Xuanren City is a city with a very colorful name.
It is full of military camps, warehouses, and government offices. The buildings are either rough and thick, or simple and low.
The biggest feature of the city is that it looks bare and the seedlings planted have not grown yet. It is too difficult to move large trees. Anyway, the ornamentality and greening are not considered as the city building.
Even the palace where Guo Shao lived was covered with rammed earth, without decoration or wooden boards.He could still smell the newly built soil while sitting.
Guo Shao looked through the accounts reported by the Tokyo Inner Treasury, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Former Camp Military Office. The numbers were simply astronomical!
Nearly 300,000 troops on the front line maintained armored weapons, military pay, and enough food. Hundreds of thousands of civilians collected from building cities and transporting grains, as well as subsidies for soldiers guarding the city. The money, grain and materials consumed in one month were converted into millions of chunks!
Spending money is like flowing water is indescribable, it is simply a loss like the breaking of the Yellow River.
At this consumption rate, if there were only the fiscal revenue before the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be impossible to afford the taxes that would destroy the Central Plains for years.
The Shu Kingdom, the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Southern Han Dynasty and other countries accumulated over the decades, and the wealth in the region south of the Yangtze River was that Guo Shao robbed Shu Kingdom and the Southern Tang Dynasty in recent years. He was originally rich... If such a huge wealth was used up for any family for ten thousand years, Guo Shao did nothing in his hand and made a northern expedition twice.
If this continues, it will probably take a year or two to emptiate the accumulation of Tokyo's internal treasury and local treasurys.
Guo Shao felt like he could not stop even if he could suck his penis.However, he was still very calm on the surface. At least now there is still something to be taken out in the warehouses in various places, so he was not at the end of his life.
Below the lobby, forty or fifty people were arranged on both sides.But it was very quiet at this time, and even the chirping sounds of birds flying to the new city to observe were heard.
Wei Renpu finally turned to look at the civil and military officials present: He would deploy a besiege to Youzhou City today, and the tribes should encourage the morale of the generals and prepare to set off.
The generals bowed: Obey the order.
Wei Renpu said again: The city has been built, and the army is approaching Youzhou City, but we still can't be too anxious.In the military strategy, if the main force of the Liao army did not go south, it would be besieged Youzhou; once the Liao army went south and threatened the siege army, it would retreat to the northern line and confront the five cities.This will be repeated until the Liao army is overwhelmed, or the Great Zhou army will capture Youzhou!
Although this method is not domineering enough, it is rogue enough. After hearing what Wei Renpu said, everyone was full of confidence and believed that it would be a matter of time before the capture of Youzhou, and the hope of victory was visible.
The lobby gradually became warmer.
The military officials sent a stack of paper. Wei Renpu explained his ideas for siege according to the map around Youzhou City, and made arrangements for the military orders issued by the military officials.
In the hall, generals came forward to receive military orders one after another, and repeated responses were strong and full of confidence!
Only Guo Shao didn't say anything, but his face pretended to be calm and calm, sitting in the upper position.
After the deployment was made, Guo Shao ordered the disbandment, and there was a sound of long live in the lobby.
...The previous steps went smoothly, and as long as the next steps were not wrong, the military expenditure could be maintained... However, if one of the links failed, all the previous victory would lose its meaning.
The consequence is not only as simple as the failure of this Northern Expedition!
Guo Shao has seen the monthly expenses account, and this Northern Expedition is expensive.
Being able to hold on is entirely due to the accumulation of plundered southern countries; if you spend all your money and fail to do anything, you have to accumulate the national treasury again in the future, and it will take a long time to wait... After this long-term large-scale war of attrition, if you want to do it again immediately, it will undoubtedly be a drinking poison to quench your thirst!
Then within at least ten years, it will be difficult to mobilize resources for the Northern Expedition.In ten years, the internal and external situation has been too variable.
Guo Shao was once again trapped in the subtle patience of the past year.
At this moment, Wei Renpu entered the signing room to meet with him and reported that the Han generals of the Liao army in Ji, Shun and Tan secretly sent envoys to Xuanren City, intending to open the city gate and surrender to the Great Zhou.
Guo Shao raised his head and said casually: The Han people in Hebei are still interested in the court.
