As the saying goes, pulling one hair affects the whole body.
Wei Yan, who carried out military adventures in Gaodu City, successfully forced all Bingzhou areas west of the river to follow suit.
The changes in other parts of Bingzhou are just the beginning.
The impact of this incident is spreading quietly to Chang'an and even to other parts of the Han Dynasty.
Just waiting for a trigger will cause an uproar in the Han Dynasty.
And this fuse was in the hands of Guo Xun.
The end of June in the fourth year of Yanxi's reign has entered the hottest time of the year.
The crescent moon is like a string, and the sky is filled with stars.
The intense heat during the day has subsided, but the city walls still emit bursts of residual heat.
Fortunately, the night breeze blows from time to time, which makes people feel a little cool.
"Guo Shenjun?"
The Han army at the head of Huguan City saw Guo Xun personally coming with a team of troops to take charge, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"Thank you for your hard work. Take your people and go down and rest."
He nodded to the team leader.
The Han army led the troops and said, clasping fists together.
A few days ago, the Hussars General transferred most of the soldiers guarding the city.
Fortunately, Guo Shenjun recruited a group of county soldiers to make up for it.
In order to make these county soldiers familiar with various places in Huguan more quickly, Guo Shenjun broke up the hundreds of soldiers who stayed behind into ten teams, and each team led a group of county soldiers to patrol and defend the city.
Over the past few days, everyone has gradually gotten used to it.
Just when leaving with his own people, the leader of the Han army subconsciously glanced at the team and said "Huh":
"Guo Shenjun, why is there no leader tonight?"
"Oh," Guo Xun patted his head and smiled to himself, "I forgot to mention that the weather is too hot these days, and it's hard for everyone to bring in new soldiers."
"So I asked the villagers to bring some food and wine to reward everyone."
Guo Xun pointed to the city and said:
"Go quickly, you are the last group. If you go late, they will eat you up by then."
"This..." The Han army leader hesitated, "Is it appropriate?"
Guo Xun patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "What's inappropriate? I'm not letting you eat or drink while on duty."
"Tonight's team leader, I have given them a rest. Don't worry, I will personally lead the team tonight, there will be no problem."
Hearing what Guo Shenjun said, the team leader felt relieved and looked grateful:
"Thank you Guo for joining the army!"
To be honest, I have been feeling a little tired these past few days.
Because most of the people had been transferred away, the number of troops guarding the Shangdang's throats was greatly insufficient, and everyone was basically tense.
In addition, having to lead these county soldiers makes people feel physically and mentally exhausted.
After such a long time, Huguan has been calm and calm, no different from before.
Everyone finally relaxed a little.
"What's the point of not having to work hard?" Guo Xun waved his arm and said grandly, "This is to reward everyone for their hard work these days, go ahead!"
The team leader clasped his fists again and was about to turn around and leave when suddenly the sound of "clang" and "clang" came from the team led by Guo Xun.
This caused the team leader to turn around and see that one of the county soldiers brought by Guo Xun could not hold his weapon firmly and fell to the ground.
Under the gaze of everyone, the county soldier quickly bent down and tried to pick up the weapon.
Who would have expected that he had just picked it up, or maybe he was too nervous, but before he could straighten up, the weapon in his hand fell again.
"Clang!"
The team leader turned to Guo Xun with some doubts:
"Guo Shenjun, this..."
Guo Xun's expression changed slightly. Fortunately, under the cover of night, the team leader who was more than ten steps away could not see the change in his expression:
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. County soldiers are naturally unable to compete with elite soldiers like you. It's normal for them to miss occasionally."
The team rate is still a bit uneasy:
"Why don't I ask them to come over after I go back?"
"No, no, no!" Guo Xun suddenly raised his voice, but he quickly controlled his emotions, "I promised them today to let them have a good rest."
"If you change your mind and ask them to come over and watch, no one will be happy."
"Don't worry, I will keep an eye on these people. Okay, go quickly, don't delay any longer."
When Guo Xun said this, he said half-jokingly:
"If you are worried, tell them when you get back. Don't sleep too much tonight, and just pay attention to the alarm at all times."
"These county soldiers will also join the army in the future. This is a good time for them to get some training."
The military service of the Han Dynasty lasted four years in total.
If you stay in the county for one year, you will become a county soldier, and you will receive formal military training at the same time.
In the remaining three years, he will be transferred to the Central Army to participate in foreign operations.
These four years are compulsory military service without formal military pay.
After four years, whether he will continue to stay in the army and receive military pay or return to his hometown depends on the arrangements of the court.
