Although I already have an idea in my mind, there is still a thorny problem - Zhao Guochaotang!
Zhao Kuo can find a way to hold other problems and variables in his hands, and even if they don't work, he can slowly resolve them through tricks. But only in Zhao Guochao, if this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to get a better opportunity. .
The reason is simple, this is a paradox!
Zhao Kuo is going to replace King Zhao! But at the same time, Zhao Kuo wanted to lead Zhao Guo to the top.
It is almost impossible to replace King Zhao through conventional channels.
Even if Zhao Kuo is a member of the Zhao family, no matter how great his contribution is, unless there is a huge crisis in Zhao State and King Zhao makes a fatal mistake, it is impossible for Zhao Kuo to take over Zhao State.
As Zhao Kuo's reforms in Shangdang and Hanoi progress, except for the short period of emptiness after the Changping Battle, Zhao will soon become stronger step by step during the reforms. At the same time, the position of King Zhao will also change. In fact, it is becoming indestructible step by step.
Unless King Zhao destroys everything Zhao Kuo has done and pushes Zhao State into an almost irreversible situation!
As a result, it will be even more difficult for Zhao Kuo to rebuild the country!
Of course, there is another way - mutiny, but obviously, such an approach will have too many consequences and may even cause disaster for thousands of years. And this is an unacceptable stain for Zhao Kuo, who wants to create an imperial legend!
To win the country, we must be righteous! This is the cornerstone of the empire for thousands of years.
Don't say that "history is like a little girl who can be dressed up by others", and of course don't believe that "history is as sharp as a knife", but it is true that the price of all injustice has already been secretly marked.
Do you think the crux of the Tang Dynasty’s constant plot of “regicide, brother, father” was not the night outside the Xuanwu Gate?
To put it simply: after missing the weak period of the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo must either prepare to hide in the snow for several years, come out again, and fight another battle that is more difficult than the Battle of Changping, or prepare to "take the position incorrectly" Prepare......
Lu Buwei had long known about Zhao Kuo's ambition. Zhao Kuo was not prepared to hide his current worries from Lu Buwei. After all, it was Lu Buwei who caused this trouble.
"What the military advisor said is not unreasonable." Zhao Kuo hesitated for a moment and continued: "It's just that if we miss this good opportunity, we may never have the chance to return to Handan. Even if we have another chance, we may have already fallen into despair. To be honest. Although I won the battle of Changping, it was due to luck. I really don’t want to make the same mistake again.
Secondly, if I have been in Daibei for a long time, in Handan City, although Lin Shangqing and Pingyuan Jun are in charge, Lin Qing is weak and often has difficulty in showing up. Pingyuan Jun is often unable to support himself alone, as evidenced by Changping's hasty ending. If it is delayed for a long time, there may be changes in the court. "
Lu Buwei was slightly startled when he heard this.
He was stunned by how fast Zhao Kuo's thinking jumped. Just now he was discussing the way to be a king, and suddenly he jumped to fighting against Hu. Maybe this is the thinking of a great leader-it is always unexpected.
Er was stunned by how quickly Zhao Kuo's attitude changed. He was clearly still discussing how to encircle and annihilate him, but after a little persuasion, he was actually convinced by himself? Lu Buwei is not worried that this is because Zhao Kuo's ears are soft. After all, those who can turn the tide in the Battle of Changping will not have soft ears.
But Lu Buwei was also a little surprised at his persuasive ability.
Although shocked, Lu Buwei was obviously prepared for this.
"Don't worry, my lord! Let me listen to my subordinates' analysis." Lu Buwei said with a smile. As long as Zhao Kuo can relent and postpone the large-scale annihilation war, everything else is easy to talk about.
"First, this is not the best opportunity for the Yan army to move south.
The reason is very simple. The Qin State was defeated at Changping first and then lost its words. It was absolutely difficult for the Qin State to raise troops to embarrass me in Shangdang and Hanoi. In this way, although General Lianpo's troops had the responsibility of defending the territory, they could not do it in critical moments. It's not irreversible. In this way, without strong external support, the Yan army may not dare to come;
Secondly, if the Yan army does not dare to come, the lord can continue to fight in Daibei and plan for it slowly. Although this battle will not encircle and annihilate the Hu army, we will only take our heavy-armored trump card, and the rest of the troops will be sent out. The rations that should be used, the generals that should be lost, and even the messages that should be asked for reinforcements are all as usual.
Such a war, even if it is not possible
Encirclement and annihilation would consume a lot of money. Zhao State's bumper harvest this year was not enough to restore its strength.
Even if the Yan army takes the risk, what you should do, my lord, is not to stick to Daibei, but to lead the army back to support Handan and turn the tide again. However, in this battle, it is not necessary to kill or injure the Yan army. As long as it can be driven away, it is enough, and it is not even necessary to damage the Yan army's vitality.
Third, in the coming year, after the Qin army gradually recovers, they will march eastward; and I can also provoke Yan on the northern border. In this case, when Yan is angry, he will definitely invite Qin to attack us. Zhao.