Wei Renpu said: In the current situation, all regions are optimistic about the success of the Great Zhou Northern Expedition.Those Han generals were not trusted and could still have a future for surrendering to the Great Zhou, few people were willing to be enemies of the Great Zhou.
Guo Shao reached out to smooth the drawings on the table, raised his sleeves, as if he was about to say something, but he didn't make a sound.Wei Renpu hurriedly bowed with his fists.
After a while, Guo Shao said: The front line has been too wide.Write a letter to the generals of the three cities, asking them not to act rashly for the time being... and then give him a letter of appointment and secretly award him an official position.
Wei Renpu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is wise, I will do it immediately."
He also said: Goryeo and the Liao Kingdom have old grudges. Although they were beaten by the Liao army and sought peace, they were not resolved because of the force of the Liao army.Now our Great Zhou is as powerful as a tiger, and Goryeo may be willing to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Liao Kingdom and cause a fire in its backyard.I advised me and sent an envoy to cross the sea to Goryeo to form an alliance with Goryeo and make an appointment to attack Liao.
This plan is very wonderful.Guo Shao agreed without hesitation... Anyway, there is no loss in success or failure.He ordered very simply, "Choose an envoy, bring a guard of ceremonies, and cross the sea from Dengzhou to the nearest."
Follow the order.Wei Renpu worshipped.
Wei Renpu left, and everyone was busy preparing to set off.
...A few days later, the weather was clear and the army was dispatched as scheduled.Huang Gai Luan's carriage was accompanied in the army, but the underside of the umbrella was empty.Guo Shao was wearing armor and rode on his horse and followed the west.
The vast crowds of people were not seen in front of them and in the back, and there were many people on the north bank of the Sanggan River.
On the river surface, sails were like clouds, covering almost the entire water surface.
Teams of cavalry on the other side were galloping.
The scene is very grand.
In the afternoon, Guo Shao saw the big city standing in front of the sky on the green plain.
Seeing Youzhou City, looking back at its control of this large flat land, and thinking about its strategic importance, Guo Shao immediately felt that everything he did was worth it!
Guo Shao stared at his army and the deep defense line behind him, and thought to himself: It's time to settle the score!
On the road, the faces of many Han people also turned in the same direction: Youzhou.
In this vast land, everyone in various places should be paying attention to this group of troops at the city.
Youzhou is not just a city at this time, but it contains too many grudges, dreams, blood, honor and disgrace. It is a symbolic place!
When the Central Plains Dynasty cut off the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, it was unable to be taken back after decades of three dynasties. Guo Shao even knew that it had not been taken back for hundreds of years.
Some dynasties were forced to send it out, and if they were taken back in their own hands, then there was no need to emphasize too much prestige and national power.
The Great Liao Dynasty was recognized by far and wide for many years as the most powerful and fearful country. Today, the Zhou army soldiers arrived in front of its gate. Whoever is stronger and whoever is weak will be the place of fair competition!
Guo Shao swept away the worry and depression in his chest and thought to himself: Since this is the case, let go and do it!
He rode his horse forward and rushed forward, and his generals and escort cavalry immediately rode their horses to follow him.
A group of cavalry rushed straight to the south gate of Youzhou. On the ancient, heavy eaves and high buildings, there were warriors wearing barbarian clothes. The enemy soldiers were already ready for battle.
The general shouted behind him: Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!
Guo Shao pulled the horse nearly 200 steps away, jumped off the horse, and drew his bow and arrow. He stared at his eyes and his face turned red. His big hand pulled the strong bow in his hand like a full moon, and the bow and cow tendon Titicaca... made a tight and sour sound, as if it was about to be broken, which made people's hearts tense.
The soldiers held their breath for a moment and stared at the bow and arrow in Guo Shao's hand.
The cluster of arrows diagonally facing the sky, bang!There was a loud noise from the ground, and the violent tremor shook all the fine things on the bow away, as if a faint smoke rose.
The heavy arrow flew into the air roaring.
Seeing this, the soldiers immediately shouted loudly: Long live!Long live……
Guo Shao turned over the horse, raised the bow in his hand high, and shouted loudly: Youzhou must be taken!
