After the court was over that day, Lieutenant Gao went to the Commander's Mansion and sent an officer to the Privy Council to declare the imperial edict. He set off on the same day and set a time limit to ask Yanzhuo to go to Beijing to obey his orders.
Let's say that Hu Yanzhuo was sitting in the office of the Army Commanding Department in Runing Prefecture when he heard his disciples come in quickly and report: "I would like to inform you, Sir, an imperial edict has arrived in the capital. I have come here to announce the appointment of a general to Beijing. There is a happy event."
After Hu Yanzhuo heard this, he immediately went out fifty miles from Guo with the officials of the state to meet him. He took the officer of the Privy Council to the General Army Department. After reading it, the envoy presented the imperial edict to Hu Yanzhuo and said: "Hu Yanzhuo Sir, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I will be promoted in the future, and I hope to support this villain."
Hu Yanzhuo said with a polite smile: "I'm sure, come inside and invite me,"
"The matter is urgent. The court has a deadline of two days. Your Excellency must go to the capital. I hope you can leave early to avoid..."
"Thank you very much, I have kept these in mind carefully," Hu Yanzhuo said, and held a banquet in charge of the envoys.
On the other hand, he hurriedly packed up his helmet, armor, pommel and horse equipment, led thirty or forty followers, and followed the envoy. He left Runing Prefecture that day and went to Beijing at starry night. He was speechless on the road and arrived early in front of the Sifu in the inner palace of the capital city. Get off your horse and come see Captain Gao.
On that day, Gao Qiu was sitting in the Palace Commander's Mansion when he heard a report from a doorman: "Runing Prefecture has arrived in Huyanzhuo, and I saw him outside the door asking for an audience." Gao Taiwei couldn't help being overjoyed and called to come in quickly to see him.
Hu Yanzhuo came into the palace of the palace commander and paid homage to Gao Qiu. Gao Qiu invited Hu Yanzhuo to stand up and looked him up and down. He was seven feet long, with a round waist, broad shoulders and a thick back. He had two tiger eyes. With thick eyebrows and a row of tiger whiskers on his cheeks, he looked extremely burly. Gao Qiu secretly looked at Hu Yanzhuo's arms. They were lumpy, but they were thicker than his own legs. He felt satisfied. Ji, said: "Sure enough, he has the air of a general," he said, nodding his head and saying "hello" three times in a row.
"The Taiwei is so complimentary," Hu Yanzhuo said.
"Fang Qiong recommended you to me earlier and praised you highly. When I saw you this time, you turned out to be really good." Gao Qiu walked down and walked around behind Hu Yanzhuo, raised his toes and patted Hu Yanzhuo on the shoulder and said, "Do a good job." , will definitely become a great weapon in the future,”
"Thank you for your promotion, Taiwei."
Gao Qiu smiled, invited Hu Yanzhuo to sit down, ordered tea, and said: "Fang Qiong is the best to you, but speaking of which, your name Hu Yanzhuo was already known to me a while ago."
"Don't dare to take it, don't dare to take it,"
"Hey," Captain Gao said with a flourish, "Don't be humble. I know that you, Hu Yanzhuo, are the direct descendants of the famous founding general of the Song Dynasty, Iron Whip King Hu Yanzan. You are highly skilled in martial arts, brave in killing methods, and have thousands of husbands." Undue courage, because he is good at using two water-milled eight-edged steel whips, so he is known as the 'Double Whip' Hu Yanzhuo."
"It's all just a wasted reputation,"
Gao Qiu said: "Speaking of the old hero of Huyan, he was also killed from the heroic cavalry camp when he was young. Because of his outstanding bravery, he was the leader of the Bundong Squadron. He was recommended by others and came to the capital to carry out the decree. He was named the heroic military envoy and accompanied Wang Quanbin in his crusade. Xichuan took the lead and was the first to charge. He was wounded several times, but he stabbed the thieves hard. Due to his merit, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the army. Later, he went to conquer Taiyuan. The army was blocked in front of the city. However, the old hero of Huyan risked his life to climb the city and fought bloody battles all day and night. , captured Taiyuan City in one fell swoop. As a result, Taizong gave him gold and silk, and was later promoted to the head of the deputy capital of the Ma Army, and moved to Yuhou, the capital of the capital." After saying this, Gao Qiu paused and looked meaningfully. He turned to Hu Yanzhuo and said: "In the past, I guaranteed you to be the commander of the troops and horses. Now, do you know what I mean?"
