Chapter 73 Iron and Peach Blossoms

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The wind brings the warmth of spring, and only in the morning there is a trace of chilly spring cold.

Veteran Wang Jing and his three subordinates rode their horses to a mound outside Fengcheng, and immediately watched the troops moving in the wind with interest.

The petals on the trees not far away were blown in the air by the wind. The light red color embellished the troops with a hint of softness, the torrent of steel and peach blossoms, and the image of the power and delicateness naturally blended into one for a while.

Ka, Ka, Ka... The overall sound of heavy footsteps is like the main tune of this symphony, simple, rough and rhythmic; it is also mixed with the clanging sound of armor, swords and soldiers colliding and the chirping of horses, like a companion.

The generals who were used to hearing this voice all had an expression of excitement on their faces; this kind of thing evoked the most memories and feelings of the warriors, and was the source of everything they had.

Wang Jingyuan looked at the appearance of the Hujie Army and sighed: All the elite soldiers are in the imperial guards.

The staff next to him said: Guo Du is too young, eager for quick success and instant benefits, and he has to suffer some losses to wake up.

The general said: The roads in the Qinling Mountains are tortuous and difficult to move forward. I agreed that there is only half a month of food. It is too short for me to think that he has made any achievements.

Wang Jing remained calm: If he couldn't take over the mighty city within fifteen days, he would naturally withdraw his troops, so it would be better to let him try it.

After hearing this, the aide said lightly: What the prince said is very true. The banished soldiers led by Guo Du, the general of Zhen'anjie did not stop them, and the prince was not willing to force the order to stop them.

...Zan Jurun, the envoy of the Hujie Army in the official office of Fengxiáng Prefecture, seemed to be unwilling to see the Hujie Army be able to capture the Shu army within half a month, but although he participated in military aircraft, he did not interfere in military affairs and said nothing.

When he learned that Hujie Army had indeed sent troops in advance, he wrote a memorial.

The follower was waiting outside the door. Zan Jurun checked what he wrote again and confirmed that what he said was true and did not make a mistake.

At this moment, he picked up the brush and held it in the air, gently rubbed his beard with his left hand, and looked meditative.

After a while, he quickly placed the brush in the inkstone and dipped it back and forth, adding a few lines of contents behind it.

The chief general Wang Jing did not intend to stop Guo Shao from asking for an emergency battle.

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Feng Xiang was very close to Chen Cang, and Hu Jie's army arrived in less than half a day, camped again and rested, waiting for the military supplies and equipment to be prepared.

Guo Shaoxian ignored the generals, but instead recruited Luo Yanhuan and others who were staying in Fengxiu to see him.

Luo Yanhuan and a female Taoist priest met in the temporary house that was the headquarters of the Central Army.After not seeing each other for several months, Guo Shao didn't say a word of greeting and asked directly: Is there any abnormal movement in Tangcang Town and other places?

The generals were also used to this straightforward way. Luo Yan clasped his fists and said: The last general was in Chen Cang, and he met the people from Tangcang Town five times.The last time at the beginning of this month, Tangcang Town increased its troops several times, and it currently has at least 6,000 troops, and there are countless food, grass and weapons.

Guo Shao remembered it silently and thought about the main places north of Fengzhou in his mind.He turned to look at the female Taoist priest, who was about her early thirties with freckles on her face, and she looked familiar.

The female Taoist priest said clearly: I just returned to Chen Cang today. General Luo asked me to come to see Guo Du Envoy together. He also heard that the saint aunt was also here, so he came to pay a visit together.We live in Qingniling Temple. From the first month of this year to the present, we have seen a large number of troops passing by Qingniling almost every day; it is difficult to walk on the ridge and often block roads.I hid in the forest behind the temple for a few days and counted the number of people who had crossed Qingniling.On sunny days, there are at least 186 people passing by, and at most 321 people passing by; on rainy days, several people passing by, at most twenty or thirty.It rains on Qingniling. It rains for half of the first lunar month to March. In addition, when the roads are muddy, it is difficult to walk for half of the time... It is estimated that 20,000 people have passed through Qingniling within three months. The food and supplies are not easy to see clearly. Some are carried by mules and horses, some are pushing carts, and some are carrying them. It seems that there are many.

Guo Shao was very surprised after hearing this. The ancients definitely did not understand any sampling statistics method, but the female Taoist priest used the same method of drawing the number for several days and then performing average superposition estimation.

I heard her speak in an orderly manner and speak clearly. I felt that this woman was not stupid at all, so I asked specifically: What's your name?

The female Taoist priest replied: If you return to Guodu, my surname was Wang, and after becoming a monk, I was called Bai Xiangu.

Guo Shao nodded and asked again: Is Qingniling the only way on Chencang Road?

Bai Xiangu said: There is an inn in Qingniling, which is indeed a must-pass road for the official road.However, I learned from the nunnery that there is a Baishui Road to the east, which is just a small path taken by some fugitives and profiteers. The surroundings are sparsely populated and there is no supply in the inn, so people usually don’t take that path.Therefore, all the Shu troops coming from Xingzhou had to cross Qingniling.

Guo Shao said immediately: Luo Yanhuan wants to fight with the army.Bai Gu, you don’t have to go back to Qingniling Temple. Stay at the Chencang stronghold, pick up the detailed work outside, ask clearly the situation and write it down.how?

