In fact, although Li Mu's killing scheme was secretive, it was very easy to be broken.
As long as King Zhao is not so eager for quick success, as long as King Zhao can give some of the credit for the upcoming victory to Li Mu and others, as long as King Zhao can even listen to the generals' suggestions, Li Mu's murderous plan can be broken at any time. At least Li Mu doesn't want to be alone.
It's a pity that King Zhao was blinded by victory at this time, and his ears were blocked by the flattery of Lou Chang and Ping Yangjun.
How could King Zhao, who had lost all five senses, feel the approaching danger?
Of course, there is still a link between the perfect "killing with a borrowed knife" strategy, a link that requires Zhao Kuo to personally take action - the link to get rid of suspicion!
If Zhao Kuo was still in Yanyucheng, the finger of the attack on King Zhao would definitely be directed at Zhao Kuo. It was even possible to blame Zhao Kuo for not holding back the Yan army, although the Yan army's escape south had been notified to Handan and the King of Yan.
What's more terrible is that when King Zhao is attacked, King Qin's orders are bound to be spread. If Zhao Kuo is still in Yanyucheng and is so close, will Zhao Kuo do it or not, as a minister of King Qin?
If he does it, Li Mu's calculations will be in vain; if he doesn't do it, or even if he just doesn't do it well, everyone's suspicious eyes will focus on Zhao Kuo.
After all, Zhao Kuo, known as the God of War, failed to save King Zhao? It's obviously too suspicious.
Therefore, the best way for Zhao Kuo in this situation is to leave - stay as far away from King Zhao and the Anping battlefield as possible, causing a situation where he cannot be saved even if he wants to.
And Daichi is obviously the best place to stay away from the battlefield.
Of course, on the other hand, in order for Zhao Kuo to be able to turn the tide after the Yan army's counterattack, it is obviously not enough to rely solely on the more than 10,000 troops he currently has.
In particular, if King Zhao reaps the consequences, he must rely on the strength of the Yan army, and in this case, the losses of the Zhao army are already foreseeable. Of course, Zhao Kuo believed that Li Mu would try every means to preserve Zhao Jun's vitality.
But between victory and defeat, morale is bound to be low. If you want to make a comeback again, it is obviously not enough to just rely on Li Mu's remaining remnant army and Handan's 20,000 healthy servants. Even if you add Zhou Qi and the current Yan Yucheng The remaining army is not enough.
The deployment of troops became something that Zhao Kuo had to carry out.
Fortunately, the news that the Yan army's attack in Handan was thwarted and that the King of Yan fled has spread. After receiving the news, Wang Lu of Qin State, even if he did not return home immediately, would have to stop fighting for a while. At this time, there is no need to worry about Qin's reaction when deploying troops.
As for the reason for dispatching troops, Zhao Kuo thought very clearly: it was still Dai Di.
Because the army of Daidi was led by the king to pursue the Yan army and failed to return to Daidi in time, Daidi is now "in danger". Well, after all, the Hu people still have an army of 80,000 people, and our army only has 20,000 or 30,000 troops left. Isn't it in danger?
In this case, it should not be taken for granted to mobilize troops from Shangdang and Hanoi County.
Therefore, after receiving the letter from Li Mu Fei Ge, Zhao Kuo ordered to mobilize 20,000 troops from Shangdang and Hanoi counties, led by Zhao Wei to go north to Lanyu City.
Of course, for the sake of perfection, after arriving at Yanyu City, the army still needs to make a trip to Daidai.
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After an extremely lively city-wide feast, Zhao Kuo immediately left Lu Buwei, Sun Gu, Zhou Qi and Zhao Ping behind.
Taking the sweat towel handed by the attendant, Zhao Kuo wiped his face that was red from drinking, and then said to the four people: "I have ordered Zhao Wei to lead the Hanoi and Shangdang troops, totaling 20,000 people, to march north to Lanyu City. I believe we can arrive in two days.”
"Huh?" When the four of them heard this, they immediately put away the alcohol they had spent tonight.
Especially Zhou Qi and Sun Gu, they immediately became excited when they heard that the army was being mobilized.
However, Zhao Ping did not have many surprises. Although he had experienced a war, he was not yet a soldier.
Only Lu Buwei frowned slightly when he heard this: What, is there still a battle to be fought? !
Going south to pursue the Yan army? It seems a little too late! The Yan army has been gone for several days, and I am afraid that it is already close to the border of Yan and Zhao. With King Zhao's temperament, it may not be easy to attack Yan State.
Without waiting for more guesses, Zhao Kuo already nodded: "Zhao Ping."
"My subordinate is here." Zhao Ping immediately stood up and replied.
"Tomorrow, you will set off back to Handan City. Here is a letter to deliver to Lord Pingyuan. After that, you may obey Lord Pingyuan's orders." Zhao Kuo paused for a moment, then continued: "My personal soldiers, All of them will follow you back to Handan, and their duty is to protect the general's home, and send another three thousand elites to sneak back to Handan in batches, and follow the instructions of Lord Pingyuan together with you."
"Yes." Although Zhao Ping didn't understand what he was going to do, this did not prevent him from agreeing immediately. With an army of three thousand, even if he is just a messenger of instructions, he still has full power. If he is in the army, He is also a captain after all!
Obviously, Zhao Ping's performance in the battle with Yanyucheng was already quite appreciated by Zhao Kuo.
However, Zhao Ping's three thousand people are actually just an insurance policy provided by Zhao Kuo to Handan City. If they can not use it, that would be the best. Of course, if they can use it, maybe it is not bad.
"Sun Gu." Zhao Kuo was arranged to continue to order the general.
"The general will be here." Sun Gu immediately stood up and agreed.
"You have worked hard in the past few days in the battle, so you stayed in the city, repairing the city and re-defending, while waiting for Zhao Wei's troops to arrive." Zhao Kuo then continued: "After Zhao Wei's troops arrive, you will follow the army. Let’s go north.”
"Going north?" Sun Gu was a little confused, but he immediately accepted the order and said: "Yes, I will obey the order."
"Zhou Qi." Zhao Kuo continued to point to the general.
"The general will be here." Zhou Qi immediately stood up and agreed.
"Tomorrow, three thousand elite troops will be sent back to Handan secretly and will be on standby near Mafu Mountain. All the remaining cavalry will follow the general north to Dai City." Zhao Kuo continued to order.
Before Zhou Qi could take the order, Lu Buwei on the side could not sit still and immediately interrupted: "General, I don't know why the army wants to move north again. According to our previous plan, the enemies of Beihu must be wiped out this year." . Although there are not many troops in Dai City, there is no danger, so why go north to Dai City?"
After hearing this, Zhao Kuo was not angry, and then explained briefly: "The period of annihilation of Beihu remains unchanged, and the mutual trade in the coming year will still proceed normally. There will be no combat missions this time heading north. What is the specific reason? In more than ten days, You can know it yourself."
"However, these words must not be leaked to others." Zhao Kuo suddenly became serious and said: "To the outside world, we still call him words of aid and resistance against Hu. Please remember this."
"Yes." When the three heard this, they immediately stood up and took the order.
Some people died, but not completely...
