After painstaking efforts, Zhao Kuo finally conveyed his "high hopes" in place. As for whether he can understand his deep meaning, grow up on the battlefield, and truly become a commander who can stand alone like Lian Po and Li Mu, that is the only question. They can rely on their own understanding and study. The so-called "do your best to listen to God's will" is probably the case.
And the reason why Zhao Kuo worked so hard on personnel, especially when he was about to get the divine general Li Mu, and already had Tian Dan, Lian Po and other commander-level generals under his command, he also worked so hard to train Zhou Qi and Sun Gu, Zhao Kuo Kuo naturally has his own considerations.
First of all, there are many famous generals such as Lian Po, Tian Dan, and even Pang Nuan and Le Yi. Although they all have their own abilities, they all have a big problem that cannot be avoided-the issue of age.
Even if Lian Po is still young and can still make a living in three to five years, what about ten years from now? What about twenty years from now? !
It is foreseeable that the war with Qin will be a protracted war, not only because Zhao's national power is still far weaker than Qin's, but also because of Zhao Kuo's identity, it will take time to really come to the forefront. , let alone wrestling with Qin.
As for the battle to unify the six kingdoms, it is inevitable that there will be multiple battles. Li Mu alone may be able to withstand Qin, but what about other battlefields? You can't have Zhao Kuo personally take action every time, right? ! After all, Zhao Kuo's identity was different at that time.
Zhao Kuo must make arrangements in advance for the State of Zhao and for himself. The problem of lack of support cannot occur in the State of Zhao.
Fortunately, the two people present were not stupid. They didn't know that the general was deliberately training himself, so they accepted the order.
The second general had just been educated here and was about to reassign the work to the second general when a soldier appeared at the door.
"General!" Hundreds of personal soldiers greeted him outside the door.
"Come in." Zhao Kuo replied.
"General," the generals immediately stepped into the house, clasped their fists and said, "Mr. Lu is here."
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo was extremely surprised when he heard this, and immediately said: "Quick, please, no, I will personally welcome you."
Obviously, the Mr. Lu mentioned by the soldiers was the first historical celebrity whom Zhao Kuo completely conquered - Lu Buwei.
It turned out that after leaving Handan, Lu Buwei was ordered to form a caravan first and come to Daibei as Zhao Kuo's outpost. Hearing that Zhao Kuo finally arrived in Daibei, Lu Buwei hurried over without stopping.
That day in the Zhao Mansion in Handan City, several hundred generals had seen Mr. Lu, and they knew the position of Mr. Lu in the heart of their master. When they saw Mr. Lu coming, they did not dare to neglect and came in a hurry. Report.
As he spoke, Zhao Kuo walked out of the house without even having time to say hello to Sun Gu and Zhou Qi.
Sun Gu and Zhou Qi in the room also looked at each other. They were at a loss and were also curious about who the "Mr. Lu" mentioned by the soldier was. They actually asked the general to come to greet him in person, and they were still so urgent.
Fortunately, Zhao Kuo did not keep the two people in the room waiting.
Soon, a hearty laughter spread from outside the house to the inside.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Kuo was seen slowly walking into the house holding a well-browed but handsome scribe.
"Come on, come on!" Zhao Kuo did not wait for Sun Gu and the two to greet each other, and began to introduce: "These two are the younger generals under my command. The one on the left is General Sun Gu, who is good at defense; the one on the right His title is Zhou Qi, General Zhou, who is good at attacking, especially horse fighting."
"Oh?" Lu Buwei immediately understood what Zhao Kuo meant. He was introducing his team to him! He immediately saluted the two of them and said, "Buwei, I have seen these two generals."
"Hey, they should have come to see you first!" Zhao Kuo interrupted Lu Buwei hastily, then looked at Sun Gu and Zhou Qi and said, "This is the great talent I finally found. Lu's name is not Wei. I have appointed him as military advisor, and he is responsible for punishing and distributing military supplies, government secrets, and admonishing and planning."
The term "Yitong" covers almost all the important tasks in military affairs. With such an introduction, the two of them did not know the importance of this person in the heart of the general.
Immediately, the two of them clasped their hands and wanted to salute Lu Buwei.
However, Zhao Kuo found it particularly inadequate and continued to add: "From now on,
, seeing Military Advisor Lu, he turned to the General. The orders of the Military Advisor shall be the orders of the General. Understand? "
"Yes!" Sun Gu and Zhou Qi looked at each other, then bowed their arms to the ground and said in unison, "I have seen the military advisor."
"Two generals, please get up, please get up quickly." Who is Lu Buwei? Of course he knew that Zhao Kuo was building momentum for himself, but the two people in front of him were obviously Zhao Kuo's confidants, so it was impossible to offend him. Then he helped the two of them up and said, "We are all working for the Lord, so why should we distinguish each other?"
"Thank you, strategist!" The two of them were naturally grateful, but their titles were more respectful.
"Okay, okay, everyone has seen it before. No need to be more polite." Zhao Kuo said to the three of them with a smile.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo sat down on the main seat and waved his right hand slightly, indicating that the three of them should sit down.
"It just so happened that the military advisor has arrived." Zhao Kuo sat on the throne, looked at Sun Gu and Zhou Qi, and said with a smile, "I will also slightly adjust your future tasks."
