The main general Guo Shao and the envoy of the guest province, Zou Jurun, led his army to set out from Tokyo and marched more than a thousand miles. It only arrived at the boundary of Qizhou (now northeast of Shijiazhuang City) in October.
Look!Hutuo River.Zhou Duan points to a quiet river ahead. On the barren plain in autumn and winter, the river is very conspicuous.
Seeing that Zhou Duan was a little excited, Guo Shao was surprised and hurriedly asked if there was any allusion in the Hutuo River?
Zhou Duan said: There is no allusion, but the Hutuo River is one of the three major rivers in Hebei.In the quiet clouds, when you pass the north and south of the Yàn Mountain, you will be a flat river without any danger to defend, but it is not entirely true. The three rivers that are crisscrossing east and west are actually three barriers to Hebei.The first is the Jima River, which is under control of the Liao Kingdom; the second is the Hutuo River, which is this one, which is the barrier to protect Hebei's middle road; the third is the Zhang River, which is the last line of defense in Hebei. If the Zhang River is lost, there will be almost no danger to defend in the Central Plains. (Later) the Jin Dynasty lost Beizhou, which will die and the country will be destroyed, but in fact, the Zhang River will be lost.
The strategic locations of these places are not seen, but are summarized in countless wars in history.
Guo Shao reads few history books, and those famous historical books only record major events, and the specific places are vague. If it weren't for Zhou Duan's explanation, I wouldn't know what the important thing about the Hutuo River was.
Zhou Duan can explain the situation in the north clearly. I am afraid that he has read many books that ordinary people cannot see. Even if the people from aristocratic families are poor, they seem to be able to borrow from relatives in the clan. It is indeed a bit more knowledgeable than ordinary people.
Zuo You listened with no words, and probably he couldn't figure out these things, and he looked quite envious.
No wonder the Privy Council asked us to "survey the border" and chose Qizhou.Guo Shao suddenly realized that I was a little puzzled before. Qizhou seems to be not very famous and has never heard of it. How could he choose this place? It turns out that it is because of the Hutuo River!According to the teacher, the northernmost Juma River is in the hands of the Liao people, and the Hutuo River has become the forefront of the Hebei defense line.
That's right, but there are also defenses in the city and city, which are the frontier bases.Zhou Duandao, isn’t Dingzhou in the hands of Zhou Jun.
When Guo Shao heard him speak well, he respected him more in his words and called him Mr. instead of calling him the name directly like before.
At this time, Li Chuyun rode his horse and said: There is no bridge on the river. He has to send someone to Qizhou to find a local governor and ask them to bring things to build a floating bridge so that the army can cross the river.
Guo Shao thought he was kind, so he asked Zuo You to write a letter of consultation and stamp it, and sent it across the river to contact the local officials.
He and Zhou Duanzheng were very excited. He was interrupted just now, so he raised the topic again, wanting to listen to the opinions of civil officials more.
He said casually, foreign invaders emerged in the Northeast, and the Central Plains lost their clouds. They could only rely on this barrier to defend themselves. Fortunately, we have many people...
Unexpectedly, Zhou Duan didn't give Guo Shao any face, and a sneered expression: There are many people?
Seeing this, my companions next to me were also interested in watching how Zhou Duan ended. Everyone seemed to have had enough of it along the way. This guy came over alone (actually, he was caught at the beginning), but he always looked very arrogant.
But Guo Shao was not angry about Zhou Duan, but instead looked humble and asked curiously: Isn’t the most Han people?
Zhou Duan sneered: If it were the tribal blood alone, there would probably be the Han people the most.However, can the Han people in Shu, Tang, Northern Han and other places be commanded by Tokyo? Even places like Wuyue and Nanping may not be used as soon as they want.There are also many Han people in the Youyun, Bohai Old Land and other places in the Liao Kingdom. Who are those people helping?
I was right. Before the Battle of Huainan, there were only more than 900,000 households in the Zhou Dynasty. Even if some people did not make a record, there were not much more... The battle lasted for a hundred years in the late Tang Dynasty, and after the destruction of the Tang Dynasty, it was only a few decades. There were only this number in the world.Today, the Zhou Dynasty emperors have made great achievements in civil and military affairs, and their governments are clear and clear, but the emperor and his ministers cannot speak out. Instead, they have been fighting for years and consumed strong men.
