his head down and asked, "Whose subordinates are you?" What's the urgency? ”

"But the Major General? It's Wang Lie! The man in the city heard Guo Han's voice at once, and hurriedly replied loudly, "There is a big incident in Liangzhou City, General Guo has been attacked, life and death are uncertain, and there are even Nanyang soldiers and horses in the city, so I must ask Lord Taiwei to go back and preside over the overall situation!" ”

This sentence made Guo Han stunned for an instant, and the soldiers and horses at the head of the city showed even more horror, they really didn't expect that the main city in the rear would make such a big mess.

Guo Han took a deep breath, and then ordered: "Pull him up." General Wang, just come up alone, and I'll take you to see my father!" ”

……

After three watches, Guo Yan did not sleep.

In his room, he repeatedly looked at the letters and maps in front of him.

The map shows the various movements and collisions of the Peace Celestial Army in the past few days, and the content of the letter is about the collegiate proposal of the other side to stop the fight and return to the army.

In this regard, he has not really made up his mind, after all, even he is not sure, whether the other party really wants to strike the army, or is it just a conspiracy, he wants to trick himself into retreating, and then launch a surprise attack.

However, he also knew that it would not be a good thing for both the enemy and us to drag it out any longer, and it would only increase casualties, so the probability that the other party would be sincere was greater.

Moreover, there has also been a letter from the other side recently, and he is also persuading himself to withdraw his troops as soon as possible, and first sweep away the forces of the two Huai parties before trying to do anything else.

Maybe when I really wait until then, I can try to get rid of the control from them and truly achieve hegemony.

After all, he still has the emperor in hand, and he has a winning streak, as long as he uses it properly, he can turn over.

Just when he was thinking about it, a hurried footstep suddenly stopped in front of his door, and his son Guo Han's slightly hurried voice sounded: "Father, have you slept peacefully?" ”

"Come in and talk." Guo Yan responded casually, but he had some doubts in his heart, why did his son come to see him at this time, but did something go wrong in the army?

Guo Han pushed the door in response, but his face was extremely solemn, and he immediately hugged his fists and said: "Father, someone from Liangzhou said that something big happened over there." ”

"What did you say?" Guo Yan was suddenly moved and asked urgently.

Guo Han immediately told him what he had just learned from Wang Lie, and then submitted a letter to him: "Father, please see, this is a letter signed by several adults left behind and the eldest brother. ”

Guo Yan immediately snatched the letter, quickly scanned it, and at a glance, the muscles on his face trembled because of it.

"Morning Cloth Assassin, Surprise Attack...... also secretly transferred the soldiers and horses from Nanyang into my Liangzhou City......

"Good! What a Sun Ning, I still underestimated him, and actually gave me a knife in the back at this time!

"No wonder he would insist on letting me bring troops to fight with the Peace Heavenly Army, it turned out that he had premeditated and wanted to take the opportunity to take my Liangzhou!"

In the end, the angry Guo Yan slammed the joint letter of his subordinates on the desk.

"Father, now Liangzhou is in chaos, only the eldest brother is afraid that they will not be able to really quell the rebellion, and they must return to the army as soon as possible to rescue!" Guo Han was also full of anxiety, and then asked again, "Why don't you let the child bring a soldier and horse to go?" ”

"No!" Although Guo Yan was furious, he still maintained considerable calm, and immediately waved his hand and said, "Now that the strong enemy is in front, we must not mess up and show our flaws." Compared with the Pingtian Army in front, the threat in the rear is nothing. ”

"How's that to be?" Guo Han was nervous.

It was only when he saw this that he dared to act like this. If I divide my troops at this time, I will be noticed by the other side, and when they take advantage of the situation, the morale of the army will be confused. ”

Guo Yan quickly calculated, and his expression had become extremely solemn: "For today's plan, we must use the least number of people to deal with the changes in Liangzhou." It's useless for you to go, only I went in person. ”

"Huh? But father, you are the commander of the three armies, how can you move lightly? Guo Han exclaimed.

"I only brought a few hundred relatives back, and I won't alarm the Pingtian Army. And what you have to do is to help me hold the whole army, so that they will not notice that I am no longer there. Han'er, this is my last test for you, can you do it? ”

Faced with his father's sudden question, Guo Han was stunned at first, then feverish, and felt a burst of excitement.

Isn't this exactly the perfect opportunity for me to take charge and show my abilities?