The troops were excited and shouted and surrounded Guo Shao and rode his horse to turn around.Sure enough, just after running for a while, stones and crossbows in the air flew out one after another and landed behind them.
Guo Shao looked back at Youzhou again, and the characters, flags and people on the city gate became blurred, but he seemed to see Luo Mengzi bleeding from all seven orifices, the little lady who was ravaged and slaughtered into an unborn way, the burning village, the people who were displaced, and the sons who were piled up in Jingguan... Scenes flashed before Guo Shao's eyes one by one like pictures.
Running back to the formation, the shouts of soldiers like a sea of steel shocked the earth in the wilderness outside the city.
Regaining his homeland with iron and blood... Guo Shao rode his horse in front of the army with a very inflammatory mood.
Long live!Countless men shouted wildly.
The revenge of Dazhou Erlang is about to burn out the Liao army, and it is time to liquidate the crime... Guo Shao was excited and shouted loudly.
He drew his sword and looked into the air.The army was excited and raised its swords and guns to shout for Guo Shao to respond.
The situation created momentum, and the Zhou army was full of confidence in defeating and morale was high.That night, the military and civilians began to build military camps and fortifications, and the figures of the local people working with trotters everywhere.
A few days later, the people of Youzhou continued to volunteer to serve in Youzhou military camps with baskets and other tools, carrying dry food, and some people were still in ragged clothes to help the king.
Obviously, the Khitan was unpopular.
The Liao Kingdom occupied Youyun in the early stage, and the stable rule was sure to be in constant conflict. Although Xiao Siwen implemented a pacification strategy after he ruled the South Court, it obviously could not make up for the extreme unfair actions of the Khitan nobles and the people.
After Yelu Xiu Ge took over, the situation became worse. In order to attack the Zhou army's fortress, he forced the innocent people to catch up on the battlefield to fill the ditch.
There was a report back to the next. After the Zhou army's royal division arrived in Youzhou, this situation was natural.
Although Youzhou City is majestic, the scene of the crowd digging of soil to build fortifications at this time seemed to be digging out the foundation of the Liao Kingdom's rule in the South Courtyard like an ant colony.
It is full of military camps, warehouses, and government offices. The buildings are either rough and thick, or simple and low.
The biggest feature of the city is that it looks bare and the seedlings planted have not grown yet. It is too difficult to move large trees. Anyway, the ornamentality and greening are not considered as the city building.
Even the palace where Guo Shao lived was covered with rammed earth, without decoration or wooden boards.He could still smell the newly built soil while sitting.
Guo Shao looked through the accounts reported by the Tokyo Inner Treasury, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Former Camp Military Office. The numbers were simply astronomical!
Nearly 300,000 troops on the front line maintained armored weapons, military pay, and enough food. Hundreds of thousands of civilians collected from building cities and transporting grains, as well as subsidies for soldiers guarding the city. The money, grain and materials consumed in one month were converted into millions of chunks!
Spending money is like flowing water is indescribable, it is simply a loss like the breaking of the Yellow River.
At this consumption rate, if there were only the fiscal revenue before the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be impossible to afford the taxes that would destroy the Central Plains for years.
The Shu Kingdom, the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Southern Han Dynasty and other countries accumulated over the decades, and the wealth in the region south of the Yangtze River was that Guo Shao robbed Shu Kingdom and the Southern Tang Dynasty in recent years. He was originally rich... If such a huge wealth was used up for any family for ten thousand years, Guo Shao did nothing in his hand and made a northern expedition twice.
If this continues, it will probably take a year or two to emptiate the accumulation of Tokyo's internal treasury and local treasurys.
Guo Shao felt like he could not stop even if he could suck his penis.However, he was still very calm on the surface. At least now there is still something to be taken out in the warehouses in various places, so he was not at the end of his life.
Below the lobby, forty or fifty people were arranged on both sides.But it was very quiet at this time, and even the chirping sounds of birds flying to the new city to observe were heard.
Wei Renpu finally turned to look at the civil and military officials present: He would deploy a besiege to Youzhou City today, and the tribes should encourage the morale of the generals and prepare to set off.
The generals bowed: Obey the order.
