After Zhao Kuo gave the order, all the soldiers in Daidi naturally fought bravely, and the generals in Daidi were also a little relieved. As long as you can keep it, that’s fine! If you can keep it, that’s fine! I'm afraid that the general will ignore the actual situation and insist on attacking regardless.
Of course, from Zhao Kuo's words, it is not difficult to tell that it would be difficult for the court to send reinforcements. But that's not important. As long as we defend and don't take the initiative to attack, with the current strength of more than 70,000 troops, not to mention being foolproof, at least not too much land will be lost.
Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that they would not have an army of 70,000 at all, not even the 60,000 they had before.
In Zhao Kuo's expectation, not only the 10,000 troops he led but also the 20,000 cavalry from Daidi would follow him back to Handan to resist Yan and save Zhao.
Therefore, it is simply impossible to hold on.
However, Zhao Kuo would not tell them these plans. Because Zhao Kuo knew very well that the situation in Daidi was not like that in Changping, and it was far from being at the end of its rope. And no one could say for sure whether Yan State would attack, even Zhao Kuo was just speculating.
This also made it impossible for the generals of Dai Di to be as determined as the generals of Changping. Although Zhao Kuo was already quite prestigious at this time, he did not have the endorsement of a general like Lian Po. He wanted to Daichi's generals also had difficulty trusting themselves unconditionally.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo's only choice is to win the trust of the vast majority of the lower-level soldiers and the trust of a few key generals.
After giving a speech to obtain the commitment of the soldiers in Macheng, Zhao Kuo immediately dismissed the generals and left the key general Li Mu alone.
"What? It seems that General Li is a little disappointed with my arrangement?" As soon as he sat down, Zhao Kuo threw a king bomb at Li Mu.
Li Mu jumped up immediately after the explosion.
"Last general, last general..." Li Mu simply didn't know how to answer.
Originally, the general regarded it as a matter of great honor to leave his own narrative, but he didn't expect the general to ask such a fatal question as soon as he came up - how many heads did he have to chop off if he criticized the general's decision-making? !
But, deep down in his heart, Li Mu was really a little disappointed. It's not that the decision to stick to it was wrong, it was just a little mediocre. After all, the general he hoped for should be the general who could lead him to create miracles!
Now, the thoughts in his heart were caught by the general. For a moment, even Li Mu didn't know how to deal with it.
Zhao Kuo looked at Li Mu who was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know that he had guessed correctly.
Even if he laughs loudly, only an enterprising general will be dissatisfied with his somewhat mediocre arrangements, and such a general is what Zhao Kuo urgently needs. Especially if this general is Li Mu, it couldn't be better.
"Come on, come on... sit down and talk. I'm not blaming you, so why are you panicking?" Zhao Kuo smiled and asked Li Mu to sit down again.
"If you are dissatisfied and disappointed, this is the correct reaction." Zhao Kuo looked at Li Mu, picked up a piece of meat on the desk, and said slowly.
"That's what I want too." Zhao Kuo looked at the astonished Li Mu and continued: "Only a general who wants to win and completely eliminate the Hu people will have great hope for the arrival of this general, and will also have great hope for this general. The general's arrangement is a bit disappointing. You said that, right?"
Listening to the general's questions, Li Mu's face turned red.
If you are right, you are not telling the general that we are disappointed in you; but if you are wrong, Li Mu really doesn’t know how to refute this...
Zhao Kuo did not embarrass Li Mu, and then continued: "I have great hope for this general. I am very pleased, but what I want to tell you is that in all wars, don't think about using strange tricks to win. In the final analysis , it is better to plan more and plan less to win, and the stronger will win than the weaker."
Listening to Zhao Kuo's words, Li Mu was also thoughtful.
"What, don't believe it?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile.
"General, I also believe in the last general, but in the battle of Changping..." Li Mu replied weakly.
That look is so aggrieved. It seems to be saying: You are fighting a battle with gods yourself. How can you have the nerve to say something about strength and weakness? Is the state of Qin still weaker than our state of Zhao?
When Zhao Kuo heard this, he smiled slightly.
"Yes, on the surface, the Qin army has a combat strength of more than 600,000, and there will be a steady stream of food, fodder, and weapons in the future. However, our army only has less than 500,000. Even if we add Wei's army of more than 100,000, it is just a look. It's only 600,000. Considering the fighting strength of Wei's army, how can Zhao be strong and Qin be weak?" Zhao Kuo seemed to have spoken what Li Mu was thinking.
Hearing this, Li Mu nodded simply.
"Let's do the math carefully." Zhao Kuo said very calmly: "From the perspective of combat strength, the Qin Army's 600,000-strong army and our Zhao State's 500,000-strong army are both stationed along the Danshui River. After three years, it can be said that the veterans of the division are tired, and their combat strength must have been lost. On the other hand, the Wei army, although insufficient in combat strength, is still a new force, and it caught the Qin army by surprise. The Qin army suffered heavy losses. , it can also be seen. In this way, the strength of the two parties has quickly become closer."
