Of course Yan Guo would not be willing to give up.
However, a defeated country is never qualified to make irresponsible remarks.
In a word, the State of Yan must always be under the deterrence of Zhao State's force, and from then on it will be treading on thin ice. Just like the original Wei State ceded the land of Hexi to Qin State.
"How is it? Do you have confidence?" Zhao Kuo did not explain, but asked with a smile.
After a brief silence, Li Mu then clasped his hands and said, "I am willing to take the land of Wuyang for the general!"
"Okay." Zhao Kuo then nodded with satisfaction and said, "Look at the people in the Yan Kingdom, they cherish their own lives when doing great things, and forget their righteousness when they see small gains. If we attack Ji City, it may lead to a desperate move. Attack Jicheng to intimidate them, but actually take Wuyang, even if Yan is unwilling, it will only accept it."
"Thank you, General." Li Mu bowed immediately.
"On the march, we must rush and slow down at times to pursue and attack. This will make the Yan army exhausted. As a result, they will be unable to take care of Wuyang." Zhao Kuo continued to instruct.
"Yes, I will eventually be taught." Li Mu continued to receive the order.
"After taking Wuyang, we must build it as soon as possible. This will not only be the bridgehead for our army to attack the Yan Kingdom, but also the gateway barrier for our army in the northeast. We will temporarily station 20,000 troops in it." Zhao Kuo then followed. I plan to explain them one by one.
Obviously, in Zhao Kuo's future plan, the entire Zhao State will shrink in recent years. From Daidi to Shangdang, Hanoi and then to Wuyang, it will be on an almost complete defensive line.
Years of wars have really done too much damage to the political ecology of Zhao State. Even the Changping War ended with Zhao State's victory; this back attack by the Yan army almost wiped out Zhao State's harvest this year.
If Zhao Kuo hadn't taken a lot of cattle and sheep from the Hu people, I'm afraid Zhao Kuo's situation would have been even worse this winter.
Of course, what's more important is that with the collapse of King Zhao, the top power of the Zhao Kingdom is vacant. Even though Zhao Kuo has a huge advantage, it is not that easy to truly ascend to this position.
A series of overt and covert struggles, and even political divisions, are almost foreseeable. Even if Zhao Kuo finally wins, implementing his policies and ideas will inevitably be a life and death struggle.
For this reason, for a long period of time, Zhao Kuo's energy needed to be focused on the political whirlpool in Handan.
Therefore, Zhao State is in urgent need of recuperation, both militarily and politically.
The prerequisite for recuperation and recuperation is that the four realms are secure, and if you want the four realms to be safe, perfecting the defense system is a must-Wuyang where Li Mu is located is obviously the weakest link, which is why Zhao Kuo puts Li Mu's trump card on it. One of the reasons for Wuyang.
Of course, Li Mu also quickly realized that his role in Wuyang was not only a general to intimidate South Korea, but also an important weight to contain the anti-Zhao forces of the Yan State. He must resolutely block the Yan State from the Zhao State. In addition, buy time for Zhao Guo to recuperate.
"Yes, I understand." Li Mu, who understood this, immediately agreed.
Nodding, Zhao Kuo immediately looked at the other three generals.
Then he ordered the general and said: "Zhao Wei, everything in Shangdang is on track. I will resume my duties as the leader of the general's bodyguard, lead three thousand troops, and return to Handan with my general."
"Yes." Zhao Wei agreed immediately.
"The remaining 22,000 troops are led by Sun Gu, with Zhou Qi as his deputy, and they return to Yanyu City." Zhao Kuo continued: "After returning to the city, two thousand soldiers and horses garrisoned Yanyu City; Sun Gu led one Ten thousand troops marched north to Dai City to monitor the movements of the Hu people; Zhou Qi led ten thousand troops to the west, regained the defense line of the Hundred-mile Stone Great Wall, and returned to build Shangdang County, awaiting the orders of General Lian Po."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Sun Gu and Zhou Qi immediately clasped their fists and agreed.
After arranging everything, it was already bright.
After taking a short rest, the tens of thousands of Zhao troops immediately turned into three groups and separated again.
There is not much to say about the two paths of Li Mu and Sun Gu. They pursued and marched in an orderly manner, but Zhao Kuo's path went completely "crazy" almost after leaving Anping City. Z.br>
It's not that Zhao Kuo's march was so fast. On the contrary, Zhao Kuo's march was
The speed is slightly slower than normal.
Without him, Zhao Kuo knew that this might be his first and last chance to indulge since time travel. Zhao Kuo had never fully appreciated the scenery of the Warring States Period.
Since traveling through time, we have been faced with the almost unsolvable problem of the Battle of Changping. Although we have ridden north, stopped at the old pass, looked up at the bright moon, and looked down at the people in the city, but we still have a big stone in our heart, how can we appreciate it as much as we want?
Immediately after going north to Daidi, I finally felt relaxed for a while. Just after I left Handan County, I was attacked by the Qin State again. Although there was no danger, I no longer felt like watching Lin Jinran.
Then, Dai Di attacked Hu, and Yan and the defenders defended the city. They went north to avoid suspicion and went south to rescue the siege. One by one, Zhao Kuo was really overwhelmed.
