Looking at the simple token in front of him, Li Mu's heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his mouth.
I knew that the general valued me, but I didn't expect that the general valued me so much! What kind of assistant general is this? He is clearly the deputy general of the army!
The 25,000 mounted infantry were already almost half of the combat strength of this era.
What's even more terrible is that the two generals Sun Gu and Zhou Qi actually accepted their own restraint. These two followed the general and fought all the way from the Shangdang battlefield. Do you want me to control them?
There are also personal soldiers and guards who are also placed in his hands. How much trust is this!
And that iron cavalry, just by the name, you know it is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
It was obvious that the general had almost all the cards in his hand.
But the question is, can I bear this burden?
Even Li Mu, who had always been confident, felt a little uneasy at this time.
Zhao Kuo, who was standing at the top, looked at Li Mu who had not accepted the order for a long time, and seemed to see the anxiety in his heart, and then pressed the token into Li Mu's hand.
He smiled and said: "I am even younger than the general. A few months ago, my king entrusted Zhao Guosheji with an army of 400,000, and I never frowned. The general is no less capable than me. How can the general be afraid of him today?" A mere tens of thousands of troops?"
"The last general!" Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth, took the token with both hands and said, "The last general is ashamed to receive it. Please give the general a heads up in time, so as not to make the last general's mistake lead to resentment."
"Hahaha!" Seeing that Li Mu finally accepted the order, Zhao Kuo was overjoyed and said with a loud smile, "As long as the general remembers his responsibilities in time, there will be no missteps! You and I have high hopes!"
As he spoke, he helped Li Mu up with one hand, and pulled Lu Buwei over with the other hand, and the four hands were folded together fiercely.
History was completely rewritten from this moment on.
After receiving Zhao Kuo's instructions, Li Mu immediately took over 20,000 cavalry from the general Chen who was the landowner. General Chen naturally understood the principle of one emperor and one minister. What's more, Zhao Kuo used a general who was the landowner, which was already a great deal of face. He did not embarrass Li Mu immediately and handed over the military power smoothly.
On the other hand, Sun Gu and Zhou Qi were still a little unbalanced when facing Li Mu who came from behind. Fortunately, Li Mu was not stupid. After a little understanding of the composition of the heavy cavalry, they gave up the idea of controlling it. As for the personal soldiers Wei and Li Mu didn't even have the slightest idea.
Li Mu knew very well that although he didn't know what the combat power of this heavy cavalry was, it was obviously the new army trained by the general. It was the strongest trump card in the general's hand, and it must be the one he had in his hands. Li Mu was naturally very measured and did not interfere.
As for the personal soldiers, although Li Mu really wanted to see the power of the so-called heavy-armored Mo Dao, it was obvious that this general's guard did not intend to expose its terrifying strength too much. Naturally, Li Mu was not too sensible. to explore.
Li Mu knew that the reason why he made it clear that the two generals Sun Gu and Zhou Qi obeyed his deployment was more because the general wanted to improve his status than because he actually wanted to command the powerful troops in the hands of these two generals.
Of course, with Li Mu's understanding of these two powerful armies, Li Mu also deeply felt the unfathomable power of General Zhao Kuo. If he hadn't experienced it personally, Li Mu would never have imagined this seemingly ten thousand battle. Soldiers, how terrifying their combat power will be. Naturally, these two powerful armies also became Li Mu's strongest backing.
At the end, the introduction of stirrups made Li Mu even more amazed! As a general of Daidi, Li Mu only rode a war horse with stirrups for a few rounds before he already knew what this invention meant to the cavalry. It is no exaggeration to say that just this small thing directly doubled the combat power of the cavalry.
It is a pity that Zhao Kuo has the same idea: this sharp weapon has not been completely exposed yet - at least it has to wait until Zhao Guo has completely dealt with the barbarians.
Only with stable horses to help, and the number of cavalry forming an absolute suppression of other countries, especially Qin, can the stirrups be exposed!
As time went by, Li Mu quickly took control of his 20,000 men.
The five thousand troops immediately followed the map and began to visit the grassland based on the map provided by Lu Buwei.
At the same time, Lu Buwei's caravan also set off again, heading deeper into the grassland, not only to explore the water patterns of the grassland, but also to prepare early publicity for the upcoming mutual trade.
The two generals, Sun Gu and Zhou Qi, naturally continued the training of their respective teams. Although the number of troops in their hands was reduced by most, they both knew that their burdens were heavier.
As for Zhao Kuo, he continued to patrol Daidi. The purpose was not to check the defense situation on the surface, but to select cities for mutual trade.
In fact, after arriving at the second city, Sangqian City, Zhao Kuo and Lu Buwei had basically chosen this place.
Without him, you are big enough!
