After Li Desheng learned about Guo Shao's origin, he enthusiastically invited their brothers to move home.But Guo Shao saw that the Li family's house was not spacious and had wives and concubines, so he kindly refused.
A month later, several peddlers came to Wuqi Town.This is the first time in many days that people have seen someone from outside.
The middle of the main road in the town was very lively for a while, and suddenly the broken town, which was like ruins, had some commercial atmosphere.
It is said that trade between countries is very frequent at this time, and even between hostile countries there are commercial exchanges; however, it should be mainly concentrated in metropolis and relatively peaceful areas in the south, and in this almost abandoned Wuqi Town, there is really not much business to talk about.
The peddler who sold goods was not very far away. He came from Luzhou, with one elder, two young men and three men and two donkey carts.
The sale of all kinds of goods is mostly things that the people cannot produce by themselves.
Guo Shao looked at it for a while and could not only buy it with coins, but also barter it. Wheat, cloth, skin, beef tendon and even livestock were the things that peddlers were most willing to accept.
Guo Shao saw a bow on the stall, so he said hello and reached out to get it. As soon as he touched the bowstring, he put it down and put it back.
Seeing this, the old man smiled and said: Hunting can be used as a entourage. If a hero wants to buy a handy one, he has to place an order in advance.
Guo Shao said: Do you only come every month?
The old man shook his head and said: I don’t know when next time... The streets and alleys of Luzhou are talking about it. The Khitan soldiers are going to cross the Zhuozhang River to plunder Luzhou. Haven’t you heard the wind yet?
After hearing this, Guo Shao shook his head and said in surprise: Our army surrounded Taiyuan, where can the Khitans go south?
I don’t know, but I just heard that I would come to Luzhou, and if I really want to come, it might be soon.
Guo Shao wanted to find out more information, but unfortunately the old man didn't know much and was vague.
He had no choice but to call Yang Luo and the others to leave.
Yang Biao wondered: I'm afraid the peddler is talking nonsense. The army of the government attacked Jinyang, and the Northern Han was in danger. If the Khitans did not save the Northern Han, why did they run to Luzhou to do it?
Guo Shao said: If the Khitans had a way to plunder Qin, Lu and other places, it would be of course useful.The purpose of the imperial guards' expedition this time was to repel foreign invaders, but after the Battle of Gaoping, they continued to surround Jinyang, which inevitably lacked preparations, and the lengthening of the route would cause supply difficulties. If the Khitan plagues the food route behind our dynasty, it would inevitably aggravate the problem of food shortage ahead.All I can't figure out is where the Khitan army came down. They have opened up the Daixin Basin?We don't have any pictures in our hands, so it's hard to guess what's going on.
After hearing this, Yang Biao said: Go and ask the town general Li Desheng to see how much he knows.
That's right.Guo Shao said.
The two of them had a plan, but Luo Mengzi couldn't speak in the back and didn't interrupt.Compared to Yang Biao's knowledge, Luo Mengzi is much worse, and he can only listen when talking about serious matters.
The group of three walked to the door of Li's house as they spoke, but saw a large box inside carrying something out.
There were two mule carts at the door, and the things were almost full, and the scene seemed to be moving.
After a while, Li Desheng walked out to see things, found them, and hurriedly came forward to meet.
Guo Shao pointed to the place and said: Is General Li moving to his new home?
Li Desheng leaned his eyebrows and said bitterly: What are you moving to!The Khitans wanted to plunder Luzhou, so I quickly asked my wife and children to take their things to Luzhou to hide for a while... Just as they were about to send someone to tell General Guo, you came here in person.
According to the rank of the town, the generals of the town must be greater than the Dutou official. Moreover, Guo Shao's actual military system is actually only ten generals, but he has been promoted to Dutou.
But a general like Li Desheng, who has no position without soldiers, has no position; he learned that Guo Shao had made great achievements, and even the commander and commander of the government and the front office of the Palace were commended, so he was very kind in his words.
So that's it... General Li is going to Luzhou too?Then who will take charge of Wuqi Town?
Li Desheng stomped his feet and gritted his teeth and said: Hi!How dare I run!Don’t you know that the new official family ascended the throne. In the Gaoping War, the generals of the monster army have cut down many people because they are afraid of death. It is said that they have to settle the score after the team.At this point, wouldn’t I beg my death to dare to escape when I hear the news?You also saw that this Wuqi Town is the place where the old and weak are waiting to die. It has long been abandoned, with no soldiers or generals... Oh, I just hope that the Khitan soldiers know that we are poor here and don’t come.
