Before the army attacked the city, Han Xun and his men hurriedly made several artillery machines, and then invited Guo Xin to meet Liu Zhiyuan with him and donate artillery equipment.
Guo Xin first went to the inner hall to find Han Xun, and then they went to the Chinese army camp to meet the saint.
As the rainy season went away, the Han troops outside Weizhou City also changed their locations. Murong Yanchao and Gao Xingzhou were at odds and led their armies in the north and south of Weizhou respectively. Liu Zhiyuan brought tens of thousands of soldiers from Kaifeng Prefecture. Most of the imperial troops were stationed on the high ground to the west of Weizhou City.
As the battle approached, the military camp was crowded with people and flags were fluttering. The Chinese military camp where Liu Zhiyuan was located was closely guarded by the elite Imperial Guards such as Husheng and Xingjie, and was still a little far away from the Fengguo Army where Guo Xin was located.
Guo Xin followed Han Xun through the many layers of the camp and arrived outside the big tent with the banner of the Han Dynasty. Guo Xin followed Han Xun's example and took off his sword and put it on the knife stand outside the tent. He saw that there were already many swords on the rack. Weapons, there should be many people in the Xindao tent. But then I thought about it, the army will attack the city tomorrow, and the Chinese army will indeed not be too leisurely.
Han Xun reported his name outside the tent, and the guards went in to report. Soon someone inside shouted: "Commander Han Xun from the inner palace is here to see you!"
When Han Xun heard this, he walked towards the tent. Seeing this, Guo Xin followed half a step behind.
Entering the big tent, the light dimmed slightly. Guo Xin bowed and followed Han Xun. At a glance, he saw that there were already about ten people standing in the tent, divided into two rows, revealing the tiger sitting deep inside the tent. The figure on the leather couch.
Guo Xin seemed to see Xie Hui among the generals standing there, but his eyes had not yet adapted to the light in the tent, so he could not be sure whether it was Xie Hui. In addition, he had no time to look around. Han Xun in front of him quickly He knelt down on one knee, held the military salute and said loudly: "I will see your majesty directly in the inner hall."
Guo Xin followed closely and knelt down, but did not introduce his name - his commander was too young for such an occasion, and he only reported Han Xun's name when he was briefed just now.
However, Guo Xin hopes that everyone will treat him as Han Xun's deputy general, so that he can observe Liu Zhiyuan and the senior generals of the Chinese army at close range without any pressure.
However, what Guo Xin never expected was that Liu Zhiyuan mentioned himself: "Who is behind Han Dianzhi, and why does he look so familiar?"
Liu Zhiyuan asked Han Xun, and Han Xun immediately clasped his fists and said, "This person is Guo Xin, the commander of the first army on the left wing of the Fengguo Army. He came with the last general to present siege equipment to His Majesty."
Guo Xin looked at the ground and said loudly: "General, I will see your majesty at the end. I wish your majesty a long life."
After Guo Xin said this, some civil and military officials in the tent began to chuckle softly, and vaguely heard someone saying that he was paying homage to the officials. When Guo Xin saw this, he knew that what he had just said was probably inappropriate...but it was not his fault. After all, no one had taught him how to meet the emperor.
Fortunately, what he said was not something strange, and Liu Zhiyuan didn't seem to care. He just made a gesture of support from above: "Get up."
Guo Xin stood up and finally had the opportunity to observe Liu Zhiyuan openly.
Liu Zhiyuan sat southward on top of the wooden collapse. He was not wearing armor, but was wearing a black round robe similar to official uniforms. His dress and etiquette seemed to be relatively casual, but because of his tall stature, he looked very majestic.
Liu Zhiyuan's appearance was somewhat similar to Liu Chengxun and Liu Chengyou whom Guo Xin had met before, but his face was a little purple for some reason, but he didn't look sick. However, he had long heard that there was something special about Liu Zhiyuan, so this was probably what he was referring to.
In addition, although Liu Zhiyuan is over fifty, his beard is already mixed with a lot of white silk, but most of it is still black, and he wears a gauze hat on his head. I wonder if his temples are completely white. But when Guo Xin listened to Liu Zhiyuan's words, his tone was gentle and he was still very energetic. He didn't show any signs of weakness or old age. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that Liu Zhiyuan was still in good health... But why did he have the impression that Liu Zhiyuan died not long after the founding of the country?