Wei Renpu said again: The city has been built, and the army is approaching Youzhou City, but we still can't be too anxious.In the military strategy, if the main force of the Liao army did not go south, it would be besieged Youzhou; once the Liao army went south and threatened the siege army, it would retreat to the northern line and confront the five cities.This will be repeated until the Liao army is overwhelmed, or the Great Zhou army will capture Youzhou!
Although this method is not domineering enough, it is rogue enough. After hearing what Wei Renpu said, everyone was full of confidence and believed that it would be a matter of time before the capture of Youzhou, and the hope of victory was visible.
The lobby gradually became warmer.
The military officials sent a stack of paper. Wei Renpu explained his ideas for siege according to the map around Youzhou City, and made arrangements for the military orders issued by the military officials.
In the hall, generals came forward to receive military orders one after another, and repeated responses were strong and full of confidence!
Only Guo Shao didn't say anything, but his face pretended to be calm and calm, sitting in the upper position.
After the deployment was made, Guo Shao ordered the disbandment, and there was a sound of long live in the lobby.
...The previous steps went smoothly, and as long as the next steps were not wrong, the military expenditure could be maintained... However, if one of the links failed, all the previous victory would lose its meaning.
The consequence is not only as simple as the failure of this Northern Expedition!
Guo Shao has seen the monthly expenses account, and this Northern Expedition is expensive.
Being able to hold on is entirely due to the accumulation of plundered southern countries; if you spend all your money and fail to do anything, you have to accumulate the national treasury again in the future, and it will take a long time to wait... After this long-term large-scale war of attrition, if you want to do it again immediately, it will undoubtedly be a drinking poison to quench your thirst!
Then within at least ten years, it will be difficult to mobilize resources for the Northern Expedition.In ten years, the internal and external situation has been too variable.
Guo Shao was once again trapped in the subtle patience of the past year.
At this moment, Wei Renpu entered the signing room to meet with him and reported that the Han generals of the Liao army in Ji, Shun and Tan secretly sent envoys to Xuanren City, intending to open the city gate and surrender to the Great Zhou.
Guo Shao raised his head and said casually: The Han people in Hebei are still interested in the court.
Wei Renpu said: In the current situation, all regions are optimistic about the success of the Great Zhou Northern Expedition.Those Han generals were not trusted and could still have a future for surrendering to the Great Zhou, few people were willing to be enemies of the Great Zhou.
Guo Shao reached out to smooth the drawings on the table, raised his sleeves, as if he was about to say something, but he didn't make a sound.Wei Renpu hurriedly bowed with his fists.
After a while, Guo Shao said: The front line has been too wide.Write a letter to the generals of the three cities, asking them not to act rashly for the time being... and then give him a letter of appointment and secretly award him an official position.
Wei Renpu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is wise, I will do it immediately."
He also said: Goryeo and the Liao Kingdom have old grudges. Although they were beaten by the Liao army and sought peace, they were not resolved because of the force of the Liao army.Now our Great Zhou is as powerful as a tiger, and Goryeo may be willing to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Liao Kingdom and cause a fire in its backyard.I advised me and sent an envoy to cross the sea to Goryeo to form an alliance with Goryeo and make an appointment to attack Liao.
This plan is very wonderful.Guo Shao agreed without hesitation... Anyway, there is no loss in success or failure.He ordered very simply, "Choose an envoy, bring a guard of ceremonies, and cross the sea from Dengzhou to the nearest."
Follow the order.Wei Renpu worshipped.
Wei Renpu left, and everyone was busy preparing to set off.
...A few days later, the weather was clear and the army was dispatched as scheduled.Huang Gai Luan's carriage was accompanied in the army, but the underside of the umbrella was empty.Guo Shao was wearing armor and rode on his horse and followed the west.
The vast crowds of people were not seen in front of them and in the back, and there were many people on the north bank of the Sanggan River.
On the river surface, sails were like clouds, covering almost the entire water surface.
Teams of cavalry on the other side were galloping.
The scene is very grand.
In the afternoon, Guo Shao saw the big city standing in front of the sky on the green plain.
Seeing Youzhou City, looking back at its control of this large flat land, and thinking about its strategic importance, Guo Shao immediately felt that everything he did was worth it!
