After this level, Zhao Kuo deeply felt the importance of intelligence!
The original plan to use Zhao Ping to form his own intelligence organization now seems to be a bit hasty.
Indeed, Zhao Ping has been immersed in Handan City for many years, and no big or small incident can escape his eyes and ears. However, once he leaves Handan City, Zhao Ping's energy obviously drops sharply.
It's no wonder that Zhao Ping, even though he is now covered with a coat of general's retainer, he still comes from a humble background. If he wants to be truly recognized and establish an intelligence network, no matter in terms of identity, ability and financial resources, he still has There is a big gap.
Obviously, the most suitable person to establish this intelligence network is Lu Buwei, who has been doing business.
However, Zhao Kuo could not hand over the matter to Lu Buwei. The reason was very simple. Lu Buwei was already the best choice for his chief minister. If such an intelligence organization fell into the hands of Lu Buwei again, his power would be real. horrible.
Although the cooperation between the two is still in the honeymoon period, Zhao Kuo is also willing to trust Lu Buwei's loyalty. But Zhao Kuo knows that all trust is relative. As the future king, there are some things that Zhao Kuo has to guard against!
It's just that Zhao Kuo, the king of the dark night, seems to have no clue and no way. There are too few civil servants.
Of course, this is not only the lack of capable civil servants in Zhao Kuo, it can be said that all countries in the Warring States Period are in short supply. After all, in this era, having enough to eat is considered good, but studying? In the eyes of ordinary people, there are almost no such options.
Of course, one way is to slowly discover talents, but this time Yan Jun's incident has once again sounded the alarm for China. There is never a quiet time. If you don't hurry up, there will be someone behind you to urge you forward!
If it really doesn't work, maybe we can only learn how to do it in the future! Wu Zhuanwen! Generals who take off their military uniforms can become ambassadors, mayors, and provincial governors. I guess it shouldn't be a problem for today's military generals to become intelligence chiefs.
The more he thought about it, the more Zhao Kuo felt that this was a possibility! Even in external military intelligence, it is far more effective to use a military general as the intelligence leader than a civil servant. At least, he can quickly judge the importance of military intelligence.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. Being sensitive to military intelligence is bound to be a bit slow to political intelligence.
However, the main contradiction now is obviously the external war. As for internal spy information, it was too late to wait until he actually succeeded in ascending to the throne.
Or maybe, by then, Zhao Ping's qualifications and abilities will be enough to support an internal intelligence network! For this very discerning Zhao Ping, Zhao Kuo is obviously willing to give more opportunities.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo began to count his generals in detail, trying to find talents who could be used in intelligence.
The first thing to be eliminated is the older generation of generals such as Lian Po, Tian Dan and Chen Xun. It is obvious that they are not suitable for this confidant position in terms of qualifications and loyalty.
Followed by Xu Li who was stationed in Hanoi County and Zhao Wei who was smelting iron in Shangdang County. Obviously these two generals were not suitable. It was not a question of loyalty, but their temperament was a bit reckless. He is an absolute master, but it may not be suitable for him to do such a dark, treacherous and delicate thing.
Also excluded due to temperament issues was Zhou Qi who was in the military camp. Without him, his innocent heart is obviously not suitable for such a job.
Then there is Li Mu! As Zhao Kuo's designated future general, having access to intelligence was a given, but being in charge of intelligence was definitely not possible.
So after all the calculations, it seems that there is only one person left - Sun Gu!
Coincidentally, this person is quite suitable!
The first is the issue of loyalty. He followed Zhao Kuo all the way from the Battle of Changping, and he was always by Zhao Kuo's side. When Zhao Kuo was hit by an arrow, he was second only to Zhao Wei who rushed to the rescue, brandishing his sword. After breaking up with Zhao Kuo, this loyalty obviously does not need any more tests.
Secondly, there is the issue of ability. Obviously, in the Battle of Changping, he was able to arrange the nail formation according to Zhao Kuo's requirements and successfully stopped the Qin army's attack. Needless to say, his ability.
Moreover, from the perspective of skills, Zhou Qi, Zhao Wei and others focused on offense, which must have something to do with Zhao Jun's large number of cavalry. Sun Gu, however, focuses his skills on defense, which is rare in the Zhao army that is full of offense.
There is no room for failure in the offense. The most important thing about defense is to be comprehensive and meticulous - any omission may cause the entire line to collapse.
Therefore, Sun Gu, who has excellent defensive skills, is so meticulous and thoughtful that it is almost engraved in his bones and blood. And this is the most important trait of an excellent intelligence officer.
What's even better is that, in addition to these personal factors, the biggest difference between Sun Gu and Zhou Qi and others is his origin - he is not from a grassroots family, but from a family of generals. Even though it is slightly declining now, he is full of people. In the Warring States period, the power of the general family is beyond your imagination.
It is no exaggeration to say that this human network is the prototype of the early intelligence network, which is beyond the reach of Zhao Ping and others.
Zhao Kuo only discovered such a suitable candidate by chance. Then the next question is whether he is willing or not.
Oh, and also, this damn battle is the biggest level!
If you can't win this battle, there's no point in thinking about it!
I just hope that Sun Gu can gain some energy for himself and defend Yanyu City.
Just as Zhao Kuo was arranging personnel for the future "King of the Night", Li Mu also led Zhou Qi and his nearly 30,000 troops (one thousand troops guarding the camp) to start his first independent battle.
Because Zhao Kuo had already spoken in advance, the two of them did not disturb Zhao Kuo's rest again.
After crossing the towering camp gate, the army finally set off completely. Looking at the long queue and the huge characters "Li" and "Zhou" on the banner, the two of them felt excited!
Zhou Qi's face was filled with excitement, but the younger Li Mu had a calm look on his face.
In the moonlit night, a red dragon quietly appeared in the wilderness soon. A slight breeze blew by, and the two of them unconsciously clenched the long knife in their hands. They all know that in this battle, they not only want to win, but also win beautifully! Only in this way can everyone stop talking, so can they live up to the general's ardent hope.
At the other end of the open grassland, in the camp of King You Xian, there was still a scene of singing and dancing. Just like the camp of King Zuo Xian the day before yesterday, many leaders were singing, dancing, and playing... ..
Little did they know, the god of death had already taken over, and the cold long knife had already been placed on their necks.