Guo Shao said: You are busy today, so I won’t bother you much.
Look, at least you can go in and have a tea...
Guo Shao felt that he had no skills when he saw this town general wearing fat white meat, but he didn't look like a bad person.
Now it confirmed that the enemy soldiers were invading, and the generals of the town began to send their wives and children away, so there should be no fakes. If the news was completely unreliable, why should the generals of the town be so anxious?
After leaving the Li family, Yang Biao said: It seems that our brothers should have made plans too early.This Wuqi Town is the territory of Li Yun of Luzhou and is not related to the Imperial Army; not to mention that the superiors have placed us here to recover from the wounded people, and there is no military order to defend the town.Now that the injury is almost healed, it is better to leave here with the wounded soldiers and go to Luzhou to find Zhaoyi Army Mansion to settle it.Luzhou City has high walls and is much more stable in the city.
After hearing this, Guo Shao refused to comment.
Several people returned to their dilapidated residences, and for a moment they had something to worry about, and the atmosphere was a little dull. Guo Shao pondered for a long time and finally broke the silence: I think the Khitans have not yet opened the Daixin Basin, otherwise they will be in Jinyang once they pass Xinzhou; in this way, the officials will not be able to continue to encircle Jinyang, and they may have withdrawn their troops. It is impossible to come from Hebei. If the Khitans rushed east of the Taihang Mountains, what would they do to Luzhou?
Now this Khitan army is coming from unknown where, maybe it is from Liaozhou?But no matter what, as long as the troops are not connected, their troops will never be too much.It should be just taking advantage of the situation to harass and wait for an opportunity to rob the food.
Yang Biao said: What my brother meant is that he wanted to stay in Wuqi Town and not leave?
Guo Shao frowned and hit the palm of his left hand twice with his right fist. He gritted his teeth and said: That's what I think. I have been holding my head in the past many times before, but when isn't it more dangerous than this time?Although this place is close to Luzhou, it is not on the main road. The number of Khitan soldiers may not be large. It is very likely that they are just scattered soldiers and brave soldiers when they fight here. Are we still afraid of him?
Yang Biao immediately turned a decisive move: You are the eldest brother, just say how to decide!
Guo Shao looked at Luo Mengzi who couldn't speak again. Luo Mengzi touched his round head: We are brothers, wherever the eldest brother goes, how can you not follow me?
After hearing this, Guo Shao was very pleased, and his eyes showed a strange light. What are we working hard for?In the past (later) Han Dynasty, and now in the Zhou Dynasty, the people who fought for power and profit were the people of their own clans who fought for power and profit!And today, why don’t we voluntarily fight it in order to protect the Han people and to repay the people’s kindness of slack food and serve tea and food... Fight like this. When one day we hear the people’s gratitude and righteous deeds and recall the passion of the first one, will we regret today’s decision?
Luo Mengzi was very excited when he heard this: Big brother!
Yang Biao also looked solemn, and his tiger eyes looked at Guo Shao and nodded slightly.
Guo Shao stretched out his palm again and slapped his high-high: Good brother, it is a great honor for me to fight side by side with my brother!
Guo Shaoping made up his mind, paced back and forth for a few steps, then turned around and said: Now that he has made up his mind, he needs to do some preparations.First, let the town general Li Desheng assist and obtain the right to control the local manpower and material resources; second, repair weapons; third, organize troops; fourth, prepare fortifications and tactical plans.
Yang Biao held the army and said: Brother, please do your best to do your best!
Guo Shao nodded: Then there is no need to wander around, let’s act separately.I went to find the generals of the town first. The second and third brothers went to the town to spread the news and shook out what the Khitan soldiers were about to come, and asked everyone to go to the door of the town to listen to the news.
The town general Li Desheng is naturally incomparable to the Tokyo rich, but he must be the richest person in this ruined Wuqi Town.It can be seen from the gate of the Li family that has a wall and a screen wall foyer.
The three mule carts that were originally parked at the door had already left. Li Desheng led Guo Shao to the main hall to sit down and called someone to hold two more cups of tea.Guo Shao sat down and said: There is something I don’t know whether to ask or not.
Li Desheng raised his hand and gestured: Guo Lang has something to say, but it doesn't matter.
Guo Shao asked calmly: If General Li donated his life to the country and sent his wife, children and property to Luzhou City... He deliberately paused for a long time to give Li Desheng time to think about it in his mind. It is normal for women to remarry in this era, but it does not have as many considerations as the rise of Neo-Confucianism.
