On the surging Yellow River, groups of horse soldiers slowly crossed the river from the floating bridge. Guo Shaole horses stood by the river, facing the wet autumn wind for a long time and watched the horses like long dragons. The "Wow..." sound of waves seemed to be telling countless past events here.

On the river bank and the pontoon bridge are full of horse soldiers, one person at least two horses!

After Guo Shao's western patrol, he summarized the lessons of the Northern Expedition at the beginning of the year and adjusted the imperial guards. Most of the horse-riding infantry were abolished and the infantry cavalry were allocated to the cavalry; he also obtained thousands of good horses from the northwest. Now the imperial guards have relatively sufficient war horses, which further improves the cavalry's maneuver power.

However, because the horse-riding infantry no longer existed, the infantry's power decreased and it could not keep up with the cavalry's march at all.

This time, Guo Shao left the capital and mobilized more than 50,000 elite cavalrymen, almost dispatched all the imperial guards. The only troops accompanying him were the horse soldiers, and he mobilized the cavalry of the Palace Front Division and the Guard Division. The infantry did not dispatch.

Li Chuyun and Yang Biao came immediately and pulled the horse to separate Guo Shao. The two followed Guo Shao's gaze and looked at the crowd of people and horses on the river, like ants climbing on the branches.

Guo Shao ignored them and said nothing for a long time.

He opened his mouth and took a few deep breaths in the wind, but still couldn't relieve the inexplicable depression in his chest. He felt very heavy, as if something was pressing on his body, and his heart was beating very fast, and he felt a little nervous before he could even go into battle.

Sometimes failure experiences may not be all good things, they will increase psychological pressure. If there were no unsuccessful Northern Expedition at the beginning of the year, Guo Shao might still be as free as before, but now he is really unrestrained; he is worried about failure in his heart, and he can't linger and cannot relax... A heart is hanging in the air.

Or maybe the consequences of failure were too serious, which made him feel a little overwhelmed; too much anticipation for victory was almost a mentality that he had to win. All of these made him feel heavy invisibly.

Guo Shao jumped off the horse, picked up a handful of soil in both hands, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and there was a fresh smell of soil. The soil stuck between his fingers, and he gently twisted it with his thumb and index finger, and his touch was very real. This is not a dream, it is the place where he truly relied on to survive.

...

In the lobby of Yizhou Military Mansion, there are four large characters "Daily Emperor's Majesty" on the top of the plaque, with an arrow nailed to it. Below is a mess, a "silent" wooden sign is burning in the fire, a lamb leg on it is roasted yellow, and the grease on the skin is fried to the point of "slap" sound.

Yelu Xiu Ge was sitting on the seat above, took out a knife from his belt, and rubbed it back and forth a few times on the leather cuffs.

The soldiers below cut off the baked layer outside the lamb legs and placed them on the plate. They bowed their hands to the table in front of Yelu Xiuge. Yelu Xiuge cut a piece with a knife and placed it next to their mouth, licked the blade with his tongue, and started chewing it.

A nobleman sitting around pointed at the Han woman holding the plate and said a few words, looking at the wine pot on her plate.

At this moment, a Khitan man hurriedly walked in, walked straight into the seat, bowed his head and whispered a few times beside Yelu Xiuge.

After hearing this, Yelu Xiu Ge stopped chewing and then started chewing again. After a while, he asked, "Where have you been?"

The Khitan people said: "Zhenzhou."

The nobles and generals below turned their heads and looked at the superiors.

Yelu Xiu Ge looked back and said, "Blacksmith Guo is here and just arrived in Zhenzhou."

Everyone was immediately uproared, and Yang Gun hurriedly said: "The Zhou imperial guards are powerful, and our Youzhou army has few major generals and cannot compete within the Zhou territory. Please order the general to immediately give up the northern escape of Yizhou."

Yelu Xiu Ge sneered: "Blacksmith Guo is here to compete with me a few more times, which is great! Don't worry, sleep for one night first and leave tomorrow morning."

Yang Gun said: "Mr. General must not act irresponsible. Be careful not to be trapped in Yizhou. Things are not going well."

After hearing this, Yelu Xiu Ge was a little displeased: "I am not taught by others. I am not stupid enough to compete with Guo Blacksmith to win or lose. I just want to make fun of him. Others have to walk a lot of ways from Tokyo from all over the world."

After hearing this, Yang Gun had to say, "The Grand Marshal is wise."

Yelu Xiu Ge calmly ate meat and drank with the generals. After getting drunk, he said, "Didn't he capture the daughter of Sun Xingyou, the governor of Yizhou? Take it in to accompany everyone."

The next morning, Yelu Xiuge's troops all crossed the Juma River and stationed troops on the north bank of Zhuozhou.

...

When Guo Shao led the Zhou army north to Yizhou, he saw that the villages that were damaged along the way had long disappeared from the Liao army.

When they arrived at the post road outside Yizhou City, the soldiers along the way turned to look at the side of the road. The atmosphere was very desolate. Guo Shao also saw the pile of things from afar.

"Jingguan..." Wei Renpu's voice said in a deep voice.

The scene was very terrifying. A tall pile like a cone was made up of the heads of Yizhou soldiers! The faces were all on the pile, and the smell of rotten smell was spreading in the air, which was a very shocking scene of fear.

Guo Shao's face turned pale, and he held the hilt of the sword in his left hand tightly. A sense of humiliation and anger surged over his head! The meaning of this kind is very obvious, it is to show off his martial power to the Great Zhou Dynasty, showing off his power, and laughing at the failure of the Zhou army!