Bai Xiangu turned to look at Jingniang, and Jingniang nodded.She replied: Yes.

Guo Shao then asked the female Taoist priest to retreat, and then sent someone to notify the commander and above generals to meet in the hall.

After the sixteen generals of the Hujie Army arrived at the headquarters one after another, Guo Shao took his followers and his subordinates quickly into the hall.The generals bent down to salute each other, and said one after another: Meet the envoy Guo Du.

Guo Shao sat down on the chair above and waved his hand to indicate that the generals stood in two rows according to the order of high and low, and looked at Guo Shao sideways.

Three days later, the entire army left Chencang and headed towards Sanguan.Guo Shao spoke first, and everyone watched him listened carefully. From Sanguan to the front camp of the Shu army, there was only one way. Our army's early combat goal was very simple, and we took down eight front camps of the Shu army.At present, the number of enemy soldiers in the camp is unknown, but the Shu Road is narrow and difficult to spread horizontally, so there will not be too many troops blocking the road.I decided to take two commands in front, take turns to attack, the main force adjourns, and advance them one after another...

Suddenly, a general said in a hurry: The last general is willing to be the forefront!Then the generals rushed to fight.

Guo Shao thought to himself: These generals usually look orderly, but the martial artists are not stupid either. Everyone wants to do such good things... The military camp in front of the Weiwu City is just a stronghold, which plays a warning and buffering role. The troops are not large and they are scattered into eight. It is not difficult to defeat them one by one.

It is relatively low in difficulty, but it is very outstanding when discussing the skills. This is the first skill.

The first command and the second command of the First Army.Guo Shao said loudly, raising his arm to stop everyone from yelling.

The last one will be there!Two generals stood up happily.Another clasped his fist and said: The last general commander Li Dazhu!

Guo Shao pretended to be very fair and said: The Shu Road cannot be unfolded horizontally, and the army marched, and the First and Second Army were deployed in sequence.You two are responsible for leading our troops to attack eight military camps and eat them one by one.Li Dazhu beat the first one, and the second command beat the second one, and he took a rotation and rested one after another.

Li Dazhu, with a dark skin on his face, patted his chest and said: I will break one within half a day, but I can't beat him down and come to see you!

good!Guo Shao praised.

But people cannot be without selfishness. These generals are just their subordinates and have taken all their contributions. How can we ask for credit to those who contribute to their own contributions in the future?Guo Shao immediately said: Luo Yanhuan.

Luo Yanhuan, who was standing on the side, walked up and clasped his fists and said: "Here."

Guo Shao said again: You are the platoon of the front army.

The platoon commander is a temporary position. Because the Zhou army is strong, they often set up the Yanyue Formation in field battles. Usually there is a person responsible for coordinating the array of various departments, which is the platoon commander.

This position is not a real military power position, so the chief general can be appointed in a certain battle... If a military position is appointed as a commander or above, the Hujie Army will usually report to the Infantry Department of the Guards Department for approval.

Luo Yanhuan said calmly: The last one will be ordered!

Guo Shao now appointed Li Chuyun as the chief supervisor of the camp, which was still a temporary position and a military meritorious service. As long as he won, when Guo Shao asked for me, it can be said that Li Chuyun was very capable of coordinating the marching... Moreover, Li Chuyun led troops to fight many wars, and must be familiar with marching and camping. Using him in charge of this matter can at least prevent some mistakes caused by insufficient experience.

The chief general's confidant and subordinate generals made contributions. Guo Shao felt that his approach was fair, and he said now: This general sent a probe to find out that the Shu army increased more than 20,000 troops to Qin and Feng within three months. As long as you fight hard, you will have many opportunities to make contributions.I will also remember it in my heart one by one. In the future, I will report all the merits and demerits to the court, and there will be no omissions.

All the generals were convinced.

Then Guo Shao ordered twelve commanders to select brave soldiers, each commanding a team of people, a total of twelve teams of 300 people, forming a central army guard, and let Yang Biao be the guard general; Luo Mengzi was the deputy general, and the two were on the control side in rotation.

Guo Shao took advantage of the rules of the Guards Department and commanded the military positions below generally delegated power to military generals of each army, and only counted the statistics and booklets were reserved; less than 300 people were commanded, he appointed generals on the spot.

Guo Shao didn't care about picking people and let each army command be responsible.

Anyway, he had seen it many times in the Second Army's military camp, and there were no too weak soldiers; they were sent out by various generals, and they usually had nothing to do with the headquarters, and they happened to be used by Guo Shao.

Everyone gathered in the headquarters, and Guo Shao didn't talk much. He arranged the combat affairs and personnel in a few seconds, and then asked Li Dazhu and others to repeat the military orders.Then he ordered the group to disband.

On the eve of sending the troops, Guo Shao found Zuo You again and asked him to bring people to contact the civilians who were delivering food in the rear army after the battle, and to transport the wounded soldiers in the front.

Guo Shao knew Zuo You better. This person had a little bit of ambition in the officialdom, but he was useless in military strategy and was basically useless, so he just happened to find some work for him.

Three days later, the entire army set out and marched towards Sanguan one after another from Chencang.

Twelve commands were commanded into columns and dispatched in sequence.

The officials of Wang Jing's staff office also followed with the civilians to help transport the baggage.

For a moment, the road was vast and turbulent, like a long dragon.