In late February, Tokyo's early preparations were made, and Emperor Chai Rong officially led the army in person, and the army accompanied by the army was mainly imperial guards, namely the personal army of the Emperor's Guards and the troops under the Palace Front Office.

The Xiaodi Army that Guo Shao served was affiliated with the Dianqianshi system, and of course he had to set out with the army.

The army left the capital from the north city, with four gates on the north wall, and the main force walked through Chenqiao Gate. The main road was the army, and there were many people on both sides, and the grand occasion of loving the army and supporting the army. The regular army of the Zhou army was better than the town army. From a broad perspective, it also had the credit for defending the Zhou Dynasty controlled area from being robbed by foreign enemies. However, it was obvious that due to insufficient publicity and public opinion, it was far from reaching the point where the people cried and loved them very much... Most of the people next to the road were family members of the imperial guards.

The Imperial Guards, especially the army in the front hall, are all stationed near Tokyo, and their families are also here. The soldiers want to go out to fight, so the young and old at home will of course be worried and worried, and they must be stuck by the road and cry to part.

The emperor's ceremonial guards in front were quite distinct and neat, and the troops behind were not as beautiful as that. They brought too many things to mess up the ranks, that is, the flags, armor and weapons can prove that they are an army.

Apart from the food and supplies, Guo Shao also brought a lot of things and needed to carry them with a mule. Not to mention that he was wearing a full body armor weighing about fifty kilograms, the pair of chest plate armor he had beaten before weighed at least twenty kilograms, and the length of weapons were ten kilograms, as well as the iron jar, hammer, hatchet, and food for food and water. It would be very difficult to avoid a mule.

Ordinary soldiers did not bring animals, so they could only bring less personal supplies. However, they also had something called Guo Shao envious. The people at home chased the team and told them and brought food. Guo Shao looked around and saw that he knew no one of the people next to the road.

"My son, don't rush forward, hide behind..." A woman shouted while following the army. Then the person who answered was Luo Mengzi behind Guo Shao. Guo Shao couldn't help but turn around and said, "The wife of the Luo Er family is really good at speaking."

He looked into the crowd for a while and thought to himself: Someone here is concerned about life and death. Yulian should have come, but there are too many people who don’t find him, or he is secretly watching him and is embarrassed to come up. The women are just pretentious. Thinking of this, his heart becomes open.

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Many days later, the army arrived in Huaizhou. The emperor thought the marching was too slow and wanted to issue an order for the entire army to speed up the operation. After learning about it, Zhao Chao, the commander of the Control He Metro, told his friend Zheng Haoqian: The invading enemy is too fierce, and our army should not be rushing to advance rashly. It is safer to be slower. Zheng felt that the commander of the Control He was reasonable, so he ran to the emperor and said that Emperor Chai Rong was furious. Zheng had to betray his friend and said that it was Zhao Chao's words.

Zhao Chao was therefore discharged from military power and imprisoned on the spot in Huaizhou.

Even though the army had already reached halfway, Chai Rong had already made up his mind to fight a battle himself, but until now there were still many people in the army who did not agree with him. Although he successfully ascended the throne, he did not fully control the army because of the short time. Not only the imperial guards, but also the troops dispatched by the governors from various places could be successfully ordered.

In this way, the time for the Northern Han Dynasty was not wrong. Shortly after the reign of Emperor Taizu of Zhou, Guo Wei, had just passed away, and his adopted son Chai Rong ascended the throne in just one or two months, how much could he do to take power? The Northern Han Dynasty and the Khitan soldiers wanted to destroy the huge Zhou Dynasty with more than 100,000 people, and the idea was to attack Chai Rong; as long as he won a battle with great influence, Chai Rong would not be able to sit firmly, and the Zhou Dynasty might disperse without fighting.

But Chai Rong seemed to be a monarch who did not believe in evil, so he wanted to personally fight for the long and short periods. Until the imperial guards arrived in Huaizhou, I am afraid that neither the Northern Han nor the Khitan would believe that Chai Rong would do this.

Chai Rong's approach was unexpected, but it was not unreasonable. If he could successfully resist the invasion in a critical moment, he could save a lot of trouble and directly establish his prestige and control the country. It was just that the risk was too great, it depends on whether the person had this courage.

How the upper class is different and how to plan, it has nothing to do with the lower-level generals and schools; at the level of Guo Shao, there is no sound at all, and almost all the military orders come from the commander Wang Degong. The superiors ask everyone to leave and stop.

However, going to war really tests the physical strength of ordinary soldiers. From Henan to Shanxi, modern trains and cars are far away. Everyone sleeps in the open and walks with heavy loads throughout the journey. Not only Guo Shao's infantry and army are located, but even the cavalry are walking; war horses are expensive and they eat far more horses than people. If it weren't for fighting, the lower-level soldiers would not be willing to ride.

In early March, the army finally walked into the boundary of Shanxi (Hedong). There have been rumors that Li Yun, the governor of Zhaoyi Army in Luzhou, fought a war and was defeated, which means that the Khitan coalition of the Northern Han Dynasty had at least crossed Luzhou and had penetrated into the southern part of Shanxi; then the imperial guards where Guo Shao was located were not far from the enemy.

It’s really hard to fight early and save trouble! It’s really hard to walk across provinces with dozens of kilograms of things on your back. As expected, no matter what era you are, you won’t be able to find a future.
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