"Under such circumstances, I, Zhao, still have a huge advantage." Zhao Kuo picked up another piece of dried meat and put it on Li Mu's plate, and then said slowly: "People's hearts."
"The people of Shangdang hated Qin and loved Zhao. That's why our army was able to hide a hundred thousand troops in the Daliang Mountains under the noses of the Qin army, and the Wei army's hundreds of thousands of troops were able to quietly cross the Dan River and go north. This is also Our army once again captured the Danshui Barrier, but the reason was not known to the Qin army." Zhao Kuo continued.
"If we say that hiding troops once is luck, but if we succeed twice or three times, it cannot be said that we are lucky." Zhao Kuo concluded: "In terms of combat power, the introduction of the Wei army has basically improved the overall combat power. Balance with the Qin army, coupled with the support of the people, at the strategic level, we are already strong and the enemy is weak."
"As for the specific tactical level." Zhao Kuo picked up another piece of dried meat and said, "You can eat it too!"
"Yes." Li Mu, who had been deeply attracted by Zhao Kuo's explanation, quickly picked up the meat jerky that Zhao Kuo had just brought over and swallowed it in his stomach, but his eyes were still staring at Zhao Kuo. Obviously, he was waiting for Zhao Kuo's next tactical explanation.
"From a tactical level." Seeing how fascinated Li Mu was, Zhao Kuo was secretly happy and continued: "The strong will win, the weak will lose.
From the very beginning of the attack on the west bank barrier, our army immediately dispatched almost all its elite troops, while the Qin army used part of its strength to fight against our hundreds of thousands of troops. This battle was naturally won by our army;
Then, in the pursuit battle, our side sent young men to adapt to the rhythm of the battlefield, while the Qin army used elite troops to cut off the rear, so the effect of the pursuit was not significant;
Later, in the battle of cavalry in the north, not to mention, our army was superior to the elite frontier army in Dai. It was able to overwhelm the Qin army in a short period of time. However, in the end, it was unable to follow up. The lack of troops gradually caused our army to lose the battlefield. initiative;
As for the Qin army's re-attack on the fortress, this is even more true.
Until the final Qin army counterattacked Jiepailing, the strong prevailed and the weak lost. All of them are like this. "
Looking at Li Mu who was thoughtful, Zhao Kuo stopped talking and started eating the meat. After all, what others say is only other people's, and what he realizes is his own.
"The general's intention is to attack the enemy's weaknesses with one's own strength as much as possible. Is this an opportunity to defeat?" Li Mu lived up to Zhao Kuo's expectations and soon realized what Zhao Kuo wanted. To express the meaning, I even started to draw inferences from one example to another.
"Now, the Hu people are strong, but our army is weak. If we attack forcefully, we will definitely suffer a backlash. To defend, we must strengthen the city wall and increase our combat power. Is it possible to fight against the Hu people?" Li Mu looked excitedly. Zhao Kuo continued: "In the coming year, after the troops are replenished, we can counterattack with superior troops, and the Hu people can be defeated."
Zhao Kuo nodded, but then shook his head.
"In terms of strength and weakness, if you don't stick to the length of your troops and increase the strength of the city wall, it's already good. However, your vision is still not broad." Zhao Kuo looked at Li Mu with a smile.
"Please give me some advice, General." Li Mu asked immediately.
"As a general, you should know yourself and the enemy. You know how weak our army is, and you have also thought about how to strengthen it. However, this is all about knowing yourself. What should you do if you know the enemy?" Zhao Kuo tried to guide Li Mu.
"He?" Li Mu was still a little confused.
"That person is a barbarian! Not from my country in the Central Plains." Zhao Kuo continued to remind with a smile.
"This?" Li Mu frowned, but he still didn't understand the meaning.
Zhao Kuo was helpless, but he couldn't blame Li Mu. In fact, he had been on the defensive for the past three years and had almost never attacked, so he was no longer vigilant about taking the initiative.
Of course, the more important reason is that as a native of Zhao, or a country in the Central Plains, I have never thought about studying those barbarians from the bottom of my heart. After all, their swords are so backward and their combat power is so weak. If it weren't for the skill of "coming and going like the wind", the Hu people would have been slaughtered by all the countries in the Central Plains.
There is no way, this is the crushing of the Iron Age versus the Bronze Age!
There is no need for research, let alone research.
Zhao Kuo sighed lightly and said: "This is the second lesson I teach you. Never underestimate your opponents, always pay attention to them, and do everything possible to understand them and master them. Even if the opponent is just Even if you are a rabbit, you should try your best to understand him. A little more knowledge and understanding may save the soldiers under your command from shedding a few drops of blood, and the people in the rear will shed a few fewer drops of tears."
"Yes." When Li Mu heard this, he was secretly ashamed, and then he respectfully bowed to Zhao Kuo with his hands clasped in fists.
Zhao Kuo nodded, accepted this courtesy calmly, and then continued: "On the grassland, most of them are nomadic, living from grass to grass. It can be said that they have no fixed place to live."
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