Guo Shao stared at his army and the deep defense line behind him, and thought to himself: It's time to settle the score!
On the road, the faces of many Han people also turned in the same direction: Youzhou.
In this vast land, everyone in various places should be paying attention to this group of troops at the city.
Youzhou is not just a city at this time, but it contains too many grudges, dreams, blood, honor and disgrace. It is a symbolic place!
When the Central Plains Dynasty cut off the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, it was unable to be taken back after decades of three dynasties. Guo Shao even knew that it had not been taken back for hundreds of years.
Some dynasties were forced to send it out, and if they were taken back in their own hands, then there was no need to emphasize too much prestige and national power.
The Great Liao Dynasty was recognized by far and wide for many years as the most powerful and fearful country. Today, the Zhou army soldiers arrived in front of its gate. Whoever is stronger and whoever is weak will be the place of fair competition!
Guo Shao swept away the worry and depression in his chest and thought to himself: Since this is the case, let go and do it!
He rode his horse forward and rushed forward, and his generals and escort cavalry immediately rode their horses to follow him.
A group of cavalry rushed straight to the south gate of Youzhou. On the ancient, heavy eaves and high buildings, there were warriors wearing barbarian clothes. The enemy soldiers were already ready for battle.
The general shouted behind him: Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!
Guo Shao pulled the horse nearly 200 steps away, jumped off the horse, and drew his bow and arrow. He stared at his eyes and his face turned red. His big hand pulled the strong bow in his hand like a full moon, and the bow and cow tendon Titicaca... made a tight and sour sound, as if it was about to be broken, which made people's hearts tense.
The soldiers held their breath for a moment and stared at the bow and arrow in Guo Shao's hand.
The cluster of arrows diagonally facing the sky, bang!There was a loud noise from the ground, and the violent tremor shook all the fine things on the bow away, as if a faint smoke rose.
The heavy arrow flew into the air roaring.
Seeing this, the soldiers immediately shouted loudly: Long live!Long live……
Guo Shao turned over the horse, raised the bow in his hand high, and shouted loudly: Youzhou must be taken!
The troops were excited and shouted and surrounded Guo Shao and rode his horse to turn around.Sure enough, just after running for a while, stones and crossbows in the air flew out one after another and landed behind them.
Guo Shao looked back at Youzhou again, and the characters, flags and people on the city gate became blurred, but he seemed to see Luo Mengzi bleeding from all seven orifices, the little lady who was ravaged and slaughtered into an unborn way, the burning village, the people who were displaced, and the sons who were piled up in Jingguan... Scenes flashed before Guo Shao's eyes one by one like pictures.
Running back to the formation, the shouts of soldiers like a sea of steel shocked the earth in the wilderness outside the city.
Regaining his homeland with iron and blood... Guo Shao rode his horse in front of the army with a very inflammatory mood.
Long live!Countless men shouted wildly.
The revenge of Dazhou Erlang is about to burn out the Liao army, and it is time to liquidate the crime... Guo Shao was excited and shouted loudly.
He drew his sword and looked into the air.The army was excited and raised its swords and guns to shout for Guo Shao to respond.
The situation created momentum, and the Zhou army was full of confidence in defeating and morale was high.That night, the military and civilians began to build military camps and fortifications, and the figures of the local people working with trotters everywhere.
A few days later, the people of Youzhou continued to volunteer to serve in Youzhou military camps with baskets and other tools, carrying dry food, and some people were still in ragged clothes to help the king.
Obviously, the Khitan was unpopular.
The Liao Kingdom occupied Youyun in the early stage, and the stable rule was sure to be in constant conflict. Although Xiao Siwen implemented a pacification strategy after he ruled the South Court, it obviously could not make up for the extreme unfair actions of the Khitan nobles and the people.
After Yelu Xiu Ge took over, the situation became worse. In order to attack the Zhou army's fortress, he forced the innocent people to catch up on the battlefield to fill the ditch.
There was a report back to the next. After the Zhou army's royal division arrived in Youzhou, this situation was natural.
Although Youzhou City is majestic, the scene of the crowd digging of soil to build fortifications at this time seemed to be digging out the foundation of the Liao Kingdom's rule in the South Courtyard like an ant colony.
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