Therefore, Guo Xun said that he wanted to train these county soldiers, which was a legitimate reason.
Seeing Guo Canjun's resolute attitude, the team leader naturally couldn't say anything more and had no choice but to lead his people down the city wall.
After all, Guo Shenjun is leading the army himself, so there won't be any big problems.
Seeing the last member of the Han army disappear at the top of the city, Guo Xun breathed a long sigh of relief.
He looked at the county soldier who dropped his weapon with a cold and fierce gaze.
Guo Xun lowered his voice:
"If something goes wrong tonight because of you, my wife, children, and parents will all be implicated."
He said and looked at everyone again:
"The same goes for you."
After saying this, he probably saw that someone among the crowd was too nervous, and then he slowed down his voice again:
"But if it succeeds, it will be very different. You will all take credit for this, and your wife, children, and parents will not have to pay for food and clothing in this life."
"Which is more important or less important? You should have made a decision in your heart."
Seeing the people in front of him, their eyes sparkling and their expressions became more determined, Guo Xun nodded with satisfaction.
Except for a dozen or so of these people, they were secretly sent over from the Great Wei Dynasty.
Some of the rest are members of the Hedong family - they not only lost their land and property, but also their families in the rebellion a few years ago.
The last part is the children of certain local aristocratic families.
Fortunately, he was born into a Shangdang family. If he had been from Hedong, Guo Xun would not have dared to use him.
Hedong has been allocating land to those untouchables, and the price of buying it is too high.
It's much better if you go to the party.
Especially after the establishment of the Governor's Office, the so-called evil policy of "dividing a small family into an equal share" naturally could not be carried out by the Shangdang Party.
the reason is simple:
Wei Yan was hated by his colleagues in the court and did not have enough helpers.
But when he arrived at the place, he was unwilling to accept, or in other words, he was unwilling to believe the students who called Feng Thief the mountain leader.
So in a sense, Guo Xun wanted to thank Wei Yan for giving him such a huge opportunity.
It's a pity that Wei Yan is not from the Wei Dynasty.
But now was not the time to think about such things. Guo Xun gathered his thoughts and began to make arrangements for tonight's watch.
The night gradually became darker and darker.
After entering the middle of the night, everything behind the Huguan city wall began to become completely silent, and there was no more sound.
Even on top of the city, there was silence.
The longer time passed, the more anxious Guo Xun became.
Probably because he felt too hot and depressing, he simply walked out of the turret, came to the city wall, and looked out of the city.
But the darkness of night covered everything, except for the high mountains outside Huguan, which could still show their dark outlines.
The trees on the mountain were already hidden in black, let alone the figures he wanted to see.
Only from the city gate below, one or two dogs barked occasionally.
Other than that, Guo Xun could only hear the beating of his heart and a slight wheezing sound.
Looking up at the stars in the sky, Guo Xun was mumbling something to himself, but he didn't seem to say anything.
I don't know how long it took, but a fire suddenly lit up on the nearest mountain outside Guancheng.
Then, the second, the third.
The three firelights were a little weak, but in Guo Xun's eyes, they were as bright as the bright moon!
"Come……"
He had just shouted a word, and suddenly bit his tongue tightly.
He suddenly turned around and ran back to the turret like a gust of wind.
"coming!"
The dozen or so people who had been staying in the corner tower suddenly stood up when they saw Guo Xun rush in and say these two words.
"coming?"
"coming!"
Guo Xun's face, illuminated by candlelight, even became a little distorted with excitement.
"Quick, get ready."
After rehearsing it countless times, these people set off immediately.
"You take people to the city gate, and when you hear the signal from the city, raise the winch immediately!"
"You and others will block the intersection to prevent thieves from rushing over!"
"Also, these hanging baskets, just in case..."
The county soldiers on the city wall were quickly alerted and became a little noisy.
"Silence! Don't make any noise, lest you disturb the people in the city!"
Guo Xun followed and ordered:
"Let them all pick up their coins! Anyone who dares to drop them will be dealt with according to military law!"
This time, apart from the Wei army's low scoldings and the occasional slight clash of weapons, there was no other sound.
After arranging all this, Guo Xun returned to the top of the city and asked people to light three torches and swing them back and forth vigorously.
Then he opened his eyes wide and stared closely at the dark city.
At this time, Guo Xun felt that time was passing so slowly, as if there was no movement at all.
Just when he felt that the night was over, three more lights finally appeared under the city.
At this time, Guo Xun finally couldn't suppress his excitement and shouted:
"Hurry up!"
After the torch at the top of the city responded, it sent a signal to the city gate inside the city.