And when I return to Handan City, I am afraid that there are thousands of things waiting for me. From now on, it may be a problem to get out of the city, let alone see the scenery of the Warring States Period.
In other words, this journey back may be Zhao Kuo's last "free time."
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo immediately took Zhao Wei and more than a hundred soldiers, broke away from the large army, and began to shuttle through the mountains.
On the already withered trees, the last yellow leaf fell gently, and was blown up by the wanton wind, floating freely between the sky and the earth.
We crossed a mountain ridge and several river bends; we crossed several mountains and cliffs; we saw several groups of birds and passed by several groups of elk;
Say hello to the fish swimming in the water, and learn a few wild goose calls from the geese flying south;
My body was wetted by the rain and snow in the north, and then stretched again in the warm winter sun;
Frightened by the rapid bowstring of the hunter, and fascinated by the loud sound of reading;
I have seen the poverty of people digging for food in the fields to satisfy their hunger, and I have also smelled the stench of wine and meat in the rich gates;
Just like this, the wind from all directions is still blowing wantonly between heaven and earth.
Finally, on a clear day, it joined the army, and in front of it was a majestic and domineering huge city.
The two big characters above the city are particularly eye-catching - Handan!
Handan, Zhao Guo has returned to the place where this dream began. When was the last time I returned to Handan? Oh, yes, Handan was brought back to Handan by Mr. Pingyuan in a prison car.
However, this time, Zhao Kuo's identity is no longer that of a prisoner.
Standing under the city tower now are almost all the middle and high-level figures above Zhao Guochao.
After receiving the news that Zhao Kuo was returning to the court today, many of them were waiting quietly at the city gate even when the day had just dawned and the city gate had not yet been opened.
Under the leadership of a group of court officials, the news of the general's return to the court soon spread in Handan City.
Immediately afterwards, Handan City was completely deserted. Almost half of the people in the city gathered at the north gate to welcome the return of their hero, General Zhao Kuo.
As a last resort, Mr. Pingyuan could only send thousands of troops to maintain law and order, which made the entire North Gate reception lineup look more stable.
Lu Buwei, who was standing next to Lord Pingyuan, saw this situation and felt proud in his heart! Lu Buwei knew that from now on, no one in Zhao could stop the general.
In fact, according to Lu Buwei's rank, a mere middle-level doctor should not appear next to a court boss like Pingyuan Jun, but none of the ministers were surprised at all.
The reason is very simple: among Zhao Kuo's five instructions, one was specifically given to Lu Buwei, and being directly promoted from a merchant to the position of Zhongdafu shows his status in Zhao Kuo's heart. Who would do it for a little bit? How about offending a future star over a trivial matter?
Soon, Zhao Kuo rode a tall horse to the bottom of the city tower.
"The lower official, Zhao Sheng (Pingyuan Jun), has been ordered by Lin Shangqing to lead all officials to welcome the general's triumphant return!" Pingyuan Jun immediately stepped forward, bowed his head to Zhao Kuo and said, "Shangqing is ill and is really unable to do anything. Please go out and ask the general to forgive me."
"The lower officials respectfully welcome the general on his triumphant return." Immediately afterwards, all the courtiers immediately prostrated themselves.
The ground greeted him respectfully.
As for the people of Handan City, almost at the same time as Lord Pingyuan bowed down, they knelt down in twos and threes and said, "Welcome the general to return."
Of course, Zhao Kuo would not have any objections to Lin Shangqing. Even with such a grand welcome ceremony, Zhao Kuo was not happy - it was too ostentatious.
However, it would be even more inappropriate to refuse at this time.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo got off his horse, grabbed Pingyuan Jun's arms with both hands and said, "Pingyuan Jun, please get up."
"Thank you, General." Mr. Pingyuan said immediately.
"Princes and elders, please stand up." Zhao Kuo then turned to everyone and said loudly.
"Thank you, General." The voices of the common people almost suppressed the voices of the dignitaries.
Then a carriage drove out from the crowd. Mr. Pingyuan stretched out one hand and said, "Please, General."
Zhao Kuo took a look and saw that it was just a two-horse chariot, which was not considered an overstep.
Without being polite at the moment, he pulled Pingyuan Jun and boarded the carriage. This caught Pingyuan Jun by surprise, who was still trying to drive.
"Zhao Wei, lead your troops and open the way ahead." Zhao Kuo didn't want to give someone a hand and pulled Pingyuan Jun into the carriage. Even if something happened, there was someone who shared the responsibility. After all, it was Pingyuan Jun who was responsible for the reception. Responsible for one hand. With him by your side, Xiang Bi will be able to avoid a lot of things.
"Yes." Zhao Wei behind him immediately hummed in agreement.
Immediately, a two-wheeled pony carriage started driving slowly on the wide main street of Handan City.
"General!"
"The general is mighty!"
The cheers of the people instantly surrounded Zhao Kuo.
Sure enough, Zhao Kuo knew that once he returned to Handan City, he would never have the chance to leave this chaos.
Although this is the sincere heart of the people and a supreme honor, isn't it a heavy responsibility? !
Zhao Kuo and his party walked along a not-so-long street for more than half an hour before they arrived at the Government Hall...