Since Guo Shao led his troops, no one has dared to show off his martial arts in front of the Zhou army. The Liao people were so naked and humiliated the Great Zhou?!

But at this time, Yizhou's defeat was a fact, and the weak were about to be trampled on! Guo Shao felt that being embarrassed and angry had no effect. He ordered coldly: "I ordered the people behind to change their routes and send people to burn their heads and then bury them to prevent the plague from breaking out after rot."

Wei Renpu clasped his fists and said, "I will make arrangements immediately."

The gate of Yizhou City is open, and the burned houses inside are endless, and there are ruins everywhere. There are no troops guarding the city, and there are no people on the streets. When I first entered Yizhou, this deserted and dilapidated scene, coupled with the classical architecture, makes people feel like they have entered a ghost town!

Guo Shao led his troops to the city from the north and south central axis avenue and came to the military government office in Yizhou. He and the guards of civil and military ministers rode straight into the gate of the yamen because the door was open.

At this moment, a figure suddenly came out of the lobby door. Everyone was shocked!

There was no one around, and suddenly a woman with unclothed clothes and hair spread out suddenly ran out, just like seeing a ghost. But in broad daylight, there was no ghost, she was alone.

She walked over to Guo Shao and others in a daze, pouting and falling into despair. Everyone was silent and couldn't bear to look at her. She saw that her hair was messy, her eyes and face were swollen, her mouth and nose were covered with blood, and her skin was no longer as adult.

Guo Shao immediately guessed what happened to her, and his discomfort and shame were unspeakable! He gritted his teeth and fire was about to emerge from his eyes. This was a little girl he didn't know, but Guo Shao was the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he had certain responsibilities for the people under his rule!

Everyone also looked at it silently and bowed their heads slightly. People in their own country were so humiliated that the civil and military ministers would not feel light on their faces.

Guo Shao jumped off the horse, and without thinking too much, he quickly took off his cloak and wrapped it around Xiaoniang's body to cover her. Xiaoniang just stood there without any reaction.

Guo Shao grabbed her hand and placed it in front and pressed the cloak, his voice choked: "I'm sorry..."

The ministers looked at each other, and the three words were equivalent to the edict of guilt.

Guo Shao gritted his teeth and said, "I'm sorry for you."

The little girl was stunned, her face was dull and there was no reaction. Guo Shao turned around suddenly and ordered: "Send the wounded barracks and ask the officials to ask her family where they are."

"Here."

The blue veins in Guo Shao's temples all emerged, but his face gradually stopped. With Lu Chengyong's order, a group of guards entered the messy lobby first, searched around and cleaned up, and Guo Shao led the civil and military ministers into the room and took their seats.

Wei Renpu said: "The Liao army has only more than 10,000 cavalry at most, and has retreated to Zhuozhou. Yelu Xiuge and Yang Gun cannot be willing to confront our main cavalry. At present, we can only expel the Liao army and cannot catch them."

"This is also expected." Guo Shao calmed down a lot.

Wei Renpu said: "Immediately crossing the river and occupying Qigou Pass, forming a surround of Zhuozhou, and the Liao army should soon give up Zhuozhou to escape north. The time is short, and it is possible that the population and money they plundered may not have time to transport them all away in Zhuozhou, and they can still catch some of them."

Guo Shao thought it was kind.

So Yang Biao was the vanguard and the army first went out to the southwest of Zhuozhou. Shi Yanchao asked him to be the vanguard several times, but was rejected by Guo Shao, which was a little unhappy; because he always played the vanguard, but this time Guo Shao did not use him, saying that Shi Yanchao was prone to impulsive and aggressive advancement.

As expected, the Liao Youzhou army was not strong enough to fight against the main cavalry of the Zhou army and did not defend Zhuozhou at all. As soon as Yang Biao built a floating bridge on the Juma River, he had to report that the Liao army had abandoned the city from Zhuozhou one after another.

After Yang Biao built the floating bridge and the forwards crossed the river, the Liao army disappeared. The Liao army was very proactive and quick, and could not catch up at all.

Yang Biao marched into the city of Zhuozhou according to the will and persuaded the generals of Zhuozhou to surrender.

Within two days, Guo Shao led the main force to the city of Zhuozhou. More than 50,000 cavalry set up camps on all sides, with a huge formation. He also drove the emperor's ceremonial guards to the city. The defenders of Zhuozhou were all Han'er, and immediately opened the city to surrender when they saw this.

Guo Shao did not blame them for serving the people of Liao. He ignored the mistakes and emphasized the contributions of the king's army and rewarded them... Because there are still many Han generals in Youzhou area, and every time they surrendered, they were fine, and they could save a lot of trouble for the Zhou army.

In addition to a small number of cavalry temporarily stationed in Yizhou, Guo Shao's army had more than 50,000 cavalry and more than 100,000 horses entered Zhuozhou. Then he took over the Gu'an County in the east without resistance. Zhuozhou had surrendered, and there was nothing to defend a small city like Gu'an. Then the Zhou army swayed and established waterways along the rivers near the Cao canal, until the Juma River in the south of Gu'an.

The south of Gu'an County is the intersection of several rivers such as the Juma River and the Zhangshui River. Guo Shao issued an order for the Zhuangmen who arrived in Hebei to build a dock and granary here together. Then, the city walls were built to form a new city.
Chapter completed!