"Throughout the ages, those who win the hearts of the people win the world. Your Majesty allows thieves to plunder the people today. I, a great man, will have no future!"
Guo Wuwei's words came from the bottom of his heart.
This was also his truest thought and the reason why he decided to submit to Luo Youdu.
Guo Wuwei was not a comfortable Taoist priest. He became a Taoist priest not because of his faith, but to give himself a mysterious luster.
After all, throughout the ages, there have been many secluded masters, mostly Buddhists and Taoists, who are easily looked down upon by others.
With the blessing of fame, all actions will go smoothly, and there is no need to look at the eyes of low-level military commanders. If you can get the favor of the master, you will be more protected from being bullied by the warriors.
Guo Wuwei spent ten years in Wudang Mountain and accumulated a lot of fame. Only then did he confidently go down the mountain to join the Ming Dynasty.
Little did he know that it was because of his great reputation that Guo Wei did not dare to accept him, and he looked down upon Li Jing and Meng Chang, so he could only live in seclusion again and wait for the opportunity to become an official.
Guo Wuwei has always been a person who pursues fame and wealth. He does not care about the big or small country, he only cares about whether there is room for his own development.
He hit it off with Liu Chengjun and came to the Northern Han Dynasty. Guo Wuwei saw that the officialdom of the Northern Han Dynasty was exhausted. He relied too much on the Khitan in every word and deed and had no independent power.
Guo Wuwei carried out drastic reforms, which greatly improved politics, people's livelihood and military equipment.
Especially in controlling banditry in Hedong, Guo Wuwei made outstanding contributions.
Guo Wuwei was also quite complacent. He secretly resented that Guo Wei looked down on others back then. If he had used him more seriously, he might not have had his bloodline cut off and his adopted son would have succeeded him. Although the adopted son had indeed done a good job.
Today's move by Luo Youdu to relocate the people has caused Guo Wuwei to lose all space to display his talents.
So what if Liu Chengjun takes it seriously?
With only 100,000 people, what else can we do?
If ordinary people could just muddle along, Guo Wuwei was not willing to accept it. He was proud of his ability to save the world and the people, and was unwilling to continue to accompany Liu Chengjun to wait for death and spend his life in desolation.
Liu Chengjun looked at Guo Wuwei, who was already sobbing, with slightly red eyes. Thinking of the two people supporting each other over the years, he stepped forward to help him up and said: "Ms. Guo, get up and speak. How can I not know what he said from the bottom of his heart? There is really a huge disparity in strength.
There is nothing you can do."
The more Liu Chengjun lacked the courage to fight, the more Guo Wuwei strengthened his determination.
There are only two best paths in the current situation:
Otherwise, just drop it and keep your fortune.
If you don't fight resolutely and lose a hundred times, at least you can still make a splash and leave a good name in the history of the world.
If you win, it will be like the Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms, the fat water of the Eastern Jin Dynasty...
His name will go down in history, and he will rise directly to the top...
If you are afraid of your hands and feet, you will be able to pass by, unable to go up or down, and you will perish without fighting.
This kind of lying down behavior is unacceptable to Guo Wuwei.
Guo Wuwei said: "Your Majesty, I have two strategies to deal with."
Liu Chengjun wanted to be at ease, but when he saw that his prime minister was still working hard for him, he couldn't bear it and said: "It doesn't matter what Mr. Guo said!"
Guo Wuwei said: "The thieves are now divided into four places. One is stationed at Yanmen Pass, one is in Xinzhou, and the other is in Daizhou. There are also large armies gathered in the south of the city. Among them, Cao Bin's tribe at Yanmen Pass is the strongest in order to defend against the Khitan army. They are in danger.
As for the defense, we must not touch the edge. But the number of soldiers and horses in Xinzhou and Daizhou is not large. They have to protect the people from evacuating, and they have to separate the soldiers and horses to maintain order."
"We are fully capable of defeating these two armies and rescuing the people of the two states. Shanxi has many mountains and rivers, and it will be too late for Cao Bin's troops to provide support."
"In short, as long as they dare to move our people, we will use different methods to harass and stop them. We have the advantage of terrain, so why fear them? Even if we cannot win, we can make them unable to move our people and protect the people of our two states."
When Liu Chengjun heard this, he was very moved and asked: "What's the second strategy?"
Guo Wuwei said: "My subordinates saw that Lu Duosun was an official of the seventh grade, but he was arrogant and did not take me seriously. It shows that the results achieved in the past twenty days have made the Central Plains proud. Your Majesty
You can send envoys into the bandit camp to pretend to surrender, like the Jiangnan and Bashu incidents, out of arrogance of the enemy. Then attack and kill at night. The enemy's troops are scattered everywhere. Compared with our army, the troops outside Jinyang South City have no advantage. As long as
With the bravery of the three armies and the dedication of everyone, there is still great hope of victory."
"Your Majesty, I, a big man, have reached a state of life and death. If I do nothing, I will only become the laughing stock of the world. If I can save Xin, the people of the two states will have a chance to breathe. But if we can take the opportunity to defeat the rebel army, I, a big man, will still be able to
But I can avenge my shame and take back the land east of the river."
Liu Chengjun looked at the other people in the palace and heard their opinions.
All the military generals were silent.
Liu Jiye was a courageous general in the Northern Han Dynasty, but Liu Chengjun excluded him, and no one else dared to fight easily.
After all, the other party was Luo Youdu, who had defeated even the Khitans.
Guo Wuwei said angrily: "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. Generals who dare not fight, let me do it for you."
He sneered at the generals and asked for orders to fight in a righteous manner.
Li Cungui and Zhao Wendu blushed with embarrassment.