However, Guo Shao was not inconvenient to say it explicitly, but just hint at such a prospect. Then he continued, "If you keep the green mountains and don't worry about burning firewood, why don't General Li think of a way?"
Sure enough, the fat meat on Li Desheng's face wrinkled into pieces. To be honest, the general has never brought any troops, let alone what kind of way can he do in the broken place of Wuqi Town.
As long as there is a place for living people, you can find a way.Guo Shao said decisively, if General Li could trust us brothers, we would like to help.
Li Desheng hurriedly asked: What good strategies does Guo Lang have?
Guo Shao said calmly: Rumor (later) Emperor Yin of Han loved money and hid a large amount of money in the deep palace, not even paying military pay for his soldiers.When the Zhou army invaded Daliang, no one obeyed the orders of Emperor Yin, and finally died and destroyed the country. What's the use of having billions of wealth?
Guo Lang's implication...
Why didn’t General Li take out some money and buy weapons in Luzhou? If the armored soldiers can’t be bought, it’s okay to get some raw materials. If you can buy a batch of grain, it would be even better... You have to eat enough when you fight, even if you don’t eat enough, you can’t even be a god.Next, General Li could order the people to mobilize themselves to save themselves, and some old and weak could build fortifications and form infantry.In this way, you can fight when you encounter enemy attacks, and you don’t have to become fish.
Li Desheng stood up and walked, as if he was a little hesitant... What's the point of hesitation when he came to his door to help him guard the town? Is it because he can't bear to spend money?
Guo Shao ran into the railway while the railway was hot: All the military positions below the commander can be dealt with directly by the Shangfeng. General Li can entrust me to take charge of Wuqi Town as well, and then order me to guard Wuqi Town. You go to Luzhou to buy military positions and send people to send them back.
How dare I give the imperial guards to the general... Li Desheng hurriedly said.
Guo Shao smiled and said: If the governor of Zhaoyi Army is to hold him accountable in the future, General Li at least has something to say, and has tried his best to arrange defense and prepare military supplies, and has not dereliction of duty.
I'm afraid Li Desheng wanted to run away, but he was cleaning up the portal recently and the atmosphere was quite terrifying. He was afraid of harming the fish in the pond.After hearing what Guo Shao said, Li Desheng immediately showed a look of emotion.
At this moment, the slaves came in and whispered: There were many people gathering outside, and they heard that the Khitan soldiers were coming.
Go out and take a look.Li Deshengdao.
A month later, several peddlers came to Wuqi Town.This is the first time in many days that people have seen someone from outside.
The middle of the main road in the town was very lively for a while, and suddenly the broken town, which was like ruins, had some commercial atmosphere.
It is said that trade between countries is very frequent at this time, and even between hostile countries there are commercial exchanges; however, it should be mainly concentrated in metropolis and relatively peaceful areas in the south, and in this almost abandoned Wuqi Town, there is really not much business to talk about.
The peddler who sold goods was not very far away. He came from Luzhou, with one elder, two young men and three men and two donkey carts.
The sale of all kinds of goods is mostly things that the people cannot produce by themselves.
Guo Shao looked at it for a while and could not only buy it with coins, but also barter it. Wheat, cloth, skin, beef tendon and even livestock were the things that peddlers were most willing to accept.
Guo Shao saw a bow on the stall, so he said hello and reached out to get it. As soon as he touched the bowstring, he put it down and put it back.
Seeing this, the old man smiled and said: Hunting can be used as a entourage. If a hero wants to buy a handy one, he has to place an order in advance.
Guo Shao said: Do you only come every month?
The old man shook his head and said: I don’t know when next time... The streets and alleys of Luzhou are talking about it. The Khitan soldiers are going to cross the Zhuozhang River to plunder Luzhou. Haven’t you heard the wind yet?
After hearing this, Guo Shao shook his head and said in surprise: Our army surrounded Taiyuan, where can the Khitans go south?
I don’t know, but I just heard that I would come to Luzhou, and if I really want to come, it might be soon.
Guo Shao wanted to find out more information, but unfortunately the old man didn't know much and was vague.
He had no choice but to call Yang Luo and the others to leave.
Yang Biao wondered: I'm afraid the peddler is talking nonsense. The army of the government attacked Jinyang, and the Northern Han was in danger. If the Khitans did not save the Northern Han, why did they run to Luzhou to do it?
