Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 719
After nearly two months of mobilization and preparation, the hundreds of thousands of Jiehu troops gathered in Luoyang finally began to move out one by one, heading south in batches.

The use of troops this time was the largest mobilization since the founding of the country by Shi Zhao, and even since the uprising by Lord Zhao Shi Le.There are as many as nearly 30 formal armored warriors alone, of which more than [-] are soldiers from the country, [-] are from the counties and countries, and there are nearly [-] miscellaneous followers.

Among them, the most elite are the [-] heavy armored righteous soldiers in the Chinese army and under the king of Zhongshan.Almost every one of them is an elite in a hundred battles, a fierce soldier in the battle, the first choice, and the brave champion of the army.

And with the service force enlisted by these hundreds of thousands of troops, there are more than twice as many armored men.The prefectures between Heluo and Luoyang were almost completely wiped out. Millions of people gathered around Luoyang.All the grains and grains of people's food are stored along the river, and the countryside is gone!

And the many generals who lead the army are enough to show that the country attaches great importance to this military.Shihu, the king of Zhongshan, was in charge of the world's military as a Taiwei, and all the ministries outside Ji were in control.The army is divided into seven divisions. In addition to Zhongshan King who sits in the central army and the generals in the border towns are all in command, there are Guo Ao, Taobao, Zhixiong and many other generals who have been with the army for a long time to lead the various divisions.Even when Han and Zhao were destroyed in the west a few years ago, there was no such a large military formation.

Tens of thousands of vanguards went out to explore the way first, and after a few days, Zhongshan Wang Shihu personally led the army to march south.

On the day when the army was dispatched, there was almost no idle land in the wild, and the flags and flags stood densely like a forest, and they advanced by land and water.There are thousands of boats in Luoshang, and Luoshui is overflowing.Along the river, the soldiers of the military road meandered, and the formation was tens of miles long. The birds and beasts were frightened away, and the color of the world changed.

The Langdang Canal is the most important waterway connecting the Huaihe River in Luoxia. In history, the struggle between Chu and Han and the confrontation across the gap refer to this waterway.Although times have changed and the river course has been modified, its importance has not been compromised.No matter in what age, whether there is military affairs or not, this river is the most important channel to communicate with the North and South Poles.

In the early years, Shi Zhao mainly conquered the northern land, especially the Han and Zhao. The demand for waterways was not too great, so the management of waterways was somewhat slack.In addition, the Yellow River has a lot of silt, and the river diverges here, and most of the rivers are congested and silted.This time, the hasty use of things in the south has suddenly enlarged the demand for water channels, and the focus is on dredging the water channel of the Langdang Canal.

In order not to delay the military period, the middle school invested hundreds of thousands of people in this alone.In addition, Zhongshan Wang Shihu was violent and violent, and his harsh orders were even more urgent. Therefore, the officials of the Duhe River were also suffering unspeakably. It can make the boat go unimpeded.

However, the price of using life so eagerly is that a large number of hard-working Ding Yongmen died of exhaustion in the river and died on the way.As a result, there are many folk tales among Heluo people complaining about suffering and sorrow, people who are born should hate themselves, and the long canal will cause blood waves for thousands of miles!
In order to dredge the river within the specified time, even the corpses of the exhausted peasants had no time to collect them, and they dared not throw them into the water.Many frenzied overseers even wrapped these corpses in grass mud and stuffed them directly into the weirs and dams.If these weirs were pulled away, the soil would be full of bones and flesh!
On the day when the army set out, the slave generals were afraid that these tragic scenes would offend Yijia, the king of Zhongshan, so they often built bamboo buildings near the wharf and sail, draped them with colorful silk flags for a little cover, and waving them in strong winds to strengthen the army.

Zhongshan Wang Shihu's southern expedition will use both water and land.The first boat was a gigantic building, like a floating fortress, and it required more than two thousand trackers to drag it along the river to barely make it through the rough waterway.In order to build such a large ship in such a short period of time, the supervisors even ordered people to tear down the old Luoyang palace, and took the beams and pillars to complete the construction.