Guo Shao did not refute because he did not understand the specific data and did not specifically inquire through court officials.
He was a military general, and those things had little to do with him for the time being... And with his intuition of taking it for granted, he never thought that the population of the Han people was a problem, and modern society still thought that there was more family planning; in this ancient times, insufficient population was a big problem.
Zhou Duan said again: It is said that the Liao Kingdom not only had the Khitan people, but also the Xi, Bohai, Han, Datar, Jurchen, the Five Kingdoms, Dalu Guo... Many tribes, most of the tribes surrendered to the Liao Kingdom and served them.The number of Khitans alone may not be as high as that of Han people; but if it is better than the Liao and Zhou dynasties, it is obvious that there are more people in the Liao Kingdom, and there are not a little more.It is said that there should be millions of people in the old land of the Bohai Sea (three eastern provinces, the coastal areas of Russia, and northern North Korea).The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are also densely populated areas, and their territory is comparable to that of Hebei area controlled by the Zhou Dynasty last year; but how many Hebei are there in the Great Zhou Dynasty?
It is rumored that the Liao Dynasty's permanent army could immediately mobilize 300,000. If it is long-term combat, it can use tribal soldiers and recruit soldiers. The Liao Dynasty's control of a million is probably not just a boast.Can the Zhou Dynasty have millions of troops?How many troops are there in the imperial guards?
After hearing this, Yang Biao shouted: This guy from the Southern Tang Kingdom has colluded with the Khitan in the past, is it a spy!Increase others' ambition and destroy your own prestige!
Haha... Zhou Duan raised his head and laughed, pointing at Yang Biao and laughed. What else did I say just now? Shu Kingdom and Southern Tang are both Han people. Can the court in Daliang in Tokyo be used?
Guo Shao said: Second brother, don’t talk nonsense.He turned his head and said to Zhou Duan again, "You didn't say that last time you came back."
Zhou Duan stopped laughing and said calmly: I couldn’t finish talking about Youzhou last time, so I naturally didn’t talk about Bohai and other places.
Guo Shao said: According to Mr. Zhou, our Zhou Dynasty attacked the Liao Kingdom, and its strength was actually weaker than that of the Liao Kingdom?
It's self-evident.Zhou Duan said bluntly, General Guo is a general under the emperor. Don’t you know why the Zhou Dynasty emperor’s reputation is so great?He dared to fight against the Liao Kingdom, which was to attack the strong with the weak.Thinking about the Battle of Gaoping, the Liao Dynasty, Yang Gun, led a partial army of 50,000, plus the Northern Han army, which was more than the Zhou army. Even so, the Zhou Emperor even fought in Jinyang... In this Northern Expedition, the Zhou Dynasty had only more than 100,000 elite troops, and could not be transformed into more. Without anyone, the national strength could not be supported; while the Liao Dynasty controlled one million.The Emperor of Great Zhou dared to attack, which was his reputation and strength.
When Guo Shao heard this, he couldn't help but feel chilled. He was reminded that China's survival pressure had reached such an unbearable level in this era; the rise of the surrounding hostile tribes was already unstoppable.
He didn't pay attention to these issues before, but now he heard Zhou Duan tell him in detail and realized that his strength had long changed. It was just that the north of Youzhou was too far away and most people were unaware of and knowledgeable.
I think it is actually the national destiny to be able to reach the current situation. If you have a little bad luck, it is not impossible to reach the point where the Five Barbarians invade China.
The Song Dynasty behind them has been passively beaten and is unable to control the rise of the surrounding tribes, even in the trend that cannot be stopped... The Khitan and Jurchens took turns to dominate, and later the Mongols even looted the world. They probably blamed the Central Plains dynasty for being powerless in this era; otherwise, so many nomadic peoples would have no chance and space to rise, and they naturally could not grow without room for development.
Guo Shao was in a little depressed for a moment.
What Zhou Duan said may have exaggerated elements, but his judgment is still relatively credible.
Since the Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains have been threatened by the Khitan, and the Jin Dynasty itself has been defeated by the Liao Kingdom; the rulers of each dynasty are like a sharp sword hanging on their heads.
In recent years, the Liao Kingdom has been in civil strife, and the Battle of Gaoping can also make the Zhou Dynasty feel the threat of life and death... If the Liao Kingdom does not have the strength, how can it do these things?
