Kick, kick, kick...
Outside the Political Hall of Longtai Palace, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded.
In the palace, Zhao Kuo was discussing the autumn harvest situation in various places with Ping Pingjun, Tian Dan, Lu Buwei and other important ministers.
Obviously, looking at Zhao Kuo's satisfied look, this year's harvest has reached a new high!
Just when the monarch and his ministers were enjoying themselves, the footsteps gradually stopped, and the palace door was indeed pushed open gently.
The person who came was none other than Zhao Zhong, the current eunuch of the State of Zhao. Only he could push open the side door of the Council Hall at this time.
However, Zhao Zhong's always gentle face was full of seriousness. Although he had tried hard to adjust his breathing, it was still not difficult to hear the rapid breathing at the pace. Obviously, Zhao Zhong came here at a trot just now.
For the eunuch to be able to meet him in such an urgent manner, it was obviously a big deal.
Quickly adjusting his breathing and facing the laughter and laughter in the hall, Zhao Zhong looked at the silk book in his hand again, secretly praying in his heart that this urgent silk letter would not be bad news.
Soon, Zhao Zhong came to stand beside Zhao Kuo quietly, and his breath became evener.
"My king!" After standing still, Zhao Zhong bowed slightly to Zhao Kuo.
"Oh? Zhongqing, what's the matter?" Zhao Kuo raised his head and asked. He was discussing court affairs with Lord Pingyuan. If there was nothing important, his eunuchs should not come in and disturb them.
"Report to my king: urgent delivery over a hundred miles!" After listening to Zhao Kuo's question, Zhao Zhong immediately responded. He did not want to leave any unreliable impression on the king. Immediately, Zhao Zhong held a silk book in his hands and handed it to Zhao Kuo.
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo was obviously a little surprised.
Without looking, Zhao Kuo had already guessed what was going on in the silk book. The only major event in Zhao State today is Li Mu's Northern Expedition, and Zhao Kuo obviously has absolute confidence in Li Mu.
Sure enough, looking at the unopened fire paint, Zhao Kuo recognized it as Li Mu's seal at a glance.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo didn't bother to read it, it was just a good news. After reading it myself, I still have to circulate it to Mr. Pingyuan and others, so it is better to just read it out.
Zhao Kuo waved his hand slightly, and then said to Zhao Zhong beside him: "Beijiang, Li Mu's urgent report. Read it!"
However, although Zhao Kuo has absolute confidence in Li Mu, it does not mean that others also have absolute confidence in Li Mu. After all, Li Mu today has not had many proud achievements except for the battle against the Yan army. And Yan Jun knows everything...
After listening to Zhao Kuo's words, Mr. Pingyuan's heart beat much faster for just a moment. He immediately sat up and stretched his neck even longer, trying to hear the news about Northern Xinjiang as early as that ten thousandth of a second.
There is no other reason. The battle in Northern Xinjiang is too important. If something unexpected happens in the battle of Northern Xinjiang, Zhao will not only lose one of its most powerful main forces, but it may also cause many chain reactions.
The Qin army will never let go of such a golden opportunity. Although Lian Po is stationed in Shangdang County, the Qin army has accumulated strength for several years. If the northern frontier is defeated, Zhao will be unable to support Shangdang in a short time. Whether it can be defended is really hard to say.
By then, the Yan State, which had lost a large piece of its territory, would definitely take action against Hejian County.
In a word, if the army in northern Xinjiang is lost, Zhao State may be in danger of overthrowing.
Thinking of this, Mr. Pingyuan even complained about Zhao Kuo, why it was too hasty to entrust such a large army to the hands of a young boy like Li Mu...
It's just that he forgot that Zhao Kuo sitting in front of him was just a young boy of Li Mu's age.
But last year, under his persuasion, this young boy went into battle and led the broken Zhao army to defeat the arrogant Qin army, and even captured the two counties of Shangdang and Hanoi.
Of course, Mr. Pingyuan didn't even know that a hundred years later, a dynasty called "Han" would appear, and in that dynasty, there would appear a young man whose name would be passed down through the ages: he was only eighteen years old, and he led the way in his first battle. Eight hundred cavalrymen beheaded two thousand, and were awarded the title of Marquis.