After Shi Hu saw such a mighty ship, he was also very happy, and directly promoted the supervisor officer to be the governor, and served as a close servant with the army.

Although the big ship is mighty, but Shi Hu can't get on the ship for the time being, such a big ship alone is barely navigable, and it will be even more difficult to carry thousands of his own soldiers and volunteers.

In order to prevent King Zhongshan from getting angry because of disappointment, the supervisors and officials also racked their brains. Just as there were some good wood and large materials left to build the big ship, they simply built a four-looking chariot that is more than several feet wide.It takes more than ten horse-drawn carts to move this chariot, but if it wants to avoid bumps and move flexibly, it needs to be fully lifted by manpower.And the ones who carried the chariot were not ordinary forced labor, but beautiful, healthy and healthy women from the common people, and more than [-] people could lift it up.

However, Shi Hu also understands that he has not yet reached the position of supremacy, and the lord's intentions in Xiangguo are still unpredictable, so he did not dare to be too unrestrained, so he did not use this chariot, but sent someone to go The chariot and the more than [-] beautiful women were all sent back to Yecheng and hidden away for future use.

This time, except for the imperial guards, all the soldiers in the middle school have been mobilized, and it is certain that the remnants of Jin who will defeat Gou Cunjiang Biao in the future.Therefore, all the generals are more than relaxed, the only thing that is slightly depressed is that the journey is a little boring, and there is little entertainment to speak of.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the vanguard spread out in southern Henan, smashing the Wubi towns in the territory one by one, and scattered the people into the wild, which is called hunting.

Such a marching atmosphere became even more intensified among the Shihu Zhongjun.These tens of thousands of loyal warriors are completely part of Shi Hu's private army. In order to win the favor of the Lord and show off their bravery, the generals will do everything they can.Hunting ferocious beasts, chasing human beings, and all conceivable boasting of martial arts are staged sequentially.

Shi Hu was also happy to see this, just as Shi Cong from Qiaojun sent a large amount of goods, he simply put them directly in his big tent of the Chinese army, and counted all the generals captured every day. Gold reward.They even put a few talisman orders directly on the car, and anyone whose righteousness can be the leader, even if he is only brave in vain, will be directly awarded the talisman and promoted to the leader of the army!
As a result, the followers of righteousness inevitably became more enthusiastic, active in the countryside one by one, and all living things within sight became their hunting targets.In the process, a group of brave men quickly emerged, such as Ma Qiu, who was reused earlier, and Zhang Mi, Zhang Xiong, Zhang Ju, Ran Min, Li Tu and other generals who have emerged recently.

Some of these people are brave and powerful, some are the sons of honored officials, and some are originally humble.All of them are loved by Shihu because of their outstanding performance, and they are bestowed with talisman orders to divide them into masters.

With these successful examples, other soldiers who aspire to succeed are naturally redoubled in their enthusiasm.But right now they are still in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and they are under the control of the Chinese army. Even if there are unruly and brave people in the countryside who resist the army, they will all be wiped out by the forward. No opportunity to perform.

In order to compete for the opportunity to perform, some bold people took advantage of the power of Zhongshan King, and even set their minds on the military service and other troops. As a result, the rest of the troops were often harassed.

After the camp was stopped for the day, dozens of horsemen rushed towards it from outside the large tent of the Chinese army, and they didn't stop until they reached the gate of the camp.

The first one was a veteran with gray beard and hair. After dismounting from his horse, he put his sword on his hand and rushed towards the gate of the camp.Immediately a person rushed out from behind the veteran, raised his leg and kicked the slightly rude soldier to the ground, cursing angrily: "Your eyes are so stupid that you don't even know Guo Pushe! Let them go quickly, or you will be beheaded immediately." Kill here!"

These Zhongshan kings and followers have always only had the role of bullying others, how have they ever been treated like this.Seeing this scene, even if hundreds of soldiers from nearby rushed out from the camp, surrounded the dozen or so people, and confronted each other with swords, the fire seemed to be on the verge of breaking out, and the old general's face was extremely livid, and he stomped his feet He roared angrily: "The madness is so far, is this what the king taught?"

