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Chapter 607: Out of the Sky, Lonely Hong's Instant Fire

Autumn has come, and there still seems to be faint thunder in the night sky. Duke Tong Guan is standing on the city wall of Taiyuan, looking at the rivers and mountains stretching to the north, with a solemn and quiet expression, and the sparse lights are spreading in the distance in the field. .

This 71-year-old man can be said to have been a soldier all his life. Although his body is disabled, he is tall and burly.

In the past ten years, since the fierce and iron-fisted Qin Yuyuan withdrew from the Ministry of War since the Blackwater Alliance, the military and government of the entire Wu Dynasty have been firmly grasped in his hands.He has participated in all the major military and political affairs of the Wu Dynasty in the past ten years, including Fangla inside, Yanyun outside, checks and balances, deterring Xixia, Dali and other countries... and so on.

Even if he retired from the Privy Council last year and Tan Zhen took over the military affairs, in fact, his control over the army has not weakened.Due to the impact of the Zhang Jue incident, Tan Zhen issued a Zhao'an edict, and everyone frantically recruited the defeated Liao soldiers to form a righteous victory army in the north. In Taiyuan, Xuanfu Hedong and Yanyun, in fact, hope to use Tongguan's status as the Duke of the state to visit the Northland and frighten Xiaoxiao. Therefore, when the news of the Jin invasion, the letter of war passed to Taiyuan , the de facto highest officer north of the Yellow River, knew all this earlier than the capital.

In the past few days, he frequently issued orders to resist, and at the same time, he also asked people to treat the envoys of the Jin Kingdom's war letter with the highest courtesy and seek peace.Every night, he came to the city wall and looked north. When the wind blew, in the eyes of his followers, the old man was tall and majestic. Only in Tong Guan's heart could he understand what he saw.

Blood waves are already rolling in from the north.

Although at this moment, the war is only breaking out on the front line in the north, although on the road hundreds or even thousands of miles from south to north, there are Yanmen Grand Passes, high cities and important towns, and hundreds of thousands of troops are waiting However, only Tong Guan understood the significance of the group of Jurchen troops who swept across the northern region and swept the entire Liao Kingdom in a few years.

This time... it's not a joke...

Looking at the peaceful darkness under the night, he only felt trembling in his heart.

Wanyan Zonghan has arrived at Yanmen Pass, Wanyan Zongwang should have started fighting with the Changsheng Army in Yanjing, even though the news came slowly, he can roughly predict the situation.And on this night, he has decided to return to Beijing!

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In the north, the first wave of offensive by the Jinren going south encountered a hard bone.

In Chaobai River, the fierce fighting has lasted for five hours.

The sky was already dark, but the flames continued to burn, blood lines spread, and the entire Chaobai River was dyed crimson red, and arrows with flames flew across the sky.In the flickering light by the river, the corpses stretched out. A soldier with a weapon stood up staggeringly from the pool of blood. Just eight or nine feet away, the Jurchen cavalry was like another river running parallel to the Chaobai River. A torrent, whistling and killing, someone noticed him, and behind him, the sound had spread, and Rulin's spear array came towards the cavalry from behind him.

The sight goes up to the sky, and there are countless dog-tooth fights on both sides of the Chaobai River. The fire burns the woods and howls in the wind. The team holding torches and mobilizing soldiers spreads and intersects among the low mountains like a long dragon, giving people an indescribable deterrent force , the huge banner is still waving in the wind in the dark.

Not many people expected that after the fall of the Liao Kingdom, there would be such a battle in front of the army of Wanyan Zongwang, the second Jurchen prince.

Noisy voices surrounded the surroundings. On the mountain, Guo Yaoshi wore a cloak and rode his horse, staring intently at the situation of the entire battlefield. Occasionally, he issued an order to send out a reserve team or form an army formation. Mobilize to deal with changes on the battlefield.

In this battle, the number of troops on both sides was probably between 6 and 2000.In modern times, [-] people can fill an entire playground, and the number of people has increased by fifty times. The mountains and riverbeds are densely packed with people.A great general can identify his own form in such chaos, identify the affiliation of each army, and even predict the evolution of the battlefield beyond the mountains and fields beyond his vision.

