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Chapter three hundred and fifty seventh resting soul

Although Wushan County was known as a city at this time, it was actually very simple. The only building with a certain scale probably belongs to the city tower in the northeast. However, the city was also well-chosen, facing the intersection of the Yangtze River and Wuxi (Daning River) in the east, and the mountainous area in the west. The city by the river occupied an unexpectedly flat area. It was really rare in the mountainous area, and the entrance to the northeast was relatively flat.

Guo Shao's navy directly arrived at the east wharf from the Yangtze River, and the land soldiers crossed the river from the ferry of the Daning River and entered the city from the northeast entrance of the city.

When the army entered the city, the group of people in front would not drag into the city like a refugee, like a mess of mules, horses, vehicles, and vehicles. It always had a ritual-like pomp. Guo Shao and several generals rode horses and brought five hundred well-equipped heavy armored soldiers into the city.

The Shu Kingdom was rich, but mainly because of the wealth of the Xichuan Plain. This small town in the deep mountains was not as good as the war in the north. The large area of ​​low and old buildings in the city, and the Zhou army's distinctively armored team was particularly conspicuous.

In addition to their handsome armor, it is also rare to line up military discipline in remote borders.

"Dongdongdongdongdong..." The sound of drums was accompanied by a bright rhythm. A small drum was hanging in front of the belly of a soldier in front of him, and the neat infantrymen were marching in line with their footsteps. The drums were fast and the footsteps were slow. The two sounds complemented each other. Although it sounded a little boring, it sounded very nice. More infantry and cavalry came into the city one after another, and the avenues of this small town seemed to be filled with troops in an instant.

For decades, no outside army has come here. The people may not have fully realized the danger of force. Many people are actually watching the strange things on the roadside. Some people also quickly call their own people back and close their doors.

Guo Shao led his troops to the county government, with surrendered military generals and some gentry, followed the heavy infantry commander to the county government: a dilapidated classical building complex. If you come here in the middle of the night, it will remind people of the haunted house. The tiger army flag was already hung above the entrance hall of the county government.

The troops stopped on the street outside, and there were many onlookers around. Guo Shao was very pleased to see this. He did not let the people hide like a ghost.

Everyone looked at him, and Guo Shao was also excited. He immediately walked to the gate to face many people. Seeing this, Lu Chengyong and others rode their horses to the street and said, "Stop yelling, Guo Du asked for a lecture!"

Guo Shao looked back and saw soldiers wearing armor and the messy officials and civilians looking at him, and he felt that he should express his attitude. The noisy noise of the crowd gradually subsided. Guo Shao, surrounded by soldiers, saw a cart next to him, stood up, thought for a moment, and said loudly: "I am a man from Hebei (the native place of the Five Dynasties' "Young Man"). Later, my family withered and now I settled in Tokyo..."

Everyone thought that the opening of a high-ranking official was the great truth of Zhihuzhe, but the general came up to introduce the people from where he was. The officials and the people suddenly became interested, and noisy people looked over and looked at the young man standing on the cart.

Guo Shao seemed to have seen it somewhere in his previous life. Shu language belongs to the Northern language family, and most Shu people can understand Northern dialect as long as they do not speak dialect words. Guo Shao's words are obviously easy to understand.

He continued: "I live in Hebei, and Tokyo is very peaceful because they are all our hometowns. Perhaps many years ago, the villagers in Hebei moved south of the Yellow River. In those places, the same people have lived in those places, and they have been one since ancient times. The same is true in Shu. It is only because of the decades of wars that the territory of Shu has been territorial and broken lands in various places!" He shouted loudly, "We are the same clan, we are the same blood, we are the villagers..."

The countless eyes of the people who stayed away seemed to have gradually changed a little. Maybe they really understood Guo Shao's heart, maybe it was just Guo Shao's illusion.

Guo Shao was moved and said: "The soldiers of the Great Zhou came from the east of the Yangtze River, fought hard and bloody battles. In this deep mountains and shoals, they paid blood and sweat, and many people died... Why do the brothers? In order to end the original division, end the melee, end the killing of each other that was useless, let the once common family be reconnected, unify the world, and maintain the long-term stability, and let the descendants of Yan and Huang revive the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Now, I buried my brothers who died in Wushan, and they will never go back. I hope that all the fellow villagers in Wushan County will not think that they are bad people, and let their young souls rest here in peace. This is also their land. I hope that you will remember why they fought and why they died. Only the passionate and good sons will sacrifice for others!”

Guo Shao did not make a draft, and he didn't even think of saying this when he entered the city. He showed it casually. He found that he was very motivated. The first person to be moved was the soldiers of the Zhou army. The soldiers knelt on the ground and looked at Guo Shao with respect. For a moment, he seemed to have been deified. Even Zuo You had red eyes and looked up at Guo Shao in admiration.

"The Meng family, the ruler of Shu, was not from Shu, but for his own power and wealth, he caused Shu to fall into war. The Great Zhou army did not come to conquer the people of Shu, but to regain lost territory, overthrow the lost power, and let the people return to their family."

