The streets and alleys of Tokyo were filled with snow, and the walls were covered with a white layer. Yao Erniu pushed open the yard door. When the cousin in the yard looked back, his face was immediately delighted. He hurriedly shook the water in his hand, wiped it a few times on his apron, then got up and walked over quickly: "Husband is back so early today!"

Yao Erniu said "um" and handed over a bag of money that was making a sound.

My cousin asked in surprise: "It's not long since I paid the military salary, why did you pay again?"

"I will reward you before going to the battle, and I will receive more when I come back." Yao Erniu said as he walked into the main hall.

"Going to the battle?" His cousin became anxious. "When?"

Yao Erniu said: "The morning after tomorrow."

My cousin became even more anxious: "Why haven't you heard from your husband?"

Yao Erniu said: "I only found out today. The brothers in the army said that this time it should be the Northern Expedition to Youzhou. Military aircraft cannot be leaked. I will tell us only if it is temporarily."

The woman occasionally spoke as if she was in a ignorant way. Her cousin said in a hurry: "Youzhou was not taken by the Khitans. How can you not go?"

Yao Erniu said straight away: "I have taken all the rewards, don't you go?"

After entering the main hall, the family heard the sound. Yao Erniu's mother reacted even louder. Her cousin wanted to keep the money for her. She cried and said, "This is the money to buy Erlang's life..."

Yao Erniu had no choice but to persuade him kindly: "Mom, I'm going to kill the enemy, not to die."

My mother choked and said, "It's all the people raised by my mother's father. The Khitans are so fierce that they can't be too scared to see each other!"

Yao Erniu said: "It's really scary to go into battle, but it's not as sinister as you think. Once you go up, you won't have many people. In a battle, except for those who are injured, only one or two thousand people will die. Only dozens of people will die. It's my turn to be so lucky?"

My mother said, "What if I lose?"

Yao Erniu said without hesitation: "I won't lose. This time it's the official army's personal struggle. The official army has fought so many battles, have you ever lost?"

My cousin also advised me to say to me: "The official family is the reincarnation of Dayi, and the living gods are in the world, and many people burn incense."

...

All gates in Tokyo City are martial law and are prohibited from passing inside and outside the city.

The capital of Dazhou has hundreds of thousands of people, and there are many people who usually come in and out. For a time, many people gathered in various cities and inquire about it. It is said that notices were posted at the city gate, and martial law was only rigorous for three days.

A group of people gathered in front of the notice. A middle-aged man wearing a hairpin looked at it for a long time and muttered: "Why did my goods suddenly come to the city for three days? My goods have not yet entered the city..."

A man next to him said, "I heard that the emperor was going to send troops to Youzhou. I was afraid that there would be spies in the city to report early, so I would have to close the city for three days. I guess I would check it tightly after opening the city gate. If there is a road entries, it would be better to take the road entries."

"This is going to attack Youzhou!" Several people surrounded him.

Everyone was talking and soon they became excited. The recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun was really exciting, and even the common people were concerned... Youzhou was not anywhere else, it was in Hebei! Moreover, there were powerful grassland cavalry in the north, which was not only the majesty of the country, but also had a lot to do with all the people in Tokyo; what can I stop from coming from Hebei? The Yellow River will also freeze, just like now, the cavalry can directly cross the Yellow River from the north, which is simply flat.

There was noisy inside the city gate, and someone shouted: "Since the Jin Dynasty, I have lost my Youyun, and I will finally return to the Central Plains today!"

With great prestige, few people in the Great Zhou Dynasty did not recognize Guo Shao’s throne. As Guo Shao said, the same value was due to people’s recognition, and the legitimacy of the throne was the same.

...

The Privy Council military order required the Imperial Army to gather on the third day to fight, but did not clarify where the Imperial Army was conjectured. However, most of the Imperial Army soldiers had already guessed that it was a northern expedition to Youzhou... At this time, where else would the world need to be dispatched on a large scale to fight?

When troops were temporarily dispatched to war, most of them were busy saying goodbye to their families and packing their luggage.

However, there are also some people who have no family in Tokyo, just like Zhao Hu, a native of Hebei.

Zhao Hu saved the reward in a money shop, and he didn't care whether he could still get it back... If it were the case before, he worked hard for money, wanted to buy horses and accumulate wealth; but after changing his situation, he suddenly realized that money was not that important.

Zhao Hu sat in the rented house without saying goodbye to anyone, just waiting for the army to go on the battle the day after tomorrow. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

The main hall was empty, a little bit like a house wall. Just above, there was a wooden rack with a plate armor hanging on it, and the helmet was above, looking like a person with leather armor squatting there. There was also a single sword next to the armor, and the magic fire had newly added weapons, because after the firearm was replaced with a more complex fuse mechanism, it could not be used as a mace, and it would be broken once it hit.

Zhao Hu sat alone for a long time and finally stood up. He walked to the knife holder, reached out to grab the scabbard, and pulled out the single knife.

He held it until he took a deep breath, recalling the teacher's killing moves. Then he stood up and gestured as if he was a decent person.

The light outside became darker and darker. Zhao Hu's figure was like a shadow play at the door of the main hall. The sword shadow suddenly stabbed forward, and the figure suddenly turned back steadily, and the sword also slashed with it, with powerful and skillful movements.

Several actions repeated and repeated, Zhao Hu seemed to be still tired of it, and the night was completely in charge, but he still had no intention of stopping. The figure was very lonely.

...

Guo Shao has abandoned the government affairs in the past two days, and the main thing he does is to say goodbye. He summoned the prime minister and minister to instruct Tokyo government affairs, and said goodbye to Fu Ermei, Li Yuaner, Zhou Xian and others, and was reluctant to leave.

He wrote another letter in person, secretly ordering the girl from Jing to send her to Dong's mansion... to Mrs. Dong Gao.

Gao is the sister of Gao Huaide, the deputy commander of the Ma Busi Department of the guards, and the mother of Dong Zunhui, the commander of the Hu Ben Military Corps. She is a real lady and has the identity of a wife of the imperial decree. Although she is an official, it is still strange if the eunuch goes to issue an order. Jing Niang can do this.

On the eve of the war, Guo Shao threw away all his private affairs. He devoted himself to reviewing the strategic plan he had planned before, and understood everything and focused his attention on military affairs.

The largest war since the throne. As long as you win, everything you want and everything you care about will become easy, and the reward will come naturally.

The person who once taught him how to shoot archery was now a general under his command and could no longer teach Guo Shao anything. But a sentence from Zhou Tong many years ago made Guo Shao remember: It is not a good thing to think too much.
Chapter completed!