Li Cungui said angrily: "Mr. Guo, don't look down on others. Why am I afraid of a battle? I'm just thinking about which plan is better, Mr. Guo."
There is almost no need to discuss this matter. Liu Chengjun is absolutely unwilling to risk his life to fight Luo Youdu.
He relied too much on the Khitan's military strength, which led to him being extremely unconfident in his country's military level. Rather than defeating the Central Plains on the frontal battlefield, he believed more that they would stick to Jinyang City and the Khitan would send troops to defeat the Central Plains. This set of Northern Han Dynasty
Tried and tested tactics.
Now that Guo Wuwei has asked for a fight, Li Cungui and Zhao Wendu also have the intention to fight.
Liu Chengjun could not continue to avoid the war, so he undoubtedly chose Guo Wuwei's first strategy: sending troops to attack Guo Jin and Cao Han's tribe, using the terrain of the Shanxi Basin to protect the people of Xin and Dai two states, with Li Cungui and Zhao Wendu leading eight troops each.
Thousands of soldiers attacked from the north gate at night.
As for Jinyang City, it has always maintained an establishment of around 20,000.
Liu Chengjun dared not move the 20,000 soldiers no matter what.
That night, Li Cungui and Zhao Wendu led their troops out of the city.
How could the mobilization of sixteen thousand troops and horses be concealed from Liu Jiye?
Liu Jiye's mouth was bitter and he shouted: "Bring me some wine!"
He was drinking alone, and he also heard about Guo Wuwei's two plans.
There is no problem, there is nothing we can do in the current dead situation.
But if he were present, he would definitely support the second strategy.
Bao Xin, representing the people of Erzhou is just a drop in the bucket. It can only make the situation slightly better, but the ending is still the same.
Only the second strategy is the real solution once and for all.
The next day, night.
Hou Barong strolled to the north gate of Jinyang East City.
As a fortress in the east of Hedong, Jinyang City is said to control the mountains and rivers and sit on the back of the world. It has three inner cities and three outer cities, which are linked together.
In addition to being breathtaking, the most intuitive thing is the class issue.
The East City is where the common people live, and the Middle City is located around the Fen River and is where shops gather. The West City is the state city, where the families of soldiers, merchants, and well-off families live. The New City is where officials and gentry live in groups, and where government offices are held.
Also here.
As for Daming City, Cangcheng is easy to understand.
One is the Imperial Palace of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the other is a place where grain is stored.
Jinyang East City is far less heavily guarded than the other five cities because it is home to ordinary people.
The soldiers are also what Li Jun calls inferior soldiers, with extremely poor combat effectiveness.
Patrol soldiers in the middle of the night were leaning on the tower chatting.
When Luo Youdu came to the city for the first time, they were nervous for a long time.
But as the days passed, Luo Youdu lost all offensive posture and relaxed, doing whatever he had to do.
A few prime-age soldiers gathered together, and it was inevitable that they would be full of gossip.
Their salaries are pitifully low, they only have enough food and clothing, and no money to spend time and money, so they talk about which family has a charming widow and which family has a charming girl. Whenever they feel like it, they laugh weirdly like "hehehehe".
When one person suddenly saw Hou Barong, he quickly straightened his face and shouted: "Commander Hou!"
The expressions of the others also changed and they stopped talking.
Hou Barong said with a friendly face: "It doesn't matter, you can continue chatting and don't pay attention to me. Marshal Li defeated Guo Jin's troops today and beheaded more than 3,000 people. He is going to return to the city overnight. I want to have a few drinks with him to congratulate him on his victory."
How dare a few people say that?
A clever man ran to the squad room and moved Zhang Maza to Hou Barong. He said happily: "That's great. It seems that the Central Plains is not so scary! The Marshal left the city last night and made a triumphant return tonight."
Hou Barong patted his chest and said, "I told you earlier, those noble young men in the Central Plains who eat well and drink well have not suffered as much as we have. If we really fight, they are not strong enough for me to kill them alone."
As he was talking, he suddenly looked forward and said, "It seems to be coming!"
Looking from a distance, there was indeed a group of soldiers coming from afar in the dark night, but it was too dark to see clearly.
As we got closer, it was indeed their armored flag.
"Ha, it's Zhao Kuina, bastard. Alas, if I hadn't been upset, who would have gotten him to do this? Kaicheng! Kaicheng!"
Hou Barong greeted the other party loudly and ordered the city gate to be opened to welcome him.
This Hou Barong is naturally Guo Wuwei's man.
The visitor was not Li Cungui, but Shu Yuan in disguise.
It was learned that Shu Yuan had occupied the East City Tower.
Luo Youdu immediately arranged for Han Lingkun and Li Shoujie to assist Shu Yuan in seizing the east city.
With this order, Luo Youdu felt refreshed instantly, and the Northern Han Dynasty was about to become history.
"This Guo Wuwei still has something."
Luo Youdu said to Song Qi and Lu Duoxun beside him.
Song Qi didn't understand the situation and was a little confused.
Lu Duoxun personally visited Jinyang City. After thinking about it carefully, he understood everything and said: "The most ignored things are often the most deadly."
Because the East City of Jinyang is home to 50,000 poor people who are the most disliked people.
Under Guo Wuwei's design, these 50,000 people had no time to escape into the central city.
Nowadays, in the Northern Han Dynasty, without the most humble common people and the most common labor force, what is left?
Guo Wuwei did not have the ability to allow the Central Plains Army to attack the six cities of Jinyang in one go, and he could not even send three cities to Li.
Because it was the residence of dignitaries, it was the most heavily guarded.
But even this most inconspicuous Dongcheng was conquered at this moment.