Guo Shao looked up at the tiger flag on the side, and saw the endless green mountains in the distance, shouting seriously: "Stand under the tiger army flag that I fought for and placed all the glory on all the glory, I treat the scholars and people of Shu equally with my sincere heart; I treat the soldiers and soldiers as brothers, treat the soldiers with a fair heart in everything. I look forward to one day when all hunger disappears from the country, all sins can be punished, all talented people can be promoted, all kind people can be praised, the people live and work in peace, and build a prosperous country."

Suddenly someone shouted: "Long live!" The soldiers knelt down and shouted long live.

Guo Shao felt something was wrong, and seemed to be too excited to say it, but he was not ready to do anything... What can 20,000 people do in this ravine? Amid the chaotic shouts, he quickly got off the cart and hurriedly left the scene.

...In a room across the street in front of a county, several people wearing silk robes listened for a long time. A middle-aged man said, "Then isn't Guo Du's inspection to win people's hearts and just talk about it? The Central Plains martial artists are like wolves and tigers. If they go to the city, they don't burn, kill, and rob?"

An old man slowly spoke, "Yes, you have fewer people. There are also military generals in this world who are completely unscrupulous. Besides, when he comes in to show goodwill to us Wushan people, it's better to massacre the city?"

"What Grandpa said is very much." Several people agreed.

The old man said, "You will go and raise money later, buy some wine and meat, and be ready to reward the army. Others will give us a face. We have to take care of it, right?"

“Yes, yes…”

... Not long after that day, many people suddenly came from the mountain and the other side of Wuxi, but there were many mountain people, including men, women, young and old. Many people even wore animal skins, just like savages, saying that the Zhou army wanted to send grain relief and carry grain. Guo Shao remembered that he had really said that, so he ordered them to stay outside the city and ordered the grain storage of the county government to be released.

At this time, Dong Zunhui sent someone to report that the Shu army burned the plank road by the Qutangxia River. There was no way to go on both sides of the Yangtze River, and it was difficult for the navy to pass through. There was a section of dangerous water that had to be pulled by a boat.

Guo Shao wrote a military order, asking Dong Zunhui to organize craftsmen to repair the plank road. The plank road was drilled into the stone wall and then inlaid with wood into the bridge to be built. It was very scary to walk, but it was finally a road. The Shu army could burn the wood, but the stone holes were difficult to destroy, and renovating them was less expensive than opening the new plank road.

The army was hundreds of miles away, and the road was difficult to move, so he was exhausted... The plank road could not be passed, so Guo Shao ordered the entire army to rest in Wushan County; while sending people to ask local officials about the surrounding terrain and other roads.

There were some wounded soldiers in the army, and many sick people, probably because of unacceptable conditions, occasional cold, and seasickness. The army would not bring too many doctors at this time... In the past, Guo Shao was with a group of injured soldiers after the Battle of Gaoping, and the "dragonist" with the army was Zuo You. The doctor was usually found in the local area, and Guo Shao was no exception. He ordered the surrendered officials in Wushan to find a doctor to treat the injured soldiers.

The surrendered general Li Dong led an army of 10,000 to surrender in Wuxia and persuaded him to surrender to the Wushan County, which was very commended by Guo Shao. His surrendered soldiers were transported to Jiangling Mansion one after another. After becoming bare poles, they were completely untreated. From time to time, they could enter and exit Guo Shao like the generals of the Zhou army.

Guo Shao was also willing to talk to him to understand the situation of the Shu army. Today, Guo Shao did not ask about military affairs. As soon as he went to see the wounds, he remembered a person and asked Li Dong: "Is General Li from Wushan County?"

Li Dong said: "The last general comes from Chengdu Prefecture and follows Wang Zhaoyuan. He is the reinforcements from the east led by Wang Zhaoyuan."

"So that's it." Guo Shao was slightly disappointed and said casually, "Do you know there is a man named 'Wushan Saint Hand' in Wushan County?"

"I know!" Li Dong said.

Guo Shao said in surprise: "Even people in Chengdu know her reputation?"

Li Dong shook his head: "I heard about it in Kuizhou because it was so amazing. For example, there was one thing that said that a daughter-in-law in a family in the mountains died of illness, and the family had already dressed in mourning for funerals, and everyone was put into a coffin. The white grandma of Wushan passed by in the mountains to collect herbs and wanted to ask for water to drink. When she went in, she said that the wife could still be cured. Once she was cured, hey! She really lived, you said that she was not a god!"

Guo Shao smiled when he heard this. Looking at the bragging look, how could he look like a loser?

The surrendered general said again: "Mr. Guo called Wushan County Magistrate to ask about this matter. He has been an official here for several years and has not had a chance to be promoted. He must be very clear about the local affairs... He knelt at the city gate in the morning and shouted at the civil servant, saying that he had something to do with him for the sake of the people of the whole city! It's not that he guarded the city, and it doesn't matter whether he surrendered or not."
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