The winch started to rattle.
"Woof woof woof!"
"Woo, woof woof woof..."
The police dogs guarding the city gate didn't know if they noticed something was wrong or heard strange noises outside the city gate.
They began to become restless and sounded warnings to the people inside the city gate.
Soon, the dozen or so police dogs that were bolted to the city gate were all barking wildly.
Their barks even caused a chain reaction of watchdogs in the city in the distance.
"It's so noisy! Tell them to shut up, or they will wake up the thieves behind!"
Wei Jun, who was leading people to turn the winch of the city gate, ordered impatiently.
After a while of fussing, the dog's barking was suppressed for a few breaths, and then it started barking again.
"It's my mother's fault!"
The leader couldn't help but cursed.
However, he could only curse, because at this time, the city gate was already making a harsh sound like grinding teeth.
The Wei army, who had been waiting outside for a long time, couldn't wait to squeeze in when the city gate was raised and they could just go in and out.
"Light the torch!"
The leading Wei general gave the order directly.
The city gate continued to be pulled up, and more and more Wei troops continued to pour into the pass.
Torches were also lit continuously, and soon, it was as bright as day outside the city gate.
The noise of the Wei army and the barking of dogs mixed together, making the city gate lively.
The leader, General Wei, glanced at the chained police dogs not far away. When he saw them baring their teeth and barking at them, he drew out his knife and stepped forward.
"Whoa!"
A dog's head was severed.
The remaining police dogs felt as if their throats were being strangled, and they could only let out low whimpers.
It was just the unusual barking of the police dogs that finally alerted the Han army camp in the distance.
"what happened?"
One of the team leaders was sleeping lightly. He got up in a daze, walked to an open area of the camp, and looked in the direction of the city gate.
"I don't know."
The captain of the sentry on duty at the camp was also a little confused.
"How long have you been calling?"
"It's been a while."
"Didn't the city send anyone here?"
"No."
"That should be fine?"
When he said this, the team leader himself was a little unsure.
Guo Shenjun personally led the team tonight. No matter how bad the county soldiers were, if something happened, it would be impossible for them not to be able to get the news out.
But what's going on with those barking dogs?
Those dogs at the city gate are not ordinary dogs, they are used exclusively by the military...
In the midst of doubts, the barking of dogs at the city gate suddenly stopped.
After listening again, he found that he did not hear the barking of dogs from the other side of the city gate. The team leader breathed a sigh of relief:
"It seems like nothing is wrong..."
At this time, the sentry on duty on the archery tower trotted over:
"There seems to be something wrong with the city gate!"
"What?"
"Over there, there seems to be people gathering at the city gate, and there are fires!"
"Something really happened?"
"Quick, send someone to wake them up and go over and take a look!"
…
"Master, the city gate is completely under our control."
Sima Yi, who had been waiting outside the city, laughed heartily when he heard this:
"Okay, okay! Let's go into the city!"
After the Wei army entered the city, Guo Xun had already descended from the city wall and was waiting inside the gate.
"Xian Xiao, you have made great achievements!"
As soon as Sima Yi entered the city, he dismounted from his horse and walked forward quickly. Before Guo Xun could speak, he had already held his arms tightly:
"You have made an immortal contribution, Xiao Xian!"
When Guo Xun saw Sima Yi, he couldn't help being surprised and happy:
"The Tutor actually led the army here in person?! It's really too risky!"
Sima Yi laughed:
"Compared to Xiaoxian personally entering the thief's lair, I can't call it an adventure at all!"
With that said, he patted Guo Xun's arm hard again.
To be able to make the wily Sima Yi do these things shows how excited he was.
At this time, someone came to report: "Master, all the dangerous points of the city gate have been controlled by us!"
"Oh? It went so well?"
Sima Yi was a little surprised:
"No one resisted?"
Guo Xunshi smiled and said:
"Taifu, the bandits in the pass have been mobilized by me tonight."
"Okay, okay!"
Sima Yi praised him repeatedly, holding his hand tightly and unwilling to let go, "I wonder where Xiao Xiao will transfer them first?"
"I'm afraid he is sleeping soundly in the camp at this time."
The two laughed again.
"Did you hear that?" Sima Yi looked at Guo Huai next to him, "General Guo, order your troops and horses immediately..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise in front of him.
Some county soldiers staggered over:
"No, thieves. There are thieves coming this way. They want to force their way into the intersection. We can't stop them..."
When Guo Xun heard this, he was immediately shocked.
But Sima Yi's expression remained unchanged and he smiled calmly:
"Just in time, lest the soldiers go looking for them."