"Then let me introduce it to you." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
"I hope everyone knows you and Du Pingjun. Even if you don't know them, you should know them. I won't introduce them more."
Everyone showed flattering smiles and bowed. The attitude towards Zhao Kuo is completely different.
"This is Li Mu. He is less than ten years old, but his talents are above mine."
"This is Mr. Song Zhongsong. He was an imperial doctor before and will be responsible for the health management and treatment of the wounded in the army." Zhao Kuo pointed to another old man with a Taoist spirit and said.
It is said that Zhao Kuo initially thought that Song Zhong was sent by King Zhao, and specially invited him to a banquet alone. After talking with him, he found out that Song Zhong had actually sneaked out of the palace.
This operation shocked Zhao Kuo.
The next day, news came from the palace that an imperial doctor was missing, and King Zhao was sending people to look for him.
When Zhao Kuo saw that it was true, he hid Song Zhong in his mansion and brought him out without saying a word.
Being able to be a royal doctor means that your medical skills are absolutely perfect. On the battlefield, it is a life-saving talisman. How can you waste your life by staying in the palace all day long?
Zhao Kuo never thought that his reputation during the Warring States Period could play such a big role and even attract imperial doctors.
When everyone heard this, they were immediately happy and greeted Song Zhong one after another.
There are no weapons or weapons on the battlefield, and no one can guarantee that they will not be injured. It is a good thing to have a doctor.
Some people will have trouble with Zhao Kuo, but absolutely no one will have trouble with himself.
"This is Mo Feng, the great master of the Moh family in Handan. He will help you build defenses in the future. I hope you will cooperate."
Zhao Kuo pointed at Mo Feng and said.
All the generals, including Lian Po, were surprised. They did not expect that Zhao Kuo would bring so many talents this time.
"promise."
Everyone greeted Mo Feng warmly.
Song Zhong and Mo Feng will not have any conflict of interest with everyone, but can bring a lot of help to everyone.
The generals' attitude towards them was better than that towards Zhao Kuo.
"This is a famous man, Gongsun Long." Zhao Kuo pointed at Gongsun Long and said.
Gongsun Long is very famous. Many generals here have heard of Gongsun Long's name. Although they don't know why he appears here, they all nodded.
"These two are my disciples, Liu Ping and Ben." Zhao Kuo pointed to the last two and said.
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, not everyone was "famous", otherwise their little hearts would really not be able to bear it.
"It's getting late today. Let's talk about anything tomorrow. Lian Po, Yan Ju, and Mo Feng stay here, and the others go back to rest first. At midnight tomorrow, all the thousands of people in the army will come here for a meeting." Zhao Kuo said.
"No." Everyone left.
"General." Yan Ju said with cupped hands. He didn't know what Zhao Kuo meant by keeping him. Is it because he was not respectful enough to him just now and wanted to give him a blow?
It shouldn’t be so short-sighted!
And even if he was given a powerful blow, he should do it in front of everyone.
Forget it, he's just a young boy. I, Yan Ju, am not afraid of him.
"Sit." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
"General, just say whatever you have to say." Yan Ju said coldly, obviously very dissatisfied with Zhao Kuo.
"Okay, I won't go around too much." Zhao Kuo was not angry. He took out the drawings of saddles and stirrups from his arms and handed them to Yan Ju, "Take a look at these two things."
The most powerful thing in the Zhao Kingdom is the cavalry. King Wuling of Zhao can ride and shoot in Hu uniforms. Zhao Feiqi can destroy Zhongshan, break down Loufan, and chase Linhu. He is invincible in every battle.
Zhao became the most powerful country among the six eastern countries.
Zhao Kuo naturally wanted to find ways to enhance the strength of the cavalry.
Saddles and stirrups are the fastest and most effective ways to improve the combat effectiveness of cavalry.
War horses during the Warring States Period already had seat cushions, which were mainly made of leather and cloth, but they were not raised up front and back, making it impossible to hold people in place.
The saddle painted by Zhao Kuo solved this problem.
The role of stirrups cannot be overemphasized.
As for the horse's iron hoof, Zhao Kuo did not take it out. On the one hand, the technical content of the horse's iron hoof is higher than the previous two, and it is more time-consuming to build. It is mainly used to protect the horse's hoof, and it does not significantly improve the combat effectiveness.
On the other hand, in this world, not only people can practice, but horses can also practice. Even the most ordinary war horses are stronger than the war horses in the previous life. The chance of hoof damage is greatly reduced, and the effect of the horse's iron hooves has also been weakened.
Of course, Zhao Kuo will definitely bring out the iron hoof in the future.
But I don’t have the time and energy for the time being.
Yan Ju is worthy of being Zhao Feiqi's coach. Although Zhao Kuo's drawing was a bit sloppy, he still saw the role of the saddle and stirrups.