At this time, another group of troops returned to the camp of the Chinese army. The leading general, who was still standing in the middle of his life, saw this scene, and his expression became serious. He bowed to the old general and said: "These soldiers are so mediocre that they don't know the venerable. They are guarding the gate of the camp. Their duty is to hope that the servant will not commit any crime. Please wait for a while, and the general will enter the camp immediately to report to the king."

The veteran is named Guo Ao, and the young one is Ma Qiu, Shi Hu's favorite general who has recently become famous in the Chinese army.Hearing what Ma Qiu said, Guo Ao restrained his anger a little. He just waved his hands and drove away.

Ma Qiu hurried in, and after a while, he walked back again. He reached out to Guo Ao and asked, "Your Majesty, please enter the account to discuss matters."

After Guo Ao heard the words, he nodded slightly, and then went in boldly, without paying any more attention to Ma Qiu.

"This old slave is so arrogant, it's really disgusting to underestimate his bravery! Why should the general treat him so politely, and make him underestimate the warriors under the king's command even more!"

The soldiers on the side saw this scene, Dang even felt a little annoyed, and complained in a low voice.

After Ma Qiu heard the words, he smiled and said: "He is an old follower of the Lord, and now he is in command of the left army. Naturally, these backward soldiers like me will not be taken seriously by him."

Having said that, Ma Qiu is quite disapproving of Guo Ao, who is just lucky to be old and has long been a master.If it takes time, with King Zhongshan's appreciation and love for him, it may not be impossible to move forward.

After entering the tent, Guo Ao walked quickly all the way, and soon reached the big tent of the Chinese army.

Shi Hu was in the tent at this time, and the audience would report on military affairs. Seeing Guo Ao entering the account without passing on a pass, a glimmer of gloom flashed in his eyes, but he quickly restrained himself, and asked someone to lead Guo Ao into the seat. Only then asked: "Pu She splits the palm of the left side, and it is also a heavy responsibility. If there is something to do, just choose someone to report. Why do you need to come here?"

"The majesty of the king is hard to see. I am afraid that the humble will not be able to bear this majesty, so I can only come to worship in person."

Guo Ao's face darkened again when he heard this. He had already sent several people to visit him before, but they were all blocked outside the camp gate.But right now, I won’t talk about it any more. Now that I have seen Shi Hu, he said: “The day before yesterday, a part of our army’s supplies were picked up by the king’s men. I don’t know if the king knows about it? Dare to bother the king. But the left side deviates from the waterway, and you are using your resources to make up for it. I really dare not take it lightly..."

"Is there such a thing?"

Shi Hu was slightly suspicious after hearing the words, and then said with a smile: "There are many affairs in the Chinese army, and I don't want to take care of everything. Since I came here, I will choose someone to interrogate later. If there is such a thing, immediately Send someone back."

Hearing that Shi Hu was still procrastinating, Guo Ao raised his eyebrows, but seeing that Shi Hu was smiling, his eyes were already showing signs of malice, and he didn't want to make the relationship too tense.After pondering for a while, he said again: "Your Majesty, this time the great army has been entrusted to the King, and the hope is not unreasonable. Although the southern thieves are remnants, there are also some stubborn ones. This battle is of great importance, and the King is naturally aware of it." However, recently, there have been a lot of mad soldiers in the Chinese army, and even..."

"Strong warriors use their lives, so what's the harm in being a little frivolous? This is the way to motivate the soldiers, which is the way to win many times. If I remember correctly, in the early years, the shooter was also brave and brave, so he was highly valued by the lord. Quantity needs to be long-term, how do you know that today's crazy pawns will not be able to replace them in the future?"

When Shi Hu said this, the displeasure on his face became more intense, and at the same time he stood up and turned his back, unwilling to talk any more.

After Guo Ao heard the words, his complexion became even more ugly. He also got up and stared at Shihu for a long time, before he suddenly sighed: "Your Majesty has deep plans, so I dare not speak too much. I have come here only for the preface, and I hope that Your Majesty can give a reply as soon as possible." .”

After finishing speaking, Guo Ao bowed his hands and left.