When Hu Yanzhuo heard this, he realized what he meant. He clasped his fists and saluted Gao Qiu and said, "The Taiwei has entrusted me with a great responsibility. I don't know what An Neng has done for me. My ancestors were appointed as deputy commanders of soldiers and horses. Now, the Taiwei has promoted me to the rank of deputy commander." The commander of the troops and horses hopes that I can sweep Huazhou and regain the lost territory in one fell swoop just like my ancestors fought in Taiyuan."
"Oh, that's right," Gao Qiu said with a smile: "That's exactly what I mean, but whether the back wave can catch up with the front wave depends on your ability." After saying this, Gao Qiu said seriously: "You need to I know that what you are facing this time is not an ordinary bandit."
"I have heard about Green Forest's rebellion in Huazhou for a long time. I heard that the leader, Shi Jin, is very impressive. I was thinking of going to meet him and kill him without leaving any trace."
"Well," Gao Qiu nodded, paused before he could say anything, lowered his voice, and said every word with a heavy emphasis, "Hu Yanzhuo, what is the situation in the court today? Although you are a foreign minister, you are also a foreign minister. You must have heard, I,,, have put all my bets on you, this battle only needs to be won, not defeated, do you understand?"
Hu Yanzhuo understood this and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Lieutenant."
"Okay," Taiwei Gao had finished offering his condolences and rewarded him. In order to refute the rumors and it was inconvenient to keep Hu Yanzhuo overnight in the mansion, he sent someone to arrange for Hu Yanzhuo to stay in Bianliang. In the morning of the next day, Taiwei Gao introduced Hu Yanzhuo to him. Daojun Emperor.
When the emperor saw Hu Yanzhuo's unusual appearance, he was so happy that he immediately gave Hu Yanzhuo a horse to ride on.
That horse's body is as black as ingots, and its hooves are as white as snow, so it is called "Kicking Snow Wuzui". It travels thousands of miles in a day, and can be compared with ordinary war horses.
After Hu Yanzhuo had finished thanking him, he followed Lieutenant Gao back to the Palace Commander's Mansion to discuss raising an army to suppress the Green Forest Army.
Lieutenant Gao said: "Just now, Jingzhao Prefecture on the front line sent out a high-level document, saying that the Green Forest Army's four-pronged army penetrated into Jingzhao Prefecture, and Wugong, Zhongnan, Xingping, Huxian, Lantian, and Qianyou fell one after another. This northwest fortress There is only one place left in Xianyang. Chang'an is now facing three enemies and is in great danger. The city of Chang'an is an important place in the northwest and cannot be lost. In my opinion, before you go this time, you need to solve Chang'an's urgent needs first. , you can bring your army across the border from Shangzhou. I have sent people to arrange food and grass to Shangzhou Shangluo, and they can supply it to you at any time. What do you mean?"
Hu Yanzhuo said: "I would like to express my kindness to you: The villain is looking at the Green Forest Army. There are many soldiers and generals, and the horses are inferior and the spears are long. Don't underestimate the enemy. Can you allow the villain to beg for protection and the two generals will be the vanguard?"
When Captain Gao heard this, he asked Hu Yanzhuo, "But I am a man of the Tao."
"Both of them,"
"Well," Captain Gao asked, "Who can the general protect as a vanguard?"
Hu Yanzhuo reported: "The villain is the training envoy of the Chenzhou regiment. His surname is Han and his given name is Tao. He is originally from Tokyo. He once took the martial arts exam and made a jujube tree. People call him General Bai Sheng. This person can be There is another person in the vanguard, who is the training envoy of the Yingzhou regiment. His surname is Peng and his given name is Qi. He is also from Tokyo. He is also a general. He uses a three-pointed sword and has outstanding martial arts. He is called "General Baimu". This person can be the deputy vanguard. With these two people assisting in the battle, Chang'an's crisis can be solved."