"Guo Xin..." Liu Zhiyuan pondered slightly, as if he suddenly remembered something, and asked: "But the son of Guo Queer's family?"
Just as Guo Xin was about to answer, a thin old man stepped out in front of him and said, "The official is none other than Guo Xin, the second son of Privy Councilor Guo."
Liu Zhiyuan just nodded and said three words: "I understand." Then he said: "Why are you two here?"
It was Han Xun's turn to answer this. Han Xun bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, the last general heard that your Majesty intended to attack the city. He also thought about the tragic scene of Taifu Yue Gao's efforts to attack the city and the tragic scene of the soldiers being wiped out, so he built a cannon. I presented several aircraft to Your Majesty, thinking that it would be a small effort to break the city and capture the thieves."
Han Xun had just finished speaking when Guo Xin heard two unnatural coughs coming from his right side. He looked up and saw a veteran with a gray beard. He couldn't help but think to himself: Could that person be Gao Xingzhou?
"absurd!"
There was a sudden roar in the tent, and then a dark-faced, pock-marked man came out of the crowd. He gave Liu Zhiyuan a slight hug, then turned around and stared at Han Xun and Guo Xin fiercely: "Inside the city What you rely on is in the hearts and ears of everyone. Now that everyone in the city has turned away, An needs this!"
The sudden change surprised Guo Xin. He lowered his head and secretly looked at Han Xun in front of him with his peripheral vision. He saw that Han Xun's face was also dark, and he obviously did not expect this.
"My brother must not be rude." Liu Zhiyuan, the leader, still spoke in a calm tone. Murong Yanchao then snorted and returned to the queue.
After Liu Zhiyuan finished speaking, Guo Xin also knew that the dark-faced and pockmarked general was Murong Yanchao. After thinking about it, he understood why Murong Yanchao had a sudden attack: Han Xun had just said that Gao Xingzhou was trying hard to attack the city, but he happened to hit the muzzle of Murong Yanchao's gun. He looked at the veteran again and saw that he also had a gloomy face, which further confirmed his conclusion.
There was a brief silence in the tent, and the little old man broke the deadlock again: "Han Dianzhi and Commander Guo are all trying to share your Majesty's worries. Your Majesty, why don't you ask Commander Guo to tell us how big the gun machine they built is?" If it is a sharp weapon, why not use it?"
Seeing Liu Zhiyuan nodding, Guo Xin clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty and all of you, please go up to the peak for a clear warning. There are eight artillery machines built in the army, each of which can load thirty kilograms of stone bullets and shoot a hundred and twenty paces. They only need a few people to load them." It can be fired with a stone strike. Although it is not accurate enough, even if it cannot break the brick wall, it should be easy to cover up our soldiers when they climb the city and capture the flag."
As soon as these words came out, the generals in the tent all whispered to each other. Even Liu Zhiyuan finally changed his dull tone and asked curiously: "Is this really true?"
Han Xun responded promptly: "What Commander Guo said is true. This artillery carriage was first built by the last general himself, and then improved by Commander Guo based on ancient books to have this powerful weapon."
Liu Zhiyuan stroked his beard and quickly nodded: "In that case, I will try it in Xicheng tomorrow. Where is Xie Hui?"
When Guo Xin heard this, he looked up and saw Xie Hui coming out of the crowd: "The general is here."
"Since the Guo family is under your command, your army will switch with the Longqi army tomorrow and take the lead in attacking the west city. Ask Han Xun and the Guo family to follow behind and use the artillery to hold down the battle for you."
Xie Hui did not look back at Guo Xin, but immediately clasped his fists and said, "The last general has received his order!"
Han Xun and Guo Xin also followed the orders and quickly retired from the tent.
After receiving the weapons outside the tent and leaving the Chinese army camp, Guo Xin and Han Xun got into trouble and were about to leave. Han Xun suddenly said meaningfully on his horse: "Wang Jixiang values Guo's command very much."
After saying that, Han Xun rode away, leaving Guo Xin confused. After a long time, he slapped his forehead and came back to his senses: The thin old man who just spoke for himself in the tent turned out to be Wang Zhang!