Guo Shao said: If the Khitans had a way to plunder Qin, Lu and other places, it would be of course useful.The purpose of the imperial guards' expedition this time was to repel foreign invaders, but after the Battle of Gaoping, they continued to surround Jinyang, which inevitably lacked preparations, and the lengthening of the route would cause supply difficulties. If the Khitan plagues the food route behind our dynasty, it would inevitably aggravate the problem of food shortage ahead.All I can't figure out is where the Khitan army came down. They have opened up the Daixin Basin?We don't have any pictures in our hands, so it's hard to guess what's going on.
After hearing this, Yang Biao said: Go and ask the town general Li Desheng to see how much he knows.
That's right.Guo Shao said.
The two of them had a plan, but Luo Mengzi couldn't speak in the back and didn't interrupt.Compared to Yang Biao's knowledge, Luo Mengzi is much worse, and he can only listen when talking about serious matters.
The group of three walked to the door of Li's house as they spoke, but saw a large box inside carrying something out.
There were two mule carts at the door, and the things were almost full, and the scene seemed to be moving.
After a while, Li Desheng walked out to see things, found them, and hurriedly came forward to meet.
Guo Shao pointed to the place and said: Is General Li moving to his new home?
Li Desheng leaned his eyebrows and said bitterly: What are you moving to!The Khitans wanted to plunder Luzhou, so I quickly asked my wife and children to take their things to Luzhou to hide for a while... Just as they were about to send someone to tell General Guo, you came here in person.
According to the rank of the town, the generals of the town must be greater than the Dutou official. Moreover, Guo Shao's actual military system is actually only ten generals, but he has been promoted to Dutou.
But a general like Li Desheng, who has no position without soldiers, has no position; he learned that Guo Shao had made great achievements, and even the commander and commander of the government and the front office of the Palace were commended, so he was very kind in his words.
So that's it... General Li is going to Luzhou too?Then who will take charge of Wuqi Town?
Li Desheng stomped his feet and gritted his teeth and said: Hi!How dare I run!Don’t you know that the new official family ascended the throne. In the Gaoping War, the generals of the monster army have cut down many people because they are afraid of death. It is said that they have to settle the score after the team.At this point, wouldn’t I beg my death to dare to escape when I hear the news?You also saw that this Wuqi Town is the place where the old and weak are waiting to die. It has long been abandoned, with no soldiers or generals... Oh, I just hope that the Khitan soldiers know that we are poor here and don’t come.
Guo Shao said: You are busy today, so I won’t bother you much.
Look, at least you can go in and have a tea...
Guo Shao felt that he had no skills when he saw this town general wearing fat white meat, but he didn't look like a bad person.
Now it confirmed that the enemy soldiers were invading, and the generals of the town began to send their wives and children away, so there should be no fakes. If the news was completely unreliable, why should the generals of the town be so anxious?
After leaving the Li family, Yang Biao said: It seems that our brothers should have made plans too early.This Wuqi Town is the territory of Li Yun of Luzhou and is not related to the Imperial Army; not to mention that the superiors have placed us here to recover from the wounded people, and there is no military order to defend the town.Now that the injury is almost healed, it is better to leave here with the wounded soldiers and go to Luzhou to find Zhaoyi Army Mansion to settle it.Luzhou City has high walls and is much more stable in the city.
After hearing this, Guo Shao refused to comment.
Several people returned to their dilapidated residences, and for a moment they had something to worry about, and the atmosphere was a little dull. Guo Shao pondered for a long time and finally broke the silence: I think the Khitans have not yet opened the Daixin Basin, otherwise they will be in Jinyang once they pass Xinzhou; in this way, the officials will not be able to continue to encircle Jinyang, and they may have withdrawn their troops. It is impossible to come from Hebei. If the Khitans rushed east of the Taihang Mountains, what would they do to Luzhou?
Now this Khitan army is coming from unknown where, maybe it is from Liaozhou?But no matter what, as long as the troops are not connected, their troops will never be too much.It should be just taking advantage of the situation to harass and wait for an opportunity to rob the food.
Yang Biao said: What my brother meant is that he wanted to stay in Wuqi Town and not leave?
Guo Shao frowned and hit the palm of his left hand twice with his right fist. He gritted his teeth and said: That's what I think. I have been holding my head in the past many times before, but when isn't it more dangerous than this time?Although this place is close to Luzhou, it is not on the main road. The number of Khitan soldiers may not be large. It is very likely that they are just scattered soldiers and brave soldiers when they fight here. Are we still afraid of him?
Yang Biao immediately turned a decisive move: You are the eldest brother, just say how to decide!
Guo Shao looked at Luo Mengzi who couldn't speak again. Luo Mengzi touched his round head: We are brothers, wherever the eldest brother goes, how can you not follow me?
