Le Yi cleaned up the dirt on his body and changed into a blue robe. With a tired look on his face, he ordered his men to invite Pang Nuan to come in.
Gu Tu's ability to command an army in battle cannot be compared with him, but his personal strength is even higher than his, and he is younger than him. For a short period of time, he was able to keep up with the situation, but as time went by, he became unable to hold on.
A person's peak period is the ten years between thirty and forty years old. During this period, my mind and physical strength reached their peak, and I also had rich experience. After the age of forty, although experience is still increasing, mental and physical strength are declining. Although the peak period of extraordinary warriors will be extended, it will only last ten to twenty years.
Le Yi has long passed this peak period. If Gu Tu hadn't forcibly attacked the Chinese army, he would never have chosen to fight the opponent in hand-to-hand combat.
"I hope you are still as powerful as before." Pang Nuan stepped into the tent and said with cupped hands.
He had just learned that Le Yi was facing 150,000 Xiongnu troops and 70,000 Qu Yan troops. Not only did he not lose, but he severely damaged the Huns, even the King of the Huns suffered heavy losses.
Although Zhao Guo has always claimed that he can defeat Rongdi one against five or ten against others, they are just miscellaneous soldiers. If they are facing elites, they will never be able to defeat five against one. However, Le Yi defeated the elite Xiongnu. , leading only 30,000 elite Zhao troops and some Rong and Di soldiers.
"You are getting older after all." Le Yi waved his hand and shook his head helplessly. "You are still a great guy. Not only has your strength not declined over the years, it has actually been on the rise."
Le Yi and Pang Nuan both served under King Zhao Wuling. At that time, they were still young boys and were far less famous than they are today. The relationship between the two could not be said to be good or bad. It could only be said that they knew each other. However, as old friends from the same period passed away one by one, the originally ordinary relationship became stronger.
Pang Nuan chuckled and said jokingly: "I can't help it, you guys are too dazzling. I can't compare with you at all. So I can only compare my lifespan with you. When I survive you all to death, I will rule the world."
Pang Nuan not only learned military skills, but also learned Taoist skills from He Guanzi. Taoism is inclusive of all things, including both worldly and worldly thoughts. Compared with other schools of thought, Taoism pays more attention to self-cultivation.
Even though Pang Nuan is very old now, his strength is still growing slowly, and when he dies, his strength will stop growing.
According to what he said, after all his peers have been killed and the new generation has not grown up, there may not be anyone who can be his opponent.
"You really have bad intentions." Le Yi pointed at Pang Nuan and scolded with a smile, "Okay, let's stop joking and get down to business."
"Please tell me, gentlemen," Pang Nuan said seriously.
"Although the Xiongnu were defeated this time, it is not a good thing for our Zhao country. If the Xiongnu no longer takes the initiative to attack, but chooses to defend along the river, or retreat to the north of the Yin Mountain, it will be difficult for our Zhao country to destroy the Xiongnu. Great improvement." Le Yi said in a deep voice.
The Xiongnu had swept across the grassland before, and they were full of self-confidence. They acted like the boss, the second boss, the second boss, the third boss, and the third boss. Hundreds of thousands of troops roared past, hoping to have a showdown with Zhao State, and even invade the Central Plains.
Zhao Guo was not worried at all about this, but was very happy. Zhao Guo is not worried about the Xiongnu attacking itself. Zhao Guo will kill as many as they come. I was afraid that the Huns would huddle on the grassland and not come out. The grassland is so big. If the Huns retreat to the grassland, Zhao will have no way to defeat the Huns.
We can still get 200,000 to 300,000 troops from fighting in the Hetao. If we go into the desert, we can't even get 50,000 troops. Logistics alone will drag Zhao to death.
Le Yi thought of this problem when he met the Xiongnu. But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. If he didn't try his best, he and the 30,000 soldiers of the Zhao army would die.
Pang Nuan frowned when he heard this. If the Xiongnu really did this, even if the Zhao Kingdom regained all of the Hetao, half of the strategy would have been lost. In the future, they would still have to deploy heavy defense forces in the north and be harassed by the Xiongnu every year.
Just like a gadfly on a cow, it cannot be driven away or killed.
"The Huns shouldn't be so cowardly. He spent so much energy to raise so many troops. This was just a fight. If he retreated to the grassland
, all previous efforts were in vain. Pang Nuan said uncertainly.
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected." Le Yi said.
"Then what Wang Zhujun means is..." Pang Nuan looked at Le Yi.
"Don't give the Xiongnu time. Before the Xiongnu can react, concentrate all our forces and defeat him." Le Yi hammered the table with his fist and said in a deep voice.
No matter what choice the Huns make, they will have to fight a decisive battle sooner or later. In this case, it is better to fight a decisive battle in advance.
"The king has already set off from the clouds and should be able to reach Jiuyuan within three days." Pang Nuan said.
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On the road leading to Jiuyuan City from Yunzhong, Zhao Kuo led the army to slowly move towards Jiuyuan City.
"Well done." Zhao Kuo handed the news he had just received to Liu Ping. Liu Ping sorted it out and put it in a bag. These are all to be archived for future inquiries.
News came from Handan that farmers have sent people to try to plant wolfberry in saline-alkali land. The results are not yet known, but at least the wolfberry has not withered. Preliminarily, it should be feasible.
The ash tree has also been found, but I don’t know if it is the kind of ash tree Zhao Kuo mentioned because no ash worm was found on the tree.
All the summer plowing has been planted. In the second half of last year and the first half of this year, Zhao State has been constructing water conservancy projects and converting dry fields into paddy fields. All these newly converted paddy fields have been planted with rice.
The yield of rice is much higher than that of millet, but it is mainly grown in Chu State. In the north, rice can only be grown in places close to rivers and lakes with sufficient water sources and complete water conservancy facilities.
For example, near Yecheng, after Ximen Bao diverted water from Zhangzhou for irrigation, the yield per mu could even reach ten stones, which was almost the same as the yield at the end of the 20th century. Of course, this is only a special area and cannot be generalized, nor does it explain the average yield.
Millet is grown in places where water sources are not very abundant. Millet is more drought-tolerant than rice and requires less water. It can be grown in places that are not particularly dry and is the main source of food for people.
As for the next bit of land, it is used to plant millet. Millet does not have high requirements on soil fertility. The yield of fertile soil will not increase too much, and the yield of poor soil will not decrease too much. During the Warring States Period, millet had a very high status, alongside millet. Millet was grown in many mountainous areas with less fertile soil.
The middle and lower fields are planted with soybeans. Soybeans do not eat the soil, and rhizobia can also play a role in increasing fertilizers. There is no need to take turns. If you plant wheat in winter and soybeans in summer, the yield will not be reduced at all. You can continue to plant it next year. .