When Guo Shao looked back, he saw a lot of people on the road approaching the Hutuo River. The people he saw were the left wing of the Hujie Army under his command.
I sighed a little and looked back at the crowd and said: I always thought that "China" was very large and there were many people, but we can see that these 20,000 people are one-eighth of the elite of "China"; these people are part of the whole country's efforts to support all their strength.Everyone, we have a great responsibility and we should not be treated as a joke.
After hearing Zhou Duan's alarmist words just now, the generals also looked serious and agreed with each other with their fists.Dong Zunxun said loudly: I hope to follow Mr. Guo’s command and fight hard to achieve strength.
Guo Shao said: I miss the glory of the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties and the coming of all countries. "China" has always been a powerful and civilized country in all directions. No one in the world is the king's land. Today, I have fallen into the world!I hope that one day our country can regain its momentum and restore its former glory.
Zhou Duan and Zuo You heard Guo Shao speak well, and they also admire him at the moment.
...After a while, Qizhou sent people to the army, saying that it had set up a floating bridge to wait upstream.Guo Shao asked the general from the scout camp, but said he did not find it.
Now the local officials in Qizhou were asked to lead the way, the vanguard army headed first, and the army followed behind to cross the river.
There was only one bridge that was not too wide. Twenty thousand people with their baggage could not cross the river that day, so Guo Shao had to order camping by the river to wait.
In the afternoon, the governor of Qizhou came to the Central Army to pay his respects, nodding and bowing very respectfully.
Guo Shao had the position of military governor, and there were also defense envoys, regiment training envoys, and then the level of governor. In terms of grades, it was really a level higher than that of Qizhou governor.
The governor said: There are few small houses in Qizhou City, and there are not so many spare houses for the imperial guards to live in. According to the meaning of the upskirts, we transferred local prefectures and counties to build ten camps near the north bank of the Hutuo River. We could only aggrieved General Guo and his brothers to be stationed outside the city.The place chosen by the camp is that there are mountains in the northeast, which can block the east and north winds and can avoid the cold after winter.
After hearing this, Guo Shao thought that local officials might not be willing to station in the city; especially the imperial guards had no control, and they were afraid that the people in the city would be bullied and caused conflicts and troubles.
It is not convenient to compete with the governor of Qizhou and other officials to win or lose, so they promised to station in the riverside military camp first.
Look!Hutuo River.Zhou Duan points to a quiet river ahead. On the barren plain in autumn and winter, the river is very conspicuous.
Seeing that Zhou Duan was a little excited, Guo Shao was surprised and hurriedly asked if there was any allusion in the Hutuo River?
Zhou Duan said: There is no allusion, but the Hutuo River is one of the three major rivers in Hebei.In the quiet clouds, when you pass the north and south of the Yàn Mountain, you will be a flat river without any danger to defend, but it is not entirely true. The three rivers that are crisscrossing east and west are actually three barriers to Hebei.The first is the Jima River, which is under control of the Liao Kingdom; the second is the Hutuo River, which is this one, which is the barrier to protect Hebei's middle road; the third is the Zhang River, which is the last line of defense in Hebei. If the Zhang River is lost, there will be almost no danger to defend in the Central Plains. (Later) the Jin Dynasty lost Beizhou, which will die and the country will be destroyed, but in fact, the Zhang River will be lost.
The strategic locations of these places are not seen, but are summarized in countless wars in history.
Guo Shao reads few history books, and those famous historical books only record major events, and the specific places are vague. If it weren't for Zhou Duan's explanation, I wouldn't know what the important thing about the Hutuo River was.
Zhou Duan can explain the situation in the north clearly. I am afraid that he has read many books that ordinary people cannot see. Even if the people from aristocratic families are poor, they seem to be able to borrow from relatives in the clan. It is indeed a bit more knowledgeable than ordinary people.
Zuo You listened with no words, and probably he couldn't figure out these things, and he looked quite envious.
No wonder the Privy Council asked us to "survey the border" and chose Qizhou.Guo Shao suddenly realized that I was a little puzzled before. Qizhou seems to be not very famous and has never heard of it. How could he choose this place? It turns out that it is because of the Hutuo River!According to the teacher, the northernmost Juma River is in the hands of the Liao people, and the Hutuo River has become the forefront of the Hebei defense line.
That's right, but there are also defenses in the city and city, which are the frontier bases.Zhou Duandao, isn’t Dingzhou in the hands of Zhou Jun.