"General, you are such a talented person, why didn't I think that as long as the horse pads are tilted forward and backward, the cavalry can be fixed, and at the same time, by installing pedals on both sides so that the cavalry can use their strength, the stability of the cavalry can be greatly improved. The combat effectiveness can be at least doubled."
"Previously, it took at least five to ten years to train a qualified cavalryman. Now, it takes at most half a year to get started and one year to go into battle."
Yan Ju said excitedly, his dissatisfaction with Zhao Kuo as the head coach disappearing instantly.
For a long time, the main methods of combat in various countries have been tanks and infantry.
There was never any cavalry, only infantry on horseback.
It was not until King Wuling of Zhao and his cavalry and archery in Hufu that China had its first organized cavalry regiment in history.
But cavalry training is too difficult.
Just training soldiers to ride on horses without falling off would take a year or two, not to mention the subsequent training.
Zhao State has 50,000 cavalry in name. In fact, except for 5,000 Zhao Feiqi, who are super elite cavalry, the other 45,000 are infantry on horseback.
As for the other six countries, except for Yan and Qin, which began to train cavalry, the other four countries did not even have a single cavalry.
For the cavalry of Qin and Yan.
Yan Ju only used two words to comment: garbage.
"Mo Feng, you are responsible for building it. If you need anything, please tell me or General Lian Po directly. Build five thousand pairs first, and give priority to Zhao Feiqi." Zhao Kuo said.
Although Changping had a total of 30,000 cavalry, it took too long to build 30,000 stirrups and saddles, and Zhao Kuo could not afford to wait.
Because there are still catapults to build.
There are too few craftsmen, so we can only work slowly.
"No." Mo Feng said.
"General Yan Ju fully cooperates with Mo Feng. In addition, this matter must be kept secret. I don't want anyone to know about it before you go to the battlefield."
The reason why Zhao Kuo took it out now was because he was worried that it would be leaked if it was built in Handan.
Zhao Kuo really couldn't compliment Zhao Guo's level of confidentiality.
When he arrived in Changping, Zhao Kuo directly ordered the implementation of military control. All craftsmen were not allowed in or out, and it didn't matter whether there were spies or not.
"No." Yan Ju said solemnly.
"You personally guard it and prohibit people from entering or leaving. No one is allowed in or out except me and General Lian Po. You will personally arrange for the materials needed to be made to be sent in. Every piece produced must be registered."
Thinking of Zhao Guo's funnel-like confidentiality intensity, Zhao Kuo warned again.
"promise."
"Okay, you go back." Zhao Kuo said.
Yan Ju and Mo Feng resigned, but Lian Po did not leave.
"General Lian Po, is there anything else?" Zhao Kuo looked at Lian Po strangely.
The reason why he kept Lian Po just now was just to show respect, otherwise he would have been fine without notifying him of this kind of thing.
Of course, given Lian Po's control over the army, it won't take long for him to find out.
"I plan to return to Handan tomorrow." Lian Po was silent for a while and then said.
For Lian Po, eating the emperor's salary means being loyal to the emperor.
Even if he disobeys military orders, he will not hesitate.
But now that the king no longer allows him to be the head coach, everything has nothing to do with him.
"But I don't respect the general enough?" Zhao Kuo asked quickly.
"No." Lian Po shook his head.
"But there is a gap between the general and Lord Wangzhu and Lord Duping?" Zhao Kuo asked again.
"Why did the general say this? I have only met the two of them a few times, how could there be a gap?" Lian Po said strangely.
"Can the king give General Lian Po a new appointment?" Zhao Kuo then asked.
"No." Lian Po said.
"Is the general afraid of Wang Lu?" Zhao Kuo finally asked.
"How could the general say such a thing? I, Lian Po, have been fighting for decades, winning and losing, so why have I ever been afraid?" Lian Po glared, and his powerful momentum suddenly burst out, like a big mountain, crushing Zhao Kuo. Somewhat out of breath.
"In this case, I kindly ask General Kuo to stay and help me." Zhao Kuo bowed.
"General, please get up quickly." Lian Po quickly helped Zhao Kuo up. "I just don't know if the king will agree."
Lian Po had some doubts.
Honestly, Lian Po wants to stay.
On the one hand, as a general, he was used to leading troops to fight.
On the other hand, he has very deep feelings for Zhao Guo and wants to continue to contribute to Zhao Guo.
Historically, Lian Po was jealous in his later years and defected to the State of Wei and then to the State of Chu.
I have always been thinking about returning to the Kingdom of Zhao.
"I will explain it to the king." Zhao Kuo said.
"Thank you, General." Lian Po said sincerely.
What he didn't know was that Zhao Kuo later sent a letter to King Zhao.
It’s not about supplies, it’s about food.
He was not mentioned at all.
Zhao Kuo had a hunch that once Lian Po was mentioned.
King Zhao must let Lian Po return to Handan.