After hearing this, Guo Shao was very pleased, and his eyes showed a strange light. What are we working hard for?In the past (later) Han Dynasty, and now in the Zhou Dynasty, the people who fought for power and profit were the people of their own clans who fought for power and profit!And today, why don’t we voluntarily fight it in order to protect the Han people and to repay the people’s kindness of slack food and serve tea and food... Fight like this. When one day we hear the people’s gratitude and righteous deeds and recall the passion of the first one, will we regret today’s decision?
Luo Mengzi was very excited when he heard this: Big brother!
Yang Biao also looked solemn, and his tiger eyes looked at Guo Shao and nodded slightly.
Guo Shao stretched out his palm again and slapped his high-high: Good brother, it is a great honor for me to fight side by side with my brother!
Guo Shaoping made up his mind, paced back and forth for a few steps, then turned around and said: Now that he has made up his mind, he needs to do some preparations.First, let the town general Li Desheng assist and obtain the right to control the local manpower and material resources; second, repair weapons; third, organize troops; fourth, prepare fortifications and tactical plans.
Yang Biao held the army and said: Brother, please do your best to do your best!
Guo Shao nodded: Then there is no need to wander around, let’s act separately.I went to find the generals of the town first. The second and third brothers went to the town to spread the news and shook out what the Khitan soldiers were about to come, and asked everyone to go to the door of the town to listen to the news.
The town general Li Desheng is naturally incomparable to the Tokyo rich, but he must be the richest person in this ruined Wuqi Town.It can be seen from the gate of the Li family that has a wall and a screen wall foyer.
The three mule carts that were originally parked at the door had already left. Li Desheng led Guo Shao to the main hall to sit down and called someone to hold two more cups of tea.Guo Shao sat down and said: There is something I don’t know whether to ask or not.
Li Desheng raised his hand and gestured: Guo Lang has something to say, but it doesn't matter.
Guo Shao asked calmly: If General Li donated his life to the country and sent his wife, children and property to Luzhou City... He deliberately paused for a long time to give Li Desheng time to think about it in his mind. It is normal for women to remarry in this era, but it does not have as many considerations as the rise of Neo-Confucianism.
However, Guo Shao was not inconvenient to say it explicitly, but just hint at such a prospect. Then he continued, "If you keep the green mountains and don't worry about burning firewood, why don't General Li think of a way?"
Sure enough, the fat meat on Li Desheng's face wrinkled into pieces. To be honest, the general has never brought any troops, let alone what kind of way can he do in the broken place of Wuqi Town.
As long as there is a place for living people, you can find a way.Guo Shao said decisively, if General Li could trust us brothers, we would like to help.
Li Desheng hurriedly asked: What good strategies does Guo Lang have?
Guo Shao said calmly: Rumor (later) Emperor Yin of Han loved money and hid a large amount of money in the deep palace, not even paying military pay for his soldiers.When the Zhou army invaded Daliang, no one obeyed the orders of Emperor Yin, and finally died and destroyed the country. What's the use of having billions of wealth?
Guo Lang's implication...
Why didn’t General Li take out some money and buy weapons in Luzhou? If the armored soldiers can’t be bought, it’s okay to get some raw materials. If you can buy a batch of grain, it would be even better... You have to eat enough when you fight, even if you don’t eat enough, you can’t even be a god.Next, General Li could order the people to mobilize themselves to save themselves, and some old and weak could build fortifications and form infantry.In this way, you can fight when you encounter enemy attacks, and you don’t have to become fish.
Li Desheng stood up and walked, as if he was a little hesitant... What's the point of hesitation when he came to his door to help him guard the town? Is it because he can't bear to spend money?
Guo Shao ran into the railway while the railway was hot: All the military positions below the commander can be dealt with directly by the Shangfeng. General Li can entrust me to take charge of Wuqi Town as well, and then order me to guard Wuqi Town. You go to Luzhou to buy military positions and send people to send them back.
How dare I give the imperial guards to the general... Li Desheng hurriedly said.
Guo Shao smiled and said: If the governor of Zhaoyi Army is to hold him accountable in the future, General Li at least has something to say, and has tried his best to arrange defense and prepare military supplies, and has not dereliction of duty.
I'm afraid Li Desheng wanted to run away, but he was cleaning up the portal recently and the atmosphere was quite terrifying. He was afraid of harming the fish in the pond.After hearing what Guo Shao said, Li Desheng immediately showed a look of emotion.
At this moment, the slaves came in and whispered: There were many people gathering outside, and they heard that the Khitan soldiers were coming.
Go out and take a look.Li Deshengdao.