Immediately afterwards, this young man, who was much younger than Zhao Kuo and Li Mu at this time, completely lost control and began his life of cheating.
Tens of thousands of elites rode out of Longxi and fought for thousands of miles. They defeated eight thousand soldiers and captured the golden man who was offered to heaven by the barbarians.
Then he sent 50,000 elite troops out of the north, passed Juyan, passed through the Yueshi and Xiaoyu clans, and attacked Qilian, killing 30,000 and capturing more than 25,000 of the enemy;
At the place of Chudai, they attacked two thousand miles away, crossed Lihou Mountain and Gonglu River, and annihilated 70,000 Xiongnu elite troops including King Zuoxian and others, all the way to Langjuxu Mountain.
From then on, the first place is no longer called the first place, but the champion!
From this time on, the highest achievement of military generals in the past dynasties was - sealing the wolf to Xu!
Of course, from this moment on, no one would dare to say the innocent words of a young man!
Instead, there are words such as: "Aspirations should not be high when you are young", "Don't bully young people to be poor", and "Don't be young when you are young".
Of course, this is all a story for later!
But obviously, Zhao Kuo was absolutely sure of this urgent message from Northern Xinjiang! Without him, just because the main general is Li Mu, who was rated as the number one general in the Warring States Period by later generations!
Under Li Mu's command was an elite army of 150,000 that Zhao had cultivated over five years of recuperation.
What about the Hu people? After five years of mutual trade, the entire grassland had been trampled into a sieve by merchants. Countless tribes had their hearts set on the Zhao Kingdom and wished they could become Zhao people.
With such a configuration, such a comparison of the strength between the enemy and ourselves, if he could still lose, Zhao Kuo might as well kill him with a piece of tofu!
Of course, it is not difficult to defeat the Hu people. What is difficult is whether the situation can be decided in one battle and the grassland will be completely included in the territory of Zhao State. After all, this grassland is so vast, so vast that even if a 150,000-strong army were dispersed, it would only be a drop in the ocean.
This will test Li Mu's level. Not only must he completely solve the Hu people's problem in one battle, but he must also achieve this goal at the minimum cost. After all, in such a battle to destroy the country, the Hu people will definitely fight to the death. If things go wrong, it is possible for him to bite off a piece of flesh.
In this way, although the Hu people's worries were solved, Zhao Guo also temporarily lost the bargaining chip to continue the attack, which was a bit troublesome.
But, again, Zhao Kuo absolutely believed in Li Mu.
As for Tian Dan and Lu Buwei on the side, they were full of confidence in Li Mu just like Zhao Kuo, so they looked at the eunuch Ling with more expectation.
As long as the Hu people in Daibei are captured, Zhao will have no worries from now on, and the number of troops that can be saved is more than one hundred thousand. More importantly, once the Daibei Grassland is included in the Zhao Kingdom, the supply of war horses will also rise to a higher level, and the Zhao army's combat effectiveness will also rise to a higher level.
While several people with their own concerns were thinking about it, Zhao Zhong, the eunuch's order, had already begun to read Li Mu's silk script.
"Your Majesty, on behalf of the princess, General Li Mu, bows to the south.
Since I entered the Hu, I have gone through more than ten battles, big and small, and now I have finally destroyed the country of the Northern Hu people, seized all their land, and captured their people.
In this battle, a total of more than 60,000 enemy troops were killed, and nearly 300,000 people under the Hu Shanyu were captured, including cattle, sheep, horses, and the king's flag and baggage.
As a result, our army suffered more than 13,000 casualties.
It is one of the things you do to deliver it urgently to my king, especially to report victory for my king! "
As Zhao Zhong read, the smile on his face gradually bloomed as he spoke.
Of course, the same smile also bloomed on the faces of everyone present.
If we say that the most calm one is Zhao Kuo, without him, this result was within Zhao Kuo's expectation.
It's just that Li Mu is Li Mu after all. Even though Zhao Kuo was mentally prepared, he still brought a lot of surprises to Zhao Kuo - the loss was a little too little, and the gain was a little too big. !
If Zhao Kuo is still calm, then Pingyuan Jun and others on the side can only be described as "ecstatic". Even Lord