Chapter 695 Troubled Times
"Is it over?" Guo Hao asked curiously in the Government Affairs Hall as he looked at Zhao Yun and Dian Wei who came back with sad faces.
He also felt Lu Bu's domineering power, but he was quite curious about the specific situation of the battle.
"It's over. Marquis Wen killed three people in five moves. They are the wizard named Merlin, Taoist Zhang, and the Knight King of Great Britain." Zhao Yun sighed with a melancholy look.
“???” A question mark appeared in Guo Hao’s head. Why would they kill Zhang Jiao as well?
"The opposing envoys were basically defeated. The best outcome is a draw with Li Bai, and the others should all be miserable defeats." Zhao Yun continued.
"Zilong, judging from your expression, you don't have the confidence to deal with Marquis Wen?" Fa Zheng asked curiously.
"I'm afraid there is no hope of winning at the moment!" Zhao Yun shook his head. Lu Bu's performance today was too amazing. He really couldn't see any hope of winning now.
"It seems that you will have to wait a little longer for your marriage!" Fa Zheng raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, but still joked.
"Alas..." Zhao Yun sighed. Just as Fa Zheng said, he might have to wait a little longer. At least he had to be sure that he could escape from Lu Bu's hands unscathed.
"General, I want to go to the front line to fight!" Dian Wei said suddenly.
"Huh? E'lai, why do you suddenly have this idea?" Guo Hao was surprised. This was the first time that Dian Wei made a clear request. In the past, he always said whatever Dian Wei wanted.
"The gap between me and Wen Hou wasn't that big before. But now, I feel that the gap between us is a little incomprehensible!" Dian Wei said with a sigh.
Compared to Zhao Yun, he is the most aggrieved. He does not have the ability of Zhao Yun and Guan Yu to command troops and fight. All his skills are in martial arts, and that is the martial arts of infantry combat.
"That's great. I'm planning to transfer some people to the reinforcement troops. Why don't you go with the support troops this time?" Guo Hao pondered for a moment , remembered the information he had just received, and planned to send Dian Wei to the support troops.
"Thank you, General!" Dian Wei saluted and then quietly left.
He was given a day off for today's competition, and he came here just to ask for Guo Hao's orders.
"Zilong, do you also want to go to the battlefield?" Guo Hao couldn't help but ask as he looked at Zhao Yun who seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Yes, but the work I have on hand..." Zhao Yun hesitated. He also had some work in the Ministry of Agriculture on hand, and he was a little worried about handing it over to others.
"Leave it to Zichuan. He's been bored lately, so it's a good opportunity to find him something to do." Guo Hao glanced at Chen Xi who was resting against Tuanzi and said casually.
"Get ready. We will arrange for someone to go to the Western Region in two days. I will feel more at ease if you lead the team!"
"Thank you, General!" Zhao Yun nodded immediately when he heard that it would be handed over to Chen Xi. He might not trust others, but he didn't need to worry about who Chen Xi was.
Although Chen Xi is casual, he has never gotten into trouble.
After Guo Hao sent Zhao Yun and Dian Wei away, he picked up the two battle reports in his hand.
The two battle reports came from Congling and Yizhou respectively, but they contained the same content, which was to request reinforcements.
This gave Guo Hao a headache. He was called back temporarily because of this matter.
The Government Affairs Office has already reached a conclusion, which is that more troops must be sent, and they would rather postpone the Eastern Expedition plan in order to reinforce Yizhou and the Congling area.
“What a troubled time!”
Guo Hao was thinking hard about the candidates for the support troops. If the friction escalated into a war, it would be impossible not to fight one.
If we have to fight, we have to fight hard and at least strive for three to five years of peace so that we can free up our hands for the Eastern Expedition.
Guo Hao couldn't help but think of the injuries on the three-legged golden crow. Looking at the battle report in his hand, he felt uncomfortable.
The Northern Huns' fatal blow was indeed disgusting enough. Forcibly exchanging lives for injuries, this kind of method of destroying both sides was indeed something the Northern Huns could do.
Relying on conventional means, it is probably impossible to self-repair within ten or even twenty years. Only with the help of external forces can it be solved once and for all.
The country's fortunes have been damaged. The situation is still okay within the Central Plains, but there have been significant problems at several border areas, with a lot of losses. Not only are there natural disasters, but there are also man-made disasters.
While national destiny is a metaphysical concept, it also reflects reality. If a country's destiny is damaged, it may cause a series of problems in reality.
We must find a way to make up for the loss of national fortune, and in order to repair the lost national fortune, it is necessary to march to Japan and capture Amaterasu.
Only by absorbing enough solar power can the injuries of the Three-legged Golden Crow be repaired and the country's destiny be restored.
Only in this way can the problem be solved from the root and the Central Plains can be restored to the track of stable development.
But looking at the battle report in his hand, Guo Hao really had a headache.
The first one was from the Pamir Mountains. The Pamir Mountains Army, which had just fought a battle with Parthia, had completely withdrawn from the Pamir Mountains.
The Kushans kept their promise and did not affect the Han Dynasty's fight against the Huns during the war.
But now that the Xiongnu had been destroyed and both the Parthian and Han garrisons had suffered heavy losses, the Kushans could not help but have thoughts about the Pamir Mountains.
The resources on the other side of the Pamir Mountains are neither too much nor too little, and are just at a threshold that is neither too high nor too low.
Before, the Kushans had no desire to take action because of the fighting power of the Han Dynasty and the covetous eyes of Parthia.
But now both sides were suffering, which made the Kushans uncontrollably greedy.
Just as the Han Dynasty never complained about the size of its territory, the Kushans would also never complain about the size of their territory.
Without any power to protect it, the Pamir Mountains instantly became a piece of mouth-watering fat meat.
Xu Rong had no choice but to burn down the camp and retreat with his men to the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions. He then quickly wrote a letter to the Han Dynasty asking for military support.
Their defeat has already demonstrated their weakness, and it is hard to guarantee whether the Kushans will continue to test them at this time.
It is not a good habit to rely on others for your own safety. Only when you have sufficient strength can you guarantee a sense of security.
As for Yizhou in the south, the news was neither good nor bad, but they were also requesting support.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Ren are not yet full commanders. At most, each of them leads a legion. Veteran Yan Yan is not strong enough as a commander.
Not to mention Meng Huo, Madam Zhu Rong and the like, they are good at mountain warfare, but they cannot display their skills at all in the current battlefield.
With the continuous reinforcements from the Kushan side, Liu Bei was forced to ask for help from the Han Dynasty.
The current situation in Yizhou is really too bad. Not only does it not have a super legion, it even has very few guards.
There are barbarian guards, but the discipline of the barbarian army is too poor. At best, their quality has been met, and in other aspects they are still a long way from being a real guard.
It's okay for a small army to fight, but once it comes to the level of fighting a large army, it's really at a disadvantage.
