On the 600-mile journey from Baoji to the middle of the river, Guo Xin rode lightly and rode fast, and within a few days he could see the frozen Yellow River.
Guo Xin and his party led their horses across the river from Pujin, and saw a group of Han knights in armor and swords approaching. The knight in front stopped his horse and asked, "Who is coming? Tell me your name!"
Guo Xin glanced at the knight, took out his token and showed it to him: "I am here to obey the command of the national army commander Guo Xin."
"I don't know it's General Guo, but I'm so humble and disrespectful!" The knight seemed frightened when he heard this. He quickly turned over and dismounted, then looked back at his subordinates behind him and said, "This is the son of Privy Council Guo. Why don't you come to see me?"
The knights dismounted and knelt down with him to salute.
The commander could not afford to have every Forbidden Army officer salute like this. In the past, Guo Xin had been the one to greet this and that general. This was the first time he had been welcomed by others. There was only one reason for this: he was Guo Wei. son!
The leading knight continued: "I learned that General Guo will be here soon. Privy Council Guo has ordered General Zhao to come to greet him. General Zhao specially asked me to wait for the river patrol officers to stay and watch. Since General Guo is here, I humbly ask this Just lead the way for the general.”
Since it was Guo Wei's arrangement, Guo Xin certainly had no reason to refuse. He raised his hand on his horse and said, "No need to be polite, just get up and lead the way."
A group of knights mounted their horses to guide Guo Xin, all of them keeping half of Guo Xin's head at all times. Guo Xin noticed this and asked casually: "What is your name? In which military department do you work?"
The knight clasped his fists and said, "Return to the general, Shi Shouxin, I am now the general of Fengguo's right wing."
"Hmm..." Guo Xin pondered slightly: "Then he is under the command of Commander Liu Taiwei of the right wing?"
"Exactly. But Lieutenant Liu is the master of the right wing, and the last general directly to the top is General Zhao. My brothers and I have only come to join the army this year. It is Privy Guo who recruits soldiers. General Zhao and the humble They were all promoted by Privy Councilor Guo, but we are not very familiar with Taiwei Liu... We are all closer to Privy Councilor Guo than Taiwei Liu," Shi Shouxin said.
Guo Xin nodded and learned an important piece of information from Shi Shouxin's conversation: Guo Wei had already recruited a large number of troops to supplement the imperial army in order to attack Hezhong Mansion, otherwise he would not have easily awarded the post of general. Guo Xin couldn't help but think of these keywords, including accepting the imperial army and promoting them personally.
The two of them talked some more, and within half a stick of incense walking on the snow-covered official road, several horses came running towards them along the official road.
Shi Shouxin took one look and immediately greeted: "General Zhao!"
The horses came to a halt, but before Shi Shouxin could introduce him, the leading general suddenly pointed at Guo Xin's crotch and praised loudly: "What a unicorn horse!"
Guo Xin said with a smile: "General Zhao is very good at horses. This horse was given by the King of Wei. It is a royal horse donated by Khotan. It is naturally not an ordinary horse."
The general was even more surprised when he heard this. Seeing this, Shi Shouxin quickly stepped forward and reminded with a smile: "Everyone takes their horse recognition skills seriously. When they see a BMW, they can't even see the nobleman on the horse."
General Zhao looked at Guo Xin, reacted immediately, quickly turned over and dismounted, and saluted Guo Xin with clasped fists angrily: "General Zhao Kuangyin, I have been waiting here for a long time! But since he is General Guo, such a BMW is the right one for its owner. Sorry, I have offended you by being so abrupt, I hope you will forgive me."
Guo Xin immediately suspected that his ears had heard it wrong: "Zhao Kuangyin?"
Zhao Kuangyin still kept his clasped fist posture and cast doubtful glances at Guo Xin who was on the horse: "This is the last general. What are your orders, general?"
Guo Xin glared at the general on his horse: his face was dark due to long-term exposure to wind and sun, coupled with thick eyelids and a low and straight nose. Apart from being taller and stronger than ordinary soldiers, he seemed to have no other features. Something special.
People in later generations may not know Guo Wei, but it is difficult not to know Zhao Kuangyin's name. Of course Guo Xin expected that he would meet Zhao Kuangyin one day, but he never expected that this day would appear at such a completely inadvertent and without warning moment.
Everyone around was waiting for Guo Xin. Guo Xin didn't want to stay longer, so he asked Zhao Kuangyin: "If you don't talk about it anymore, where is my father, the commander-in-chief?"
Zhao Kuangyin's attitude was as polite as that of Shi Shouxin and others: "Our barracks are spread across twenty or thirty miles. I'm afraid the general won't be able to find him for a while. Privy Council Guo specially ordered the general to come and guide the general. But the general has come all the way, so he must have a lot of trouble. , would you like to rest for a while at the inn ahead?"
"No need, Commander-in-Chief Father has called me. There is no reason to delay. Duke Zhao will lead the way for me."
The group of people continued on the road, and Guo Xin could not help but glance at Zhao Kuangyin frequently on his horse. Just kidding, one of the Tang Zong and Song Zu is right in front of him. The key point is that he is still a little general under his father!
Even Zhao Kuangyin felt uncomfortable being stared at by Guo Xin. He didn't know why and said: "The general was rude and rude earlier. The general will punish me without mercy."
Guo Xin shook his head: "General Zhao is overly concerned. I just think that General Zhao is very similar to an acquaintance of this general."
After walking for about a moment, the Han army's camp appeared on the field covered with white cedars. Only then did Guo Xin realize that there was no end in sight from the Han army camp. Zhao Kuangyin's statement that the camp stretched for twenty or thirty miles was probably not a lie!
Zhao Kuangyin introduced him to him at the right time: "Privilege Guo commanded the entire army and recruited tens of thousands of civilians to dig long ditches and build connected walls outside Hezhong City. The generals and others privately called it 'Long Siege'. Although Li Shouzhen is now holding on to the high city , but there is no way to go from heaven to earth."
Near the camp, there are indeed dense fortresses and deep ditches. There are frequent patrols inside and outside the camp, and the atmosphere is very solemn and strict. After entering the military stronghold, as countless Han soldiers and soldiers came and went, although the four camps all looked the same, the deeper they went, the more stringent the inspections became. But as long as Zhao Kuangyin reported the title "son of Privy Councilor Guo" on his behalf, the sentry, no matter how stern his face was, would instantly become very respectful and even flattering.
When Guo Xin, Zhao Kuangyin and his party finally arrived outside the gate of the Chinese military camp, Zhao Kuangyin, Shi Shouxin and others could not continue walking, so they said goodbye to Guo Xin and turned around to leave.
Guo Xin asked Guo Pu to hold the horse and wait outside the camp gate. After the announcement, he received permission and entered the camp gate alone.
Inside the gate, the guards holding swords, guns, swords and halberds stood upright on both sides leading to the Chinese army's tent, creating a cold and serious atmosphere. Guo Xin couldn't help but be affected. He walked straight towards the tent with a slight frown on his face. He always felt that he should have such an indifferent expression because he was here.
When he reached the outside of the tent, the guards standing on the left and right stopped him: "This is an important place for military aircraft. You are not allowed to enter with a sword."
Guo Xin turned around and looked around, and saw several swords resting on a wooden stand nearby. He immediately understood and took off his sword and placed it on it.
The guard immediately opened the heavy curtain for him. Guo Xin took a deep breath and became increasingly nervous.