When Guo Shao heard him speak well, he respected him more in his words and called him Mr. instead of calling him the name directly like before.
At this time, Li Chuyun rode his horse and said: There is no bridge on the river. He has to send someone to Qizhou to find a local governor and ask them to bring things to build a floating bridge so that the army can cross the river.
Guo Shao thought he was kind, so he asked Zuo You to write a letter of consultation and stamp it, and sent it across the river to contact the local officials.
He and Zhou Duanzheng were very excited. He was interrupted just now, so he raised the topic again, wanting to listen to the opinions of civil officials more.
He said casually, foreign invaders emerged in the Northeast, and the Central Plains lost their clouds. They could only rely on this barrier to defend themselves. Fortunately, we have many people...
Unexpectedly, Zhou Duan didn't give Guo Shao any face, and a sneered expression: There are many people?
Seeing this, my companions next to me were also interested in watching how Zhou Duan ended. Everyone seemed to have had enough of it along the way. This guy came over alone (actually, he was caught at the beginning), but he always looked very arrogant.
But Guo Shao was not angry about Zhou Duan, but instead looked humble and asked curiously: Isn’t the most Han people?
Zhou Duan sneered: If it were the tribal blood alone, there would probably be the Han people the most.However, can the Han people in Shu, Tang, Northern Han and other places be commanded by Tokyo? Even places like Wuyue and Nanping may not be used as soon as they want.There are also many Han people in the Youyun, Bohai Old Land and other places in the Liao Kingdom. Who are those people helping?
I was right. Before the Battle of Huainan, there were only more than 900,000 households in the Zhou Dynasty. Even if some people did not make a record, there were not much more... The battle lasted for a hundred years in the late Tang Dynasty, and after the destruction of the Tang Dynasty, it was only a few decades. There were only this number in the world.Today, the Zhou Dynasty emperors have made great achievements in civil and military affairs, and their governments are clear and clear, but the emperor and his ministers cannot speak out. Instead, they have been fighting for years and consumed strong men.
Guo Shao did not refute because he did not understand the specific data and did not specifically inquire through court officials.
He was a military general, and those things had little to do with him for the time being... And with his intuition of taking it for granted, he never thought that the population of the Han people was a problem, and modern society still thought that there was more family planning; in this ancient times, insufficient population was a big problem.
Zhou Duan said again: It is said that the Liao Kingdom not only had the Khitan people, but also the Xi, Bohai, Han, Datar, Jurchen, the Five Kingdoms, Dalu Guo... Many tribes, most of the tribes surrendered to the Liao Kingdom and served them.The number of Khitans alone may not be as high as that of Han people; but if it is better than the Liao and Zhou dynasties, it is obvious that there are more people in the Liao Kingdom, and there are not a little more.It is said that there should be millions of people in the old land of the Bohai Sea (three eastern provinces, the coastal areas of Russia, and northern North Korea).The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are also densely populated areas, and their territory is comparable to that of Hebei area controlled by the Zhou Dynasty last year; but how many Hebei are there in the Great Zhou Dynasty?
It is rumored that the Liao Dynasty's permanent army could immediately mobilize 300,000. If it is long-term combat, it can use tribal soldiers and recruit soldiers. The Liao Dynasty's control of a million is probably not just a boast.Can the Zhou Dynasty have millions of troops?How many troops are there in the imperial guards?
After hearing this, Yang Biao shouted: This guy from the Southern Tang Kingdom has colluded with the Khitan in the past, is it a spy!Increase others' ambition and destroy your own prestige!
Haha... Zhou Duan raised his head and laughed, pointing at Yang Biao and laughed. What else did I say just now? Shu Kingdom and Southern Tang are both Han people. Can the court in Daliang in Tokyo be used?
Guo Shao said: Second brother, don’t talk nonsense.He turned his head and said to Zhou Duan again, "You didn't say that last time you came back."
Zhou Duan stopped laughing and said calmly: I couldn’t finish talking about Youzhou last time, so I naturally didn’t talk about Bohai and other places.
Guo Shao said: According to Mr. Zhou, our Zhou Dynasty attacked the Liao Kingdom, and its strength was actually weaker than that of the Liao Kingdom?
It's self-evident.Zhou Duan said bluntly, General Guo is a general under the emperor. Don’t you know why the Zhou Dynasty emperor’s reputation is so great?He dared to fight against the Liao Kingdom, which was to attack the strong with the weak.Thinking about the Battle of Gaoping, the Liao Dynasty, Yang Gun, led a partial army of 50,000, plus the Northern Han army, which was more than the Zhou army. Even so, the Zhou Emperor even fought in Jinyang... In this Northern Expedition, the Zhou Dynasty had only more than 100,000 elite troops, and could not be transformed into more. Without anyone, the national strength could not be supported; while the Liao Dynasty controlled one million.The Emperor of Great Zhou dared to attack, which was his reputation and strength.
When Guo Shao heard this, he couldn't help but feel chilled. He was reminded that China's survival pressure had reached such an unbearable level in this era; the rise of the surrounding hostile tribes was already unstoppable.
He didn't pay attention to these issues before, but now he heard Zhou Duan tell him in detail and realized that his strength had long changed. It was just that the north of Youzhou was too far away and most people were unaware of and knowledgeable.
I think it is actually the national destiny to be able to reach the current situation. If you have a little bad luck, it is not impossible to reach the point where the Five Barbarians invade China.
The Song Dynasty behind them has been passively beaten and is unable to control the rise of the surrounding tribes, even in the trend that cannot be stopped... The Khitan and Jurchens took turns to dominate, and later the Mongols even looted the world. They probably blamed the Central Plains dynasty for being powerless in this era; otherwise, so many nomadic peoples would have no chance and space to rise, and they naturally could not grow without room for development.
Guo Shao was in a little depressed for a moment.
What Zhou Duan said may have exaggerated elements, but his judgment is still relatively credible.
Since the Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains have been threatened by the Khitan, and the Jin Dynasty itself has been defeated by the Liao Kingdom; the rulers of each dynasty are like a sharp sword hanging on their heads.
In recent years, the Liao Kingdom has been in civil strife, and the Battle of Gaoping can also make the Zhou Dynasty feel the threat of life and death... If the Liao Kingdom does not have the strength, how can it do these things?
When Guo Shao looked back, he saw a lot of people on the road approaching the Hutuo River. The people he saw were the left wing of the Hujie Army under his command.
I sighed a little and looked back at the crowd and said: I always thought that "China" was very large and there were many people, but we can see that these 20,000 people are one-eighth of the elite of "China"; these people are part of the whole country's efforts to support all their strength.Everyone, we have a great responsibility and we should not be treated as a joke.
After hearing Zhou Duan's alarmist words just now, the generals also looked serious and agreed with each other with their fists.Dong Zunxun said loudly: I hope to follow Mr. Guo’s command and fight hard to achieve strength.
Guo Shao said: I miss the glory of the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties and the coming of all countries. "China" has always been a powerful and civilized country in all directions. No one in the world is the king's land. Today, I have fallen into the world!I hope that one day our country can regain its momentum and restore its former glory.
Zhou Duan and Zuo You heard Guo Shao speak well, and they also admire him at the moment.
...After a while, Qizhou sent people to the army, saying that it had set up a floating bridge to wait upstream.Guo Shao asked the general from the scout camp, but said he did not find it.
Now the local officials in Qizhou were asked to lead the way, the vanguard army headed first, and the army followed behind to cross the river.
There was only one bridge that was not too wide. Twenty thousand people with their baggage could not cross the river that day, so Guo Shao had to order camping by the river to wait.
In the afternoon, the governor of Qizhou came to the Central Army to pay his respects, nodding and bowing very respectfully.
Guo Shao had the position of military governor, and there were also defense envoys, regiment training envoys, and then the level of governor. In terms of grades, it was really a level higher than that of Qizhou governor.
The governor said: There are few small houses in Qizhou City, and there are not so many spare houses for the imperial guards to live in. According to the meaning of the upskirts, we transferred local prefectures and counties to build ten camps near the north bank of the Hutuo River. We could only aggrieved General Guo and his brothers to be stationed outside the city.The place chosen by the camp is that there are mountains in the northeast, which can block the east and north winds and can avoid the cold after winter.
After hearing this, Guo Shao thought that local officials might not be willing to station in the city; especially the imperial guards had no control, and they were afraid that the people in the city would be bullied and caused conflicts and troubles.
It is not convenient to compete with the governor of Qizhou and other officials to win or lose, so they promised to station in the riverside military camp first.
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