"It seems that General Wu also thinks highly of Captain Li." Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "Others recommended him to me, but I still don't believe it. Now it seems that Li Mu really has his own merits. "
"Of course." General Wu Pi also nodded and said: "Li Mu is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also rigorous in running the army. He must take the lead in every battle. Any merits must be shared among the soldiers, and any mistakes must bear responsibility. This is rare. He is a talented general. The last general is able to hold on to the front line of Ma City, thanks to the help of this son."
Speaking of Li Mu, General Wu Pi immediately started talking non-stop. The pride in his words was beyond words. If you don't know, you should think that Li Mu is a relative and descendant of General Wu Pi.
However, Zhao Kuo knew that it was just appreciation! One soldier's admiration for another soldier.
"Oh? This is your problem, General Chen." Zhao Kuo then looked at the leader, General Chen, and said, half jokingly and half seriously: "Why is such a general a captain? He can be responsible for the defense line of Macheng. Even if you are on your own, why should you be given the title of captain?"
General Chen, who was already a little embarrassed, felt his heart sink even more when he heard this. Could he be taking advantage of this?
Fortunately, there was no need for General Chen to explain. General Wu Pi on the side explained it first: "General, Li Mu is still young. He reached the position of captain at less than thirty years old. This is rare among the Daibei Army, and it is even more so. Special promotion, if it happens again..."
As he spoke, General Wu Pi's voice became smaller and smaller!
Because he suddenly discovered that the reason "age" might be a good reason in front of others, but in front of this general, it was not a reason at all. Because even though he is a general, he is only in his thirties. If Li Mu is said to have been specially promoted, then what does he mean by being a general?
"What if? General Wu?" Zhao Kuo looked at General Wu Bi, and the smile on his face became even brighter: "How about continuing? I am all ears, general."
But at this moment, Zhao Kuo's smile was no different from the devil's smile in General Wu Pi's eyes, the kind that captured people's hearts!
Even General Chen on the side was trembling in his heart. You said you had a bad reason, but did you mention age? Doesn't this mean that if our general is in the North, he won't even be able to become a captain? If you can’t speak, speak less!
General Chen wished he could kick General Wu Pi far away.
General Chen over there was extremely annoyed, and General Wu Pi here was not much better. He wished he could swallow what he just said. Facing Zhao Kuo's culture, General Wu Pi dared to continue. He immediately knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists with both hands, lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "The last general made a mistake, please punish me!"
"How guilty is General Wu?" Zhao Kuo smiled and helped General Wu Pi up.
Then he said loudly to General Chen and all the generals from Daibei: "It's just that in the future, this rule will be changed!"
When all the generals heard this, they were as silent as cicadas.
Looking around, the smile on Zhao Kuo's face gradually dissipated, and his tone became serious: "Under this general, regardless of age or seniority, we can only serve the most important, and only those who are capable will be promoted. Exit. Do you understand?"
The soldiers looked at each other. Although they were a little surprised, there was nothing to be afraid of. After all, unlike Handan's army, most of them fought with swords and swords on the battlefield. To measure, their positions were only Will it be higher or lower?
Then General Chen took the lead, clasped his fists at Zhao Kuo and said, "I will obey the general's orders!"
In this way, in a simple meeting, although Zhao Kuo was not able to meet Li Mu, whom he had longed for, he successfully established prestige among the generals of Dai and at the same time succeeded in controlling the power of Dai Bei's army. Taken together, organizational and personnel rights have always been the most important rights.
Of course, these fighting men may have never thought that it was the general's right to share the profits. But as a general, Zhao Kuo had to prepare in advance. After all, his tactics require absolute power and absolute trust!
"Then, should Li Mu be transferred back?" Seeing the general's expression softening again, General Chen asked hurriedly.
Of course Zhao Kuo knew what he meant, he wanted to receive a certificate of surrender!
When I put forward the idea of "Only talents"
After adopting the policy of "lifting up", he immediately used Li Mu's promotion to express his determination to move closer, and at the same time, he also set a benchmark for himself. It has to be said that Chen Xun still has two skills to achieve the position of acting landlord general. Of course, perhaps what General Chen did was not just as simple as accepting investment certificates, but the benchmark was also a target in a sense.
Of course, Zhao Kuo would not speculate on his subordinates with such malice, but after hearing this, Zhao Kuo still shook his head and said: "It is not the behavior of a wise man to make assumptions about the existence of things without seeing or hearing them." The general has just arrived in Daibei and is about to inspect various passes, so let’s start from the farthest place, Ma City.”
"Yes!" General Chen agreed immediately.
After meeting the army of Daibei one by one, Zhao Kuo came to Sun Gu and Zhou Qi. Obviously, Zhao Kuo's actions just now were intentional, in order to kill the spirit of these generals who came from Shangdang.
They had just defeated the Qin army, and they already thought highly of themselves. In addition, Zhao Kuo had traveled thousands of miles to transfer them to Daibei. What was this? Complete trust! It's no wonder that all of them have their nostrils turned upward. Even when facing Daibei's army, which once had the power to crush them, they now don't take it seriously.
This is not good! It is not conducive to unity, and it is not conducive to the next war!
Therefore, the snub just now is a warning to them: I, your general, am so polite to Daibei's army, how dare you raise your tail? !
Of course, as a direct descendant of his direct lineage and his own base, he still couldn't completely ignore the feelings of the soldiers and completely chilled their hearts.
"After Shangdang said goodbye, months passed before I knew it." Zhao Kuo patted Sun Gu and Zhou Qi on the shoulders and said with a smile.
A simple sentence seemed to bring the two of them back to that time of blood and fire, those scenes of leaning on their backs, shoulder to shoulder, fighting with the Qin army, those scenes of those who were waiting for hope in despair. The days and scenes of laughter in victory flashed quickly in their minds.
At the same time, Zhao Kuo's words also told the two of them: You are my confidants and direct descendants. You were sent from thousands of miles away to help me, not to cause trouble for me.
No matter how much resentment he had, it all dissipated, leaving only guilt for betraying the general's trust.
"General!" The eyes of both of them were a little red, and they were about to bow down immediately.
However, Zhao Kuo stopped the two of them and patted their shoulders gently, leaving everything behind.
