Liu Zhiyuan's show of welcoming back the Jin Emperor came to an end in just three days. The main force of the Han army only reached Shouyang and then stopped. The Chinese army's main tent informed the entire army that the Jin Emperor had been plundered by the Khitans and marched to the north. It is completely hopeless to restore the Jin Dynasty.
I heard that Liu Zhiyuan also ordered people to build a high platform outside Shouyang City, and personally stepped on the platform to bow to the north again and again.
But Guo Xin naturally didn't want to believe how much Liu Zhiyuan missed the Shi family... After all, only when the Shi family died, would the Liu family have a reason to take their place.
The high-ranking figures worked hard for power and position, but in the end they only suffered for the soldiers who were running around. The Fengguo army received an order from above to attack Wang Hui of Daizhou, and soon had to turn around and go back along the way they came.
Daizhou is located in the north of Taiyuan and has always been the only place to pass from the grassland south to Hedong. In such an important position as Daizhou, it should be guarded by close people, but now it suddenly turned against the Khitan, and it just happened that Liu Zhiyuan had only been emperor for a few days. This made Guo Xin naturally think that Liu Zhiyuan's proclaimed emperor was not as supported by everyone as it seemed.
However, Guo Xin is still very confident in this battle, because the superiors only mobilized the Wujie and Fengguo armies to go north, which shows that Daizhou is not a big threat. He quickly took the war in front of him seriously. This time it was no longer a military exercise, but he was actually on the road to battle.
Once the Fengguo army became the front army, they naturally could not march as leisurely as they had in the past few days. They continued to accelerate their march under the urging of their superiors. When Guo Xin obeyed the orders from above and passed through Taiyuan Mansion non-stop and arrived at Yangqu, Shi Hongzhao, who commanded the entire northern camp, had already led the horse army on the left side of Wujie to catch up.
That night, Shi Hongzhao summoned the commanders of the Fengguo Army to discuss the war. Guo Xin also went with Wang Jin. Shi Hongzhao was on good terms with Guo Wei, and he was also on good terms with Shi Dejuan. Shi Hongzhao was his elder. At this time, the two were in the same army, so Guo Xin had no reason not to pay a visit.
When Guo Xin arrived, a group of warriors were already standing in the tent. Wang Jin pulled him to stand in the corner, and after a while Shi Hongzhao started talking.
"That guy Wang Hui is really hateful! That guy was favored by Your Majesty to guard the key points in Dai Prefecture, but who would have thought that he is not even as good as a guard dog!" Shi Hongzhao opened his mouth and cursed, "Your Majesty is very hateful to this guy. I will take charge of the camp in the north and take everyone to Daizhou to chop off Wang Hui’s head, and let those thieves see the consequences of being a dog and forgetting its master!"
The lights in the tent were flickering, making Shi Hongzhao's face alternately cloudy and sunny.
At this time, Xie Hui, the commander of the Fengguo army and Wang Jin's superior, stood out and said: "The commander-in-chief will fight this battle however he wants. The general will just wait and listen to his orders."
So all the commanders in the tent clasped their fists loudly and said: "I will wait for my orders."
"Nothing to say. Send the order. You will march quickly. We will arrive at the city in three days and kill Wang Hui directly!"
Three days to reach Daizhou is not a normal march speed. There was an uproar in the tent when he heard the words. Shi Hongzhao stared at the generals: "This battle should be fought sooner rather than later. We must kill Wang Hui before the Khitan dogs come over, otherwise we will miss the opportunity." Your Majesty has a big plan, it’s okay to use your heads to plead guilty, but I, Shi, don’t have the face to meet Your Majesty!”
Guo Xin quickly understood Shi Hongzhao's views below. You must know that Yun, Shuo, and Wei in the north of Daizhou were all Khitan territory from the time when Shi Jingtang ceded the territory. Therefore, the Han army could only rush to capture Daizhou before the Khitans, otherwise the north of Taiyuan would fall into a dangerous situation with no danger to defend. Fortunately, the main Khitan army is still following Lord Yelu in the south, but it will still take some time for the Khitan in the north to get the news and mobilize troops to support Wang Hui.
Shi Hongzhao then waved his hand: "We can't let the dog run away. Tomorrow I will lead the cavalry to Daizhou City to surround the dog's kennel!"
Xie Hui hesitated and said: "Is it too rash to lead the cavalry first? If Wang Hui sets up an ambush in the wild..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shi Hongzhao pointed at Xie Hui and interrupted him: "Are you, Xie Hui, an egg shrinker? I, Shi, am not a coward. I wish that guy would come out and fight with us. I would have mentioned that earlier. Siguotou also saves everyone the pain of attacking the city."
Xie Hui was humiliated by Shi Hongzhao in front of everyone. His face instantly turned red, and he frowned and said: "Since the envoy has made up his mind, I will just obey the order."
Guo Xin shook his head and smiled bitterly when he heard this. Shi Hongzhao and Shi Dejun really had the same talk.
Soon Shi Hongzhao finished explaining the deployment of each army, and the generals had to order their troops to return to rest. Guo Xin walked out of the tent to wait for Shi Hongzhao's summons.
Soon the soldiers came to invite Guo Xin in.
Guo Xin entered Shi Hongzhao's tent alone. At this time, there was no longer any obstruction from the crowd, and the light from the candles became brighter, allowing Guo Xin to see clearly Shi Hongzhao's face a few steps away - the first thing that caught his eye was the one that came from Shi Hongzhao's ear. A long, thick and scary scar extending to the lower jaw.
Guo Xin swallowed his foam and bowed to pay homage: "I will see you at last, the envoy."
Shi Hongzhao stroked his beard and looked at Guo Xin from head to toe: "Are you the second son of the Guo family? I remember you. That boy Shi Dejun used to collapse my woodshed with you..." Then Shi Hongzhao seemed to suddenly Thinking of something, he blew his beard and cursed loudly: "Damn it, my black horse also broke its legs for you two!"
Guo Xin clasped his fists helplessly: "It was all because I was naughty when I was young..."
"Also, I heard that you beat Li Ye's kid a while ago?"
"That's true," Guo Xin nodded, "but there was a reason for everything that day."
"I heard it's for a woman? It's not worth it." Shi Hongzhao stroked his beard again and said with a click of his tongue: "Then Li Ye is related to His Highness after all, and it's not something you can beat. Aren't you afraid that he will take revenge on you? "
Seeing that Shi Hongzhao was indeed chatting with him as an elder rather than as a general in the camp, Guo Xin relaxed and replied with a smile: "General I think that since I have already taken action, there is no need to be timid. If he wants to take revenge, I will accompany him." .”
Shi Hongzhao slapped his thigh and grunted: "Okay, you kid suits my temperament, Shi. Li Ye's kid is a clown, and I have long disliked him. He should be beaten."
After saying that, he stood up and walked to Guo Xin. He patted his shoulders hard with a pair of big hands and said with a curl of his lips: "Your father is really unlucky. He is so thin that he is far worse than my Shi Dejuan."
Guo Xin had seen Shi Dejun's appetite, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart: Your family's physique is something that ordinary people can easily grow.
The Shi Hongzhao in front of him completely lost the prestige he used to lecture the warriors before, and kept laughing at Guo Xin: "Guo Jiaerlang! Fuck well with Shi Mou! Keeping the wealth and fish every day, isn't it better than following your father to eat?" "
Shi Hongzhao held Guo Xin and talked for a long time, and then he was willing to let Guo Xin go back.
After Guo Xin came out of the account, he suddenly came to his senses. What nonsense had Shi Hongzhao said to him just now?
