"I am among thousands of troops, so there is no safety problem." Zhao Kuo shook his head, glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "As long as you all work together, attack urgently, and defend firmly, then our great Zhao will be safe, and I will be even more safe. That’s it.”
When several people heard this, they all knew that the general had made up his mind. As the general said, "If you attack urgently, you must defend firmly" and there would be no risk of safety. So they said no more. They immediately clasped their fists and said in unison: "At the end of the day." General, take your orders!"
After saying this, everyone also had the words "attack urgently, defend firmly" deeply imprinted in their hearts.
There is no need to speak more words, the action has already begun. This is also the style that Zhao Kuo brought to Zhao Jun - do what you say and never be sloppy.
At a quarter of an hour, after the sunset had dissipated the last trace of light and heat, the originally closed gate of Sangqian City was quietly opened again. Sangqian City, which was originally quite lively, was now deserted due to the curfew. The streets were almost silent, only the vicious dogs in the alleys were still barking without mercy.
But under the hazy moonlight, the main road of Sanggan was completely dark. With titles on their heads, horses wrapped around their hooves, and half-rolled flags, the mighty 30,000 elites were marching silently on the main road. If it weren't for the armor, swords, and spears that were faintly reflecting the light under the moonlight and overlapped with them. The scattered shadows made one really think that this was a ghostly master coming out of the underworld.
Thirty thousand Zhao troops, either one person and one horse, or one person and two horses, passed through the city in a mighty manner, killing into the boundless darkness, but almost silently, which clearly shows the elite of Zhao's border army.
Yes, these 30,000 troops are all cavalry. The ones Zhao Kuo brought from Shangdang were originally elites. The mounted ones were cavalry and the dismounted ones were infantry. It was only because after the Changping War that the Shangdang lacked war horses that they did not have all the troops. The cavalry equipment came, and when they arrived at Daijun, there might be a shortage of other items, but there were more horses.
As a result, Zhao Kuo pieced together an army of 30,000 people. Even the most elite 3,000 cavalry were equipped with one person and two horses in case of emergency.
Looking at the elite army marching silently on the side, Zhao Kuo, who was also marching, could not help but sigh: If in the battle of Changping, there were such elites under his command, how could he have to use so many brains and just defeat ten guilds with one force? Just push it flat and it'll be fine.
In spite of himself, Zhao Kuo was a little envious of the second son of the Li family. He almost never fought with the strong against the weak, and just attacked the enemy with full force.
Of course, Zhao Kuo also understood that what is fought in a war is soldiers, horses, money and food, and comprehensive national strength. Strange strategies may have miraculous effects once or twice, but in the end, the improvement of national strength is the foundation.
And if he wants his subordinates to be so elite, he must rely not only on the strictness of military law and rigorous military training, but more importantly, on the improvement of overall national strength. To put it simply, if you want the soldiers to be well trained, you must at least feed them!
The 20,000 elite cavalry had already drained nearly half of Daijun's income. Without the constant subsidies from Handan, Daijun alone would obviously not be able to support an army of hundreds of thousands.
This is also one of the reasons why Li Mu in history often had no choice but to follow Handan's stupid suggestions (of course, Yu Zhong was also one of the reasons) despite having powerful troops. There is no way, the logistics are all in the hands of others. Once the logistics is cut off, no matter how powerful you are, it will be useless.
Logistics, supplies, national strength. Several words swirled in Zhao Kuo's mind in turn, and finally turned into two words - economy.
As the saying goes, "The economic base determines the superstructure," Comrade Ma really doesn't deceive me!
After this battle, internal and external troubles have been cleared away, and perhaps what he most urgently needs to do is "development". However, in this national system that is almost semi-feudal and semi-slavery, it is not easy to "develop"?
Even though he has mastered most of the military power, no one knows how influential the noble clans are in this seemingly stable military power system, and how intertwined the relationships between the aristocratic families are.
Even these intricate relationships are more difficult to deal with than the aloof King Zhao! Otherwise, Zhao's reforms in history would not have left only the words "Hu Fu, Riding and Shooting".
Yes, in history, the State of Zhao really carried out reforms, which was the "Hufu riding and shooting" advocated by King Wuling of Zhao. Even Zhao's reform still drew on the failure of Wei's reform
He learned the lessons of Qin State and turned to learn Qin's reforms.
In essence, Zhao's reforms were almost the same as those of Qin.
The Qin State used the two strategies of "farming and war" to concentrate all of Qin's limited national power on the military, and then promoted foreign wars and absorbed nutrients from foreign wars, thereby feeding back the slightly depressed economy and slightly sharp conflicts at home. .
The economic depression is easy to understand, because a large number of people are only engaged in "farming and fighting", and the flow of business and entertainment will naturally decrease, and the economy will naturally become depressed to a certain extent.
The sharp contradiction is the contradiction between the people at the bottom and the upper class families.
The so-called noble system of Qin State is said to be rewarded for merit, but in fact, it is deprived first and then given back.