At this time, there are traces of the Qin army in both Shangdang and Hanoi, and General Lianpo will not be able to return. At this time, it is our initiative. The lord can choose to start a border provocation when the battle of Daibei has begun. In this way You can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
Fourth, now in the Zhao court, Lin Shangqing and Pingyuan Jun have all turned to our side, and the King of Zhao has reused Lou Chang, Zhao Bao and others, which has turned against the officials. In this way, when the two parties are in opposition and there is no external oppression, party strife is bound to arise. Under party strife, the atmosphere is bound to be chaotic. It is better to give it more time to let it ferment on its own.
In this way, firstly, it can weaken the prestige of King Zhao and win the hearts of more ministers for the Lord; secondly, it can also see the innocence of the ministers in the Qing Dynasty and lay the foundation for future power. "
Zhao Kuo listened carefully and couldn't help but exclaimed!
Obviously Lu Buwei's considerations are more comprehensive and more stable than his own ideas. Not only in the military aspect, he turned his adventurous moves into slow progress, but also in politics he pointed out the direction for himself. In a simple sentence, he even turned an unfavorable party struggle situation into a situation that was beneficial to him.
Of course, this is not to say that Lu Buwei changed the weak situation of Zhao Kuo's Handan Center with his own efforts, but that Lu Buwei discovered a side that was beneficial to Zhao Kuo in the weak situation.
The so-called interdependence of blessings and misfortunes, not everyone can see the other side of things, even Zhao Kuo could not think so thoroughly.
"Military advisor, I have Jiang Gong and Guan Zhongye." Zhao Kuo praised.
These words obviously came from the bottom of his heart. Of course, as a time traveler, Zhao Kuo, whose thinking had been opened up, naturally could not let Lu Buwei take the lead.
He immediately added: "Not only do we need to take the initiative to send troops from Yan, but also the decisive battle with the Hu people. Since it can be moved to next year, or even later, it doesn't matter. We have so much time, and we can't waste it." .”
Without waiting for Lu Buwei's reaction, Zhao Kuo immediately continued: "I want to choose one of the three cities along the way to open a mutual market for the Hu people to exchange furs and other goods with me, the Zhao people, and provide gold and silk for Zhao Wei, Xu Li and others. Help."
"Opening up mutual markets is an idea that I have never thought of before." Lu Buwei was shocked when he heard this. As a businessman, especially after going to the grasslands of the barbarians in person, he knew how big it was to do business with the barbarians. Huge profits.
The barbarians on the grassland did not have the swords and coins of Zhao, but they had cattle, sheep and horses common in the world.
And the price they can offer is really exciting. A simple clay pot for cooking can be sold for the price of a sheep. If it is bronze, it is even more of a luxury item. It cannot be exchanged for a good horse!
But there are countless risks hidden in this huge profit. In the grassland, thousands of miles away, if you get lost, kidnapped, or killed, anything can happen. This is perhaps the biggest obstacle preventing traders from entering and leaving the grassland.
But if the mutual trade with the Hu people is opened, the security issue will be guaranteed. As long as the Hu people from the grassland continue to come, this city will even become a richer and more prosperous place than Taoyi.
"Two questions: safety, and how to let the barbarians on the grassland know and believe in this mutual market." Lu Buwei immediately found out the essence of the problem. The security includes not only the security of transactions in the market, but also the security of this mutual trading city.
After all, the Hu people don't know anything else but are very good at robbing things. They don't care whether there are any of their own people from the grassland in the city. Even barbarians will enter the city in the name of mutual business and become female cadres who ruin the city. This must be guarded against.
Zhao Kuo did not directly answer the question of safety. Instead, he said to Lu Buwei: "It is not difficult to let the Hu people know. After the war, we can organize several caravans to go to the grassland to sell grain, salt and other items at a slightly lower price."
Price, and told the barbarians that they could come to the city to buy it, and the price would be even cheaper. I believe that the news would spread throughout the grasslands next spring. "
"But......"
Lu Buwei wanted to ask about safety again, but suddenly he seemed to think of something, and his expression changed slightly.
Zhao Kuo nodded and said: "Yes, making money from mutual trading in this city is just a pretense. Its actual most important purpose is to attract the attention of the barbarians from the defense lines of the three cities to this city. So... ..."
At this point, Lu Buwei still didn't know Zhao Kuo's plan. Once the mutual trade is successful, the wealth of this city will be enviable even in the eyes of the Central Plains countries, let alone the grassland barbarians who are used to poverty.
There is no need to think about it, the Hu people will definitely regard this city as a key target of attack, and Zhao Kuo can just lay out his pockets and concentrate his forces to eliminate it.
"My lord, you really have a good fortune." Lu Buwei couldn't help but sigh: "In this way, the chance of winning next year will increase by 20%!"
You must know that from Lu Buwei's perspective, he had just persuaded Zhao Kuo to postpone the decisive battle against Hu, and Zhao Kuo immediately adjusted his deployment and used the redundant time to gain the most favorable situation for his side and proposed The most appropriate combat plan.
The name of Zhao's God of War is well-deserved.
However, what Lu Buwei didn't know was that this idea was not Zhao Kuo's temporary idea.
On the contrary, this was the tactic that Zhao Kuo planned to use in this war, but it was not the city full of gold and silk that was used to attract the Hu people, but himself, Zhao Kuo, the general of Zhao State.
It's just that this plan has now been aborted, and Zhao Kuo is not ready to explain more.