From the beginning of the battle at noon of this day, Guo Yaoshi had mobilized his strength to the peak, and the front lines of the two sides spread out, with a front line that was several miles long. At this time, the distance of the fierce battle between the two sides exceeded [-] miles, and nearly ten thousand people left their blood and lives on both sides of the river bed. Up to now, it is difficult to see clearly the outcome.

In the gap that others could not detect, Guo Yaoshi's whole body was trembling slightly.As a starving man who used to beg for a living in Liaodong, he went all the way, became the leader of the starving people, became the general of the resentful army, bowed his knees under the command of the Liao people, until he joined the Wu Dynasty and formed the Ever Victorious Army. At this moment, his whole being seemed to be on fire.

He wants to make contributions, to stand at the highest point in this world, and to compete with the heroes of the world.When he was in the Liao Kingdom, there was such a person on his head, Xi Wang Xiaoqian, who was once the hero he admired most.But admiration among men does not require groveling.

Recalling that after the establishment of the Resentment Army, there were constant rebellions. After Dong Xiaohou's rebellion, Yelu Yujian suggested to Xiao Qian that he simply kill the entire Resentment Army once and for all. It was Xiao Qian who opposed it, so that Guo Yaoshi and others survived.However, when Guo Yaoshi knelt in front of Xiao Qian to thank him, he didn't have such a mentality in his heart. He only wanted that one day, his life wouldn't have to depend on other people's words. Become friends or rivals on stage.

After returning to the Wu Dynasty, he had such an opportunity, but it was not good to capture Yanjing, Xiao Qian led the army to fight back. At that time, Guo Yaoshi wanted to fight the opponent Tangtang, but the defeat of the Wu Dynasty army caused his brothers to almost The entire army was wiped out, Xiao Qian easily crushed all resistance, if not for his brothers around him pulling him away from the battlefield, he would have died there.

Afterwards, he rebuilt the ever-victorious army, but when his subordinates defeated Xiao Qian, he no longer felt that kind of glory, because at that time the Liao Kingdom was at the end of its strength, and what he defeated was not Xiao Qian at the strongest moment, but the It's just a dying Liao country.

After that, he frantically expanded his army in Yanjing and trained soldiers frantically. Only at this moment before him, he knew that he had finally reached the peak.Because in front of the Ever Victorious Army was the most famous general among the Jurchens who destroyed the Liao Kingdom, the most powerful general of this era, he stood in front of him and fought against each other.

At the beginning of the day's battle, the Jurchens' cavalry came surging forward, aiming to crush the entire Ever Victorious Army with the most fierce blow, and Guo Yaoshi organized a tight formation by the Chaobai River with arrows and spears. In defense, their own cavalry pierced through the Jurchen's rear defense at the same time, without giving in at all.For a moment, Guo Yaoshi wanted to personally lead the entire army to attack, and directly charged to finish Yan Zongwang's formation, because he could tell that the opponent was underestimating the enemy.

If he really takes such a decision, the battle in front of him may directly decide the winner after both sides launch the fiercest offensive.However, Wanyan Zong's prestige is illustrious, and this is the first real battle after the completion of the Changsheng Army, Guo Yaoshi did not dare to gamble like this.

At this time, the Jurchens were worthy of being the strongest army in the world. After the fierce attack failed, the opponent quickly switched to an offensive and defensive formation, and the main formation retreated slightly.Jin people are best at using cavalry in field battles. Before Guo Yaoshi’s eyes, the opponent’s cavalry array gallops and kills like thousands of mad dragons, and he quickly organizes the coordination of arms. The battle formation with the cavalry constantly approaching each other split everything into a chaotic situation with canine teeth.

Five hours, more than [-] miles of fierce battle.The Jinren's offensive has changed from violent to cautious, and now the two sides are playing steadily like chess. Guo Yaoshi can understand that he has at least won the respect of the other party.

In this world, no one can underestimate him.