After hearing this, Lieutenant Gao was overjoyed and said: "If it is as the general said, Han and Peng will be the vanguard, so why worry about the mad bandits not being destroyed?" That day, Lieutenant Gao went to the commander's palace to sign two ultimatums and report them to the emperor. After the Privy Council sent people to Chen and Ying Prefectures to recruit Han Tao at night, Peng Wei rushed to Beijing. Within a day or two, they came to the Palace Commander's Mansion to see Gao Taiwei and Hu Yanzhuo.
The next day, Lieutenant Gao led everyone to practice martial arts in the royal training ground. Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, and Peng Wei each used their skills in the field. Everyone present was dumbfounded and cheered continuously. But Taiwei Gao, who was sitting on top, Wei looked extremely radiant with a smile on his face.
It was just a training exercise. Captain Gao brought the three of them to the palace commander's house to discuss important military matters with the Privy Council.
Captain Gao asked: "How many people are there in the three groups?"
Hu Yanzhuo replied: "There are five thousand troops and horses in the three routes, and ten thousand infantry in the company."
Captain Gao was silent.
Hu Yanzhuo then said: "If it is not enough, the three of us will go back to the state in person to select an elite horse army of 3,000 and an infantry of 5,000. We will set off on a date and go straight to Shangzhou."
Lieutenant Gao shook his head and said: "This is not a method. It takes time and effort to turn back and forth. At this critical moment, there is no time to delay. If you are not weak, you will bring fifteen thousand people first. I will report to the emperor to send more. I will give you 50,000 forbidden troops. After that, I will send a letter to each state where you are located, asking each state to train skilled people, and then send an additional 20,000 people here. In this way...there will be **0,000 troops,"
Hu Yanzhuo reported: "These three horse infantry soldiers are all strong men and horses, so there is no need to worry about it. However, I am afraid that the clothes and armor are not complete, it will be disadvantageous in the battle, and it will be inconvenient to take the crime. I beg for mercy and wait for a while to return to the state to make up for it."
Captain Gao said: "In that case, the three of you can go to the armored warehouse of the capital. You can choose any clothes, armor, and swords you want regardless of the number. You must have all the troops and horses ready to fight the enemy. On the day of departure, I will send you. The official came to take a look,"
Hu Yanzhuo received Jun's order and led people to Jia Zhanku.
Hu Yanzhuo selected 3,000 pairs of iron armor, 5,000 pairs of cooked leather vests, 3,000 bronze and iron helmets, 2,000 spears, 1,000 hobs, and countless bows and arrows. There were three thousand war horses, and the three generals were each rewarded with gold, silver, and satin horses. The three armies were all rewarded with food. Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, and Peng Guan all wrote a victory statement and said goodbye to the Privy Council and other officials. It was night, Hu Yanzhuo Came to see Captain Gao again.
Gao Qiu met Hu Yanzhuo, approached him and said, "When you came here, you asked for two hundred blacksmiths on the first day. I concentrated all of them in Yangjia Village outside the city and worked on it for three days. It was almost done. At the beginning, When I asked you, the general said that the time has not yet come, but I don’t know if it has come now.”
Hu Yanzhuo knew Gao Qiu's curiosity, so he immediately said: "Lieutenant, the armor I made is extraordinary. It is called chain armor. This thick iron armor is put on the war horse, and only four hooves are exposed on the whole body. And a man wears armor, leaving only one eye outside, fifty war horses in a row, ten rows in a row, connected with iron chains with heavy hammers in the middle, killing all the way, invulnerable, even if he is green in the woods. No matter how powerful you are, you can't stop him. Rushing into battle to kill the enemy is like entering an uninhabited land."
"Miao Miao Miao," Gao Qiu's blood boiled all over after hearing this. He couldn't help but stand up and said, "With this sharp weapon, why worry about leveling the green forest?"
"The army is fully prepared and is waiting for the chain armor. As soon as the armor arrives, it can go out immediately,"
"Okay," Gao Qiu said: "Tomorrow morning, the armor will be delivered in full. Go to bed early today."
"Excuse me, Lieutenant Commander, and take my leave."