That is to say, the Qin people were first driven into dust and deprived of all their rights and property, and then they were encouraged to farm and fight. Depending on their degree, they were given back the rights they should have enjoyed as human beings.
The huge value created by the Qin people at the bottom in the process of deprivation and granting, including plundering the wealth of other countries, has become a delicious meal for the upper-class families of the Qin State, including the Qin King's clan.
Of course, as long as Qin can continue to win foreign wars, the Qin people at the bottom can still see hope and survive, and conflicts will not be intensified. They may even become supporters of this system, as evidenced by the so-called "Correct the old Qin and fight against the national calamity together." Z.br>
This is also the stage where Mr. Lu Xun calls "temporarily a slave".
But once there is a failure in the external war, especially after repeated failures, the Qin people at the bottom who cannot get the reward will lose hope, while the high-ranking aristocratic families still want to scrape a layer of dirt from those mud-legged people who already have nothing. oil to make up for their losses in failed foreign wars,
As a result, the Qin people at the bottom have entered the stage where Mr. Lu Xun said, "You want to be a slave but you can't get it." The conflicts will be uncontrollable and inevitably intensified, causing Qin to fall into a bottomless abyss.
Historically, when Liu Bang invaded Guanzhong, the Qin people inside the Pass lined the streets to welcome him. This is probably the reason.
As for the Zhao State, the situation back then was even worse than that of the Qin people. The three families were divided into Jin, and the territory taken by Zhao Guo was the northernmost one. Not only was it the most remote and barren, it was also the smallest.
There is the powerful Yan State in the north, Han Wei in the south, and the Qin State in the west, which is eyeing the enemy. Even the small country of Zhongshan often invades the border. The situation of Zhao State can be described as dire, and the first problem it has to face is not to fight for hegemony, but to survive!
Therefore, learning from the Qin people to first strengthen the army and then enrich the country, that is, "survive first, then strengthen", became Zhao's only choice. The Hufu riding and shooting was the most eye-catching among the series of measures taken by King Zhao Wuling to strengthen the army.
After all, the so-called "China" means "China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; it has the beauty of uniforms, so it is called Hua."
King Wuling of Zhao actually modified the clothes of the barbarians without authorization, which can be said to have overthrown the beauty of the beautiful clothes that all the countries in the Central Plains were proud of. Such an act was naturally the most eye-catching among the countries.
The good news is that this choice is not bad, at least it is much more successful than the reforms of Han and Wei. Soon King Zhao Wuling had a powerful army in his hands, and then the ambitious King Zhao Wuling brought his iron army. His journey.
After conquering Zhongshan, conquering Linhu, and expanding the land thousands of miles north; uniting Qin and Song Dynasties, uniting Qin and Qin to resist Qin, and getting rid of the troubles of foreign invaders, King Zhao Wuling ushered in his highlight.
However, behind the illustrious military achievements is the increasingly declining people's livelihood in the country, coupled with the increasingly serious internal conflicts, which has greatly hindered the development of Zhao State. King Zhao Wuling knew that he must take advantage of his supreme prestige to start a thorough To rectify the internal affairs and initiate reforms.
So the vigorous reform and restructuring started immediately, but it was obvious that King Zhao Wuling overestimated his authority and ability, and even underestimated the power of the powerful family to fight back.
Perhaps King Zhao Wuling is a good player externally, but internally, he is no match for those veterans who have been in politics for many years. The Dune of Drinking Hate naturally has its accidents, but looking at the outbreak of its internal contradictions, isn't it inevitable in accidents?
But regardless of the solution, judging from this point alone, the history of King Zhao Wuling's fortune is almost exactly the same as Shang Yang's reforms
Like this - reform first revolutionizes the army, and brings military success to change the world.
The difference is that Shang Yang was lucky. Although he died, King Qin Huiwen respected Shang Jun's method. His method will last for hundreds of years and has a far-reaching legacy; while King Wuling of Zhao was unlucky. A sand dune palace Due to the changes, his reform of internal affairs failed. Thousands of years later, people only remember the sentence "riding and shooting in Hufu".
While it is sad and deplorable, it also left a mess for Zhao Kuo today.
The aristocratic families in the Zhao Kingdom had already been frightened after experiencing King Zhao Wuling's reforms. Now, it would be extremely difficult for Zhao Kuo to implement reforms in the Zhao Kingdom!
Zhao Kuo couldn't help but miss Lu Buweilai, who was still preparing supplies and preparing for trade in Dai City. Maybe he was the only one who could help him untie this joint.
However, these things obviously happened later.
The most important thing right now is to win this war, not just this war, there are several wars waiting for you.
You must not lose a single game, you must not only win, but also win beautifully!
As the saying goes, "It's hard to pass, but it's easy to pass." This is probably the case.
In the dark night, under the dim moonlight, a long dragon finally floated out of Sangqian City.
With a "squeaking" sound, the city gate slowly closed.
Looking back, there were several vague figures standing on top of the city under the moonlight, watching the army set off.
Turning the horse's head, Zhao Kuo also fell into the darkness...