When he left the military tent, Shi Hu suddenly turned around, raised his legs and kicked the case over, his face was already full of anger: "The old slave is really disgusting! The only thing he relies on is the Lord's looking down. My people, I hate talking too much..."

Although he hated Guo Ao to the extreme, Shi Hu had nothing to do with him for a while.This Guo Ao is very old, he is one of the eighteen cavalry from the master's old servant, and he is a descendant of the Haozong of Bingzhou.The Lord sent this person to accompany the army, saying it was an assistant, but in fact it was a restriction.

Back in Luoyang, when he took down Shi Lang, this person had a lot of criticisms in secret, and now he is criticizing his followers for being too arrogant, which has pushed Shi Hu's endurance to the limit.But he is also well aware of the importance of this military march. Although he has accumulated too much dissatisfaction, it is not easy to explode before the South Expedition has no results.

At this time, there are many trusted subordinates of Shihu in the tent. What Guo Ao said earlier was to blame them for being too active and arrogant, so he was naturally not in a good mood.Goodbye, the king was furious, and for a while he also cursed at Guo Ao, who relied on the old to sell the old.

"What this old slave relies on is nothing more than a large number of supporters. Especially the Guangzong begging for a living, there are many brave men who dare to fight, so he underestimated others, kept his madness, and resisted the king's orders. Your Majesty supervises the army this time. May as well Take the opportunity to seize the brave people, so that the old slaves will not be troubled."

One of the generals said: "The last general has a long-standing friendship with Li Nong, the general of Guangzong Xiao, and I would like to share it with you for the king."

After Shi Hu heard this, his eyes flickered. Although he had a high prestige in the army, he was not completely immune to confrontation. This Guo Ao was one of them.This time the Lord used his own people to restrain himself, and it was difficult for him to intervene with more than [-] troops on the left. If he could take this opportunity to get rid of Guo Ao, it would be of great benefit to him.

However, after pondering for a while, he still said: "Don't be in a hurry to deal with the old slave. It won't be too late until the southern affairs are settled. As for the division of his tribe, you might as well give it a try right now. Keep it secret, don't disturb the morale of the army. As for you, you might as well exercise some restraint in the near future, and wait until the soldiers enter southern Henan and approach the Huai River, so you don't have to worry about not having a chance to make meritorious deeds."

Although he is arrogant and arrogant, he is not without a sense of balance, and right now he is still in the forefront.Only when the Jin army is completely defeated, will he have the opportunity and excuse to inspect the surrounding area, eliminate Fang Bo, the military town set up by the Lord in various places, and then return to the country with a triumphant victory to shock the hearts of the people.

It is true that Guo Ao made Shi Hu quite annoyed.However, the statement of Shi Cong in Qiaojun made Shi Hu somewhat satisfied. Although Shi Cong was just a domestic slave, his prestige in the country was far lower than that of Shi Sheng and other clan kings, and he was also not as good as Guo Ao, a veteran general. After all, it is located in the south of Henan.This person is now forced by the military power to bow his head to himself, which is in line with Shi Hu's expectation for going out this time, not as stubborn as Shi Lang, who is not as stubborn as Shi Lang.

However, the admiration for Shi Cong lasted for less than a few days, and soon the news spread to the army that the southern bandits attacked and captured the father of the city, captured the south of Henan and returned it.After Shi Hu heard the news, he was furious, wishing he could cut Shi Cong's body into pieces himself!

At the same time, he no longer maintained a slow marching speed. He personally selected brave soldiers on light cavalry, led by Ma Qiu and other confidant generals, and immediately drove south. All strongholds were wiped out!

　I was a little bit stuck today, and checked a lot of information.Regarding Ran Min, I don't really want to write about it, it's too controversial to write about it in detail.However, the begging army is very interesting. During the process of establishing the country by Shi Zhao, especially when confronting Han and Zhao, almost all the tough battles were fought by the troops of the begging army, such as Shi Zhan who died in battle. Hu Jun's performance is actually not good.This can also be seen after Shi Hu seized power. Shi Hu did not use as much as Shi Le for the begging army, so the winning rate in foreign battles dropped sharply.

　　
　
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