Sangqian City is located at the center of the trinity's first-line defense and is also the most important fulcrum against the barbarians. Over the years, most of the armies moving north came from Sangqian City, and when the Hu people went south, it was here that they attacked first and invested the most troops.
It is also because of this geographical advantage that the land has not been rich in the past, and the reinforcement of Sangqian City has not stopped. This makes Sangqian City much larger than the two corner cities of Macheng and Dangcheng.
The city is large enough to accommodate the prosperous market and the swarming merchants and civilians after the mutual trade, and it can also station more troops;
The city tower was wide enough, so that troops could be mobilized calmly, and it could withstand more powerful attacks, and it was possible to withstand a thunderous blow from the barbarians.
Of course, once the location has been chosen, it is not that easy to actually start trading. But at least, Lu Buwei's caravan has brought the slightest ripples to the stagnant land.
In short, everything in Daidi is developing in the direction Zhao Kuo hopes.
However, Zhao Kuo is taking action, and others are not idle either.
Just when Zhao Kuo was excited to finally get the famous general Li Mu, the envoy from Yan State had also arrived in Xianyang!
Xianyang City is still so majestic and tall that every foreign envoy who enters it cannot help but feel a sense of awe. Even the envoy from Yan, who is now an ally of Qin, still can't help feeling awe in his heart.
After entering the city, the Yan State envoy felt a completely different feeling than when he came before - depression.
Depressed!
That’s right, it’s depressing!
A kind of depression that the crater of a volcano is about to erupt, but the gap is blocked all the time!
The kind of depression that makes people breathless!
Even the hawking sounds on the street contained a hint of hatred. And the eyes of all the people of Qin looking at Yan Guo's carriage were even more cold.
The entire Xianyang City seemed like a stick of firewood soaked in tung oil. Just a spark could ignite the firewood that soared into the sky.
Involuntarily, the envoy of Yan State asked the driver to speed up again.
Fortunately, envoy Yan's journey to the audience went smoothly. In front of the Xianyang Palace, the Yan envoy finally understood where the Qin people's hatred came from.
A stone over a foot high and an arm's length thick stands blankly on the square. Engraved with iron paintings and silver hooks on the front is the word "National Humiliation" in bright red!
When you look closer, you will see that the deep red color does not look like it is made of cinnabar, but is caused by dried blood. Even though you are three steps away, you can still smell the smell of blood. It must be human blood to have such evil smell!
Looking at the back, what is densely engraved is the beginning and end of the Changping War. At the last position is attached the "Edict of Sin" from the King of Qin. Between the cuts of the knife and the axe, it was smeared with blood.
The hatred of the Qin people is evident.
The more they saw this thing, the more confident the Yan envoys were in persuading King Qin.
Soon, the envoy of Yan State was brought to King Qin. After explaining his purpose, King Qin was not as excited as envoy Yan expected. He just said lightly: "Envoy Yan has worked hard, please rest first. I will make a reply after a long discussion with all the ministers."
The envoy of Yan did not force him to stay, because he believed that everyone in Qin was ashamed of the "Battle of Changping". Now that the opportunity to avenge the humiliation was at hand, neither the King of Qin nor the ministers of Qin could not be moved.
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It's a pity that although King Qin had the heart to "avenge shame", he was not blinded by hatred. Two consecutive defeats have made King Qin thoroughly see the terror of Zhao Guo and Zhao Kuo. Without complete assurance, how could King Qin take risks easily again?
What's more, although the Qin State today still owns the most vast and fertile land among the six countries, due to the "farming war" system, the Qin State is actually on the verge of danger. If the next foreign war still cannot After victory, it is not impossible for the huge Qin State to collapse.
It's very simple. The bow of the State of Qin has been completely filled by the King of Qin's self-incriminating edict and the "stone of national humiliation". If you can't kill with one blow, that will be the result of breaking the bow and breaking the country.
As a last resort, Qin really did not want to shoot this arrow at Zhao again.
Because according to the current situation, it is difficult for Qin to win with Zhao Kuo around, and even if it wins, Qin will suffer heavy losses. And while Qin and Zhao are merging, maybe another powerful country will quietly rise. In this way, Qin's gain outweighs its losses.
Therefore, what Qin wants to do is to obtain the greatest benefits at the lowest cost possible in the next foreign war. If that doesn't work, Qin would rather not draw the sword.
Obviously, the so-called invitation to fight was just wishful thinking. From the King of Qin to the courtiers, no one was optimistic about Yan's trip. Without him, Yan State is too weak and Zhao State is too strong! Even if the current Zhao State is indeed as the envoy Yan said, its military strength is seriously insufficient.
But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how weak Zhao is, Yan will not be able to stroke the beard of a tiger, unless Qin raises more troops and attracts all the elites of Zhao.
is it possible? !