"Yes!" They both stood up and said.
Zhao Kuo waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down, and then continued: "Zhou Qi. Your mission remains generally the same. The main thing is to train the three thousand heavy armored cavalry. Then I went to General Chen of Daijun to go alone. The more remote racecourse is your training base. Remember, the three thousand heavy-armored cavalry in your hand is the general’s biggest trump card. The confidentiality work must be done well. It must not be exposed until the general reveals it. With others."
"Yes! The general will take your orders." Zhou Qi immediately agreed.
"Military advisor?" Zhao Kuo looked at Lu Buwei, who was sitting on his right, and said, "Has the trade route with Shangdang and Hanoi County been connected? In the event of a war, Shangdang's weapons transportation will be crucial."
"I'm about to report it to the general." Lu Buwei said calmly, obviously well prepared: "Not only did Shangdang and the two counties of Hanoi, but I also took it upon myself to connect the trade routes with the countries of Han and Wei, in this way, Shang The weapons of the Party can be falsely claimed to be from the Kingdom of Han, and if one has the skills to farm in Hanoi, the weapons of the Party can also be falsely claimed to be the food of the Kingdom of Wei."
Hearing what Lu Buwei said, Zhao Kuo was so excited. Lu Buwei did what he thought of, and Lu Bu did what he didn't think of. How could he not love such an employee!
"Mr. Lu is indeed a great talent." Zhao Kuo did not hesitate to praise him.
Sun Gu and Zhou Qi had also heard about Shangdang's forging of weapons, but this was the first time that Hanoi's farmers knew about it.
Although I don’t know what it is specifically, from what Mr. Lu said, it’s both fields and grain, so it’s obviously related to grain and fodder.
Of course, since the general has no intention of explaining, it means that it is not yet time for him and others to understand the causes and consequences. For such behavior, the two people who spent the "Battle of Changping" with Zhao Kuo were obviously accustomed to it and took it for granted.
"In this case, I will leave it to the military advisor to provide the equipment and food that General Zhou Qi needs." Zhao Kuo then continued to give instructions.
"How dare you disobey your order!" Lu Buwei immediately accepted the order.
"Zhou Qi." Zhao Kuofu turned his head again and told Zhou Qi: "While there is still some time to build the heavy armor, you must not be scornful. You must first familiarize yourself with the use of stirrups and practice the tactics of heavy armor. Only You can be like someone else, but you can't be someone like someone else. Do you understand?"
"General Mo understands. After returning, General Mo plans to train with bags of sand and gravel first, so that when the armor arrives, he will be able to form combat effectiveness." Zhou Qi replied immediately.
Hearing this, Zhao Kuo also nodded with satisfaction. Then he looked at Sun Gu, who was already a little eager to try.
Obviously, Zhao Kuo had already planned for Sun Gu, and then said with a smile: "As for Sun Gu. Now Zhao Wei and Xu Li are no longer with me, and there are only more than 400 soldiers left. You are here first. From the 7,000-strong army, 2,600 men were selected to join my own army."
After saying that, he glanced at Sun Gu again and said, "If you continue to grievance General Sun, how about becoming the leader of my bodyguard?"
"No grievance, no grievance!" Sun Gu could jump three feet high. He could be the leader of the general's bodyguard. Although he was still only a junior general and had fewer people in charge, he was still a bodyguard! No one can be allowed except the person closest to him and whom he trusts. Immediately, Sun Gu
He hurriedly agreed.
Zhou Qi on the side even cast an envious look.
"Don't be so happy first. In addition to following the general, the personal guards also have an important task." Zhao Kuo became a little more serious at random and said: "After understanding the heavy armored cavalry, I am also among the personal soldiers. A new type of soldier has been trained, called the heavy-armored Mo-dao. If the heavy-armored cavalry is the sharp spear of our army, then this heavy-armored Mo-dao is the thick armor of our army."
"In the battle with the sharp soldiers of the Qin army a few days ago, they made their debut and the effect was good. However, now there are only fifty swordsmen and heavy armors. In the future, it will be increased to at least five hundred, and if possible, even to a thousand. After you take office, Just like Zhou Qi, we need to find another place for training." Zhao Kuo continued to order: "The military advisor will be responsible for all the necessary materials."
"Yes. I will live up to the general's trust." Sun Gu also agreed immediately, and then gave Lu Buwei a slight salute.
"Well, let's set off tomorrow. We'll go to Macheng first, while you go get ready." After arranging the errands for the two of them, Zhao Kuo waved his hand.
"Yes." Sun Gu and Zhou Qi immediately took the order.
Soon, only Zhao Kuo and Lu Buwei were left in the room.
"Military advisor! Tell me what the situation is like with the barbarians now." After Zhao Kuo left the two men, he immediately asked about Lu Buwei.
On that day, Lu Buwei was asked to go north first, firstly to open up trade routes for transporting supplies, and secondly to find out about the situation of the Hu people. As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger. Fighting is not as easy as playing house. If you are not careful, you will kill people. Life, especially Zhao Kuo's plan to make a big move, how could he do it if he didn't know the situation of the Hu people.
"General! This is why I came in a hurry." Lu Buwei stood up immediately and said.
