Chapter Thirty-Seven: Falling Away

On the side of the Luojiang River, falling away from the plain, the army of the Hou Mansion and the imperial court soldiers and horses confronted each other here, and the war was about to break out. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In March since Shentong ascended the throne, the war of Qi was raging, with Yangzhou being the most fierce, and the Hou Mansion sent troops to sweep the entire territory of Yangzhou.

The combat effectiveness of the border army was already strong, and Gu Shaohua used iron-blooded means to combine all forces, quickly raised troops, and seized some opportunities.

There are a total of five counties in Yangzhou, in addition to Yanghe County, the second occupation of Zhige Hou Mansion is Kaiyang County, which was taken in less than half a month, and then occupied the entire Yangzhou and advanced the battle line to the side of the Luojiang River.

Occupy Yangzhou, the world has taken one-third, maybe against the previous country, not dominant, but initially have the power of self-preservation.

Shentong sat on the throne, and it was not so stable, the throne obtained by conspiracy was only good if he could control the situation strongly, and it would not be so easy to have Gu Shaohua, a spoiler.

Gu Shaohua released the world's crusade against the text, plus the exposure of the true content of the edict, there are always some people who are not satisfied with Shentong's rule, since March, the beacon fire has not stopped.

The army of the Hou Mansion of Zhige was camped with its back to the Luojiang River, and the 100,000 troops were here, and the cold military spirit of the sky was condensed into an immovable will.

Backed by the Luojiang River, there are warships parked on the river, and the navy of Zhige Hou Mansion cannot be ignored, with great strength, and will perform well in the war.

The number of people on the side of the imperial court was larger, and in order to extinguish the "rebellion" of the Hou Mansion, Lao Di took it out and put together an army of 300,000.

These 300,000 troops are not the 100,000 soldiers and horses when they stopped Gu Shaohua from leading 3,000 iron cavalry back last time, and the two sides are not at the same level.

The 100,000 soldiers and horses in the last round were gathered locally, and I don't know how many indiscriminate people filled the numbers, and their combat effectiveness was not good at all, and they were defeated in a single fight.

The 300,000 troops dispatched this time were different, most of them were elites, and even the forbidden army had dispatched a lot, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

In the barracks of the army of Zhige Hou, in a gorgeous tent in the center, a military meeting was being held, and all the high-ranking officials of the army were present to discuss combat matters.

After stumbling and quarrelling, the general policy was finally set, that is, to act at the opportunity on the battlefield and make flexible arrangements.

It seems that what is said is the same as not saying it, in fact, it is very normal, the battlefield is changing rapidly, a good commander should not stick to the form, the art of war strategy is in one mind.

After the meeting, Guan Youwei stayed behind and reported to Gu Shaohua: "Your Highness, people have been sent out. ”

Gu Shaohua smiled: "Very good, I hope it will have some effect." ”

Guan Youwei said confidently: "There will definitely be, even if no one is firmly on our side, there must be a lot of bets on both sides." ”

Gu Shaohua's brows furrowed slightly: "It's better to have less grass on the wall, this kind of person can only speculate, what's the use?"

"Even if it doesn't work, we have to contact them as much as possible, we don't have an advantage in terms of strength, if we can have a little more hope of victory, let's have a little more. ”

Guan Youwei said.

Guan Youwei nodded expressionlessly: "Don't worry, I know the severity." ”

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The military camp on the opposite side, due to the number of 300,000 troops, was extremely large, more than three times larger than the military camp in Zhige Hou Mansion.

A large number of people does mean that the strength is strong in a certain sense, but in many cases, there will be some inconveniences, not to mention the inconvenience of command, and there will also be inconvenience in camping and management.

Such a huge number of people must not be messed up, and the armies can only be separated from each other according to their origins, led by their respective generals, and it is better not to mix together.

Guo Huan is a general of the Northern Border Army, his position is not low, and he has achieved the level of a lieutenant general, and the real power under his hands is not small, and there are many soldiers and horses.

This time, in order to extinguish the rebellion, Shentong mobilized 300,000 soldiers and horses, in addition to tens of thousands of forbidden troops, there were also 100,000 border troops in the north.

The army of Qi, when it comes to the elite, should be the forbidden army, and if you want to talk about combat effectiveness, it must be the border army, whether it is the northern border army or the southern border army, the combat effectiveness is very strong.

After inspecting his own army, he returned to the tent, and after sitting down for a while, Guo Huan's expression moved, he drew his knife, made a defensive posture, and shouted: "Who?!"

"General Guo has such a keen sense and admires it. ”

A young man flashed in.

Looking at the young man vigilantly, the internal qi in Guo Huan's body was running faster, and he was on the verge of exploding at any time, and a faint momentum burst out.

As a military general, he can do the position of a general, and the art of war and strategy must be put aside first, first of all, he must have a certain amount of force, and he is a monk who practices the qi realm the day after tomorrow.

"Who are you, and how did you get in?"

Guo Huan asked.

Breaking into the barracks, breaking into a general's tent, and being deeply encircled, the young man had no fear at all, and said very calmly: "General Guo, I came here on behalf of our family's marquis, and I have a letter to give to the general." ”

Guo Huan's brows furrowed: "You are sent by Zhige Hou, you are so bold, aren't you afraid that I will let you take you." ”

The young man said lightly: "Since I dare to come over, I will naturally put life and death out of the way, but before that, please take a look at this first." ”

Staring at a letter in the young man's hand, Guo Huan didn't mean to answer it, and said in a deep voice: "Now we are enemies, it is not suitable to read the letter of Zhi Gehou, you can take it back." ”

The knife in his hand had already been unsheathed and a gap was made, Guo Huan was ready to attack, as if he was going to make a move in the next moment, he was unwilling to have any contact with the envoy of Zhige Hou in his heart, so as not to fall into the melon field.

"This is not a letter from the Hou Ye, it is the will left to you by the emperor, General Guo, take it. ”

Young people do not take back their letters.

Guo Huan was shocked, stunned, and became hesitant for a moment, looking at the letter in the young man's hand, his eyes were full of struggle.

The young man shouted lightly: "General Guo, are you really unwilling to accept the order, the emperor was very kind to you, and you didn't even think about reciprocating." ”

"Alas. ”

With a soft sigh, Guo Huan finally took the letter.

After reading the letter, the struggle and hesitation on Guo Huan's face became even greater, and with his strong will to command thousands of troops, he couldn't bear it anymore, and the look of guard on his face turned pale.

Holding the letter in his hand, the green tendons burst out, Guo Huan's heart was fighting fiercely, and he seemed to be stunned for a while.

After a while, Guo Huan woke up from his trance, and said solemnly to the young man: "You go back and tell Zhi Gehou, I have to think about this matter." ”

The young man's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was unwilling, but he didn't do much entanglement, turned around and left, leaving only a word.

"General Guo, I hope you don't live up to the trust of the emperor. ”

That night, in the barracks of the imperial army, many generals who commanded the army encountered this situation, some were silent, some hesitated, some were ruthless, and left messengers, preferring to follow the imperial court and go all the way to the dark.