Two days later, south of Handan City.
Zhao Kuo stood on the chariot, wearing armor and clothes that his mother had sewn for him.
Heroic and majestic.
The people passing by stopped and looked at Zhao Kuo with reverence.
There were no flags to cover the sky, no army in full formation, and no civil and military officials from the court to see him off.
Le Yi, Tian Dan, Li Mu and others stood on the chariot behind Zhao Kuo.
Next came the disciples who followed Zhao Kuo to Changping, including a hundred craftsmen and a hundred doctors, as well as the remaining twenty or so disciples of the Mohist family in Handan.
At the end, there were five hundred soldiers with their chests puffed out.
There are two types of Zhao soldiers, one is ordinary soldiers and the other is private soldiers.
Private soldiers belong to the nobility, but they must obey the monarch's call in time of war.
This is a tradition left over from the Zhou Dynasty, but it is somewhat different from the Zhou Dynasty.
When Zhao She was alive, Ma Fujun's mansion had a thousand private soldiers.
After Zhao She died, King Zhao cut off half of it, leaving only five hundred.
Later, King Zhao found some excuses and cut off the three hundred private soldiers in Ma Fujun's mansion, leaving only two hundred private soldiers for Zhao Kuo.
These private soldiers are very strong, and each of them has inner energy. It is not a problem for one to be equal to ten.
Zhao Kuo's friends Zhao Miao, Feipang and others, without exception, none of them came, and they were all locked up at home by their parents.
Zhao Kuo didn't count on them either. Anyone with a discerning eye in Zhao's situation knew that he would definitely lose unless something unexpected happened. Who would let his children die?
In order to express their apology, they still sent some private soldiers to help Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Sheng, Lord of Pingyuan, also sent Zhao Kuo 150 private soldiers and collected 500 private soldiers for Zhao Kuo.
When they arrived on the battlefield, these people were Zhao Kuo's personal guards.
In addition, King Zhao did not send any more troops to support Changping.
Because Zhao Guo has no soldiers anymore.
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Xiangru and Ping Pingjun came hand in hand.
Zhao Kuo turned over and got out of the car.
"The king asked me to see you off." Lin Xiangru said. His body seemed to have recovered a bit, at least not like before, and he looked like he might die at any time.
"Thank you Mr. Lin."
Zhao Kuo did not ask King Zhao why he did not come.
It's like he didn't ask King Zhao why he had to replace Lian Po with him.
"I didn't expect that you could really convince them. Maybe you will bring a surprise to Zhao Guo."
Lin Xiangru felt a little weird when he looked at Tian Dan and Le Yi who were wearing armor not far away.
Tian Dan and Le Yi's status in Zhao State is very special.
Although they were named kings, they did not serve in the court like Lian Po and Lin Xiangru.
It's more of a guest status.
Even King Zhao couldn't order them.
Zhao Kuo was the first to invite two famous generals.
"They actually wanted to contribute to Zhao Guo, but they never had the chance." Zhao Kuo explained.
As for why there is no such opportunity.
Zhao Kuo didn't say anything.
Lin Xiangru didn't ask.
"Before, I always thought that you only talked about war and did not know how to fight. If the army was handed over to you, Zhao would probably be completely defeated. Now, I have changed my previous view." Lin Xiangru said.
"Actually, your previous view was right." Zhao Kuo wanted to say this, but now that he was on an expedition, it was too late to say anything.
"I will be careful." Zhao Kuo said.
"Learn more from your father. Your father is the pride of our Zhao country. I believe you will also become the pride of our Zhao country."
Lin Xiangru kept reminding him like an old father.
"I will definitely remember your teachings." Zhao Kuo nodded.
"The king has not given General Lian Po a new appointment." Lin Xiangru said suddenly.
"Thank you, Duke Lin. Kuo understands."
Zhao Kuo knew that Lin Xiangru told him that Lian Po could be kept to help him.
If you don't worry about Lian Po taking away his military power.
Will Zhao Kuo care?
He only cares about whether he can survive.
Then, Zhao Kuo walked up to Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng.
"You are no longer the same Ma Fuzi as before, so I won't say anything more. After arriving in Changping, if you need anything, you can write to me." Zhao Sheng said.
"Thank you, Mr. Pingyuan." Zhao Kuo saluted.
Finally, Zhao Kuo came to his family.
The old lady helped Zhao Kuo tidy up his clothes and said only one sentence: "Come back alive."
"The child will definitely make a triumphant return." Zhao Kuo bowed and said.
"Brother, we must behead Wang Lang's dog."
Zhao Mu clenched his fists and was very excited, as if he was the one going to the battlefield, not Zhao Kuo.
"After the eldest brother is gone, the family will have to rely on you. Don't just play every day, help your mother to share more." Zhao Kuo patted Zhao Mu on the shoulder.
"I will." Zhao Mu nodded.
"Brother, please be safe." Zhao Tong stepped forward and hugged his eldest brother gently.
"wait for me."
Zhao Kuo's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one.
Then he got into the car and pointed the long knife south. "Set off."
"I wish Ma Fuzi a triumphant return."
Lin Xiangru and Zhao Sheng bowed to their foreheads and bowed.
It wasn't until Zhao Kuo's figure gradually disappeared that the two of them slowly stood up.
…
An extremely remote house in Handan City.
One person suddenly stopped, looked around carefully, ducked and got in.
"Hurry and inform the Prime Minister that Zhao Kuo has set out for battle."
…
royal palace.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Kuo has already set off." Lin Xiangru bowed and said.
"Qing Lin, do you think it was right for me to send Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po?" Zhao Wangdan asked.
"I... don't know either."
…
Wei Guo, a star observatory somewhere.
The two old men sat opposite each other.
The beard and hair are all white, and the beard is long and fluttering, but there is no wrinkle on the face, just like a baby.
He has quite an air of immortality.
The two of them are wearing star charts and have Yin Yang and Bagua charts on their feet.
The Bagua diagram is full of light and spinning constantly.
The two old men stared at the northern starry sky.
Stars were reflected in their pupils.
Although it was broad daylight and no stars could be seen, it had little impact on the two experts who were proficient in astronomical phenomena.
The star maps on the two old men flickered, and each star could find its corresponding star in the sky.
After a long time, Gan De said: "The celestial phenomena have indeed changed."
"It has changed since thirteen days ago, and now it has deviated even further." Shi Shen said.
"The general stars are even brighter. The two originally dim general stars in the north are shining again. The general star in the west that is about to fall has changed its fate against the will of heaven for unknown reasons. The sky is in chaos, and the wheel of fate does not know where it will turn. Where to go.”
Gander muttered.
"It stands to reason that the Emperor Star will definitely be affected by such a huge change. Why is there no change?"
Shi Shen looked at the sky, a little puzzled.
He had previously observed that an emperor star would be born in Handan, Zhao State.
Now that the Emperor Star has been born, there are just some problems with the timing, which is very unreasonable.
"wrong!"
Gander stood up abruptly, his mouth wide open, his face filled with disbelief.
"The positions of the two emperor stars coincide!"