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In Bianliang, in the light of the fire, the situation in the Northland was marked on a huge map, and the emperor and ministers gathered together.Li Gang, Qin Siyuan, Wang Fu, Tan Zhen, Gao Qiu, Li Bangyan... and even Cai Jing, the Grand Master who had been at home for many years, was already sitting in the corner of the room at this time.

"In any case, the strength of the two armies of the Jin people is already clear. They are divided into east and west routes to go south. Although they are fierce, our defense is sufficient. On the west route, we have Yanmen Xiongguan, and the Duke of Chu. At that time, he was in charge of the overall situation in Taiyuan. On the East Road, according to the news from Yanjing, Guo Shuai’s Changsheng Army should have engaged Wanyan Zongwang at this time. , they will be able to stick to Yanjing, as long as Yanjing is not lost, the three towns in Hebei will be able to stand firm..."

At this moment in the room, Tan Zhen, the privy envoy, was pointing to the map. He spoke for a while, and the emperor Zhou Zhe said, "Guo Yaoshi is my loyal minister and good general. He has trained for several years and will not disappoint me." .”

On the issue of using Guo Yaoshi, the emperor was the biggest push. In the past, Zhou Zhe was the one who led the promotion of Guo Yaoshi's promotion and promotion. At this time, he was not so much determined as he was emphasizing his own vision.People naturally dare not object.

After a while, Zhou Zhe said again: "Tong Qing's family sits in Taiyuan, and I also believe in him, but there is one point in it. Although Tong Qing's family is now the king of the country, if they want to handle the war with full power, they may still be a bit famous at the moment." If it’s not right, I’m going to give him an imperial decree to make him famous, what do you guys think?”

Tan Zhen stood up immediately: "I would like to resign as envoy of the Privy Council."

"Tan Qing's family, this is not what I mean. I believe in you. Now that the Jin people are coming aggressively, commanding the military affairs, you and Chu Guogong have to contribute. At this time, you can't hide!"

"I'm not avoiding this matter." Tan Zhen quickly knelt down, "It's just that as your Majesty said, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. If at other times, the minister is in charge of the Privy Council and has no shirkable responsibility for the Jinren going south, he will die in a daze But Chu Guogong has been in charge of the Privy Council for many years, and he is also a soldier. At such a critical juncture, only for Chu Guogong, Tan Zhen is willing to resign to make a good man, and His Majesty can bestow a deputy to serve the country under Chu Guogong's command."

"That's fine. But Tan Qing's family, I'm ugly. You have gone to the official position. You should contribute, but you can't miss a single point. As long as you work hard for the country, the Duke of Chu is old, and I can do it." Promise you, after this incident, the post of Privy Councilor is still in your pocket. You remember it well."

Zhou Zhe clicked on him, and after a while, he looked at the map again and said, "The Changsheng Army's headquarters, it seems, have already fought with the Jurchen. There is one thing, you discuss it, today I want a thousand gold to buy a bone."

He paused, and then said: "As long as the Changsheng Army guards Yanjing, I will give him the greatest reward, and make him the King of Yan, and all the land north of Yanmen Pass will be with him, so that he will be guarded by me from generation to generation. Northland..."

Before he finished speaking, several people including Li Gang and Qin Yuyuan had already rushed out, even Tan Zhen, Qin Hui and others were yelling, Cai Jing raised his eyebrows, looking at the emperor quietly with bewildered eyes, Show a look of compassion.

In the palace, the emperor waved his hand violently: "I have made up my mind, so I want to give him such a reward! You have a good discussion with me, and the imperial decree will be sent out in a few days!"

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In the same night, by the Chaobai River, the peak moment of Guo Yaoshi's life lasted for five hours.On the side of the army formation, there has been a change.

This silent change, at the moment it was discovered, made both sides of the battle a little unexpected and unclear.However, not long after, the huge embankment collapsed suddenly...

　To say something, yesterday's song "Sigui Fu" is an episode in the old version of "Farewell My Concubine". I thought it was a sentence in an ancient poem, and Huang Zhan re-arranged it. They were all written by Huang Zhan, so they are not the military songs of Chu State in history.I will make a special statement here, but I will not make any changes for the time being. I will make unified corrections after the whole writing is finished.

　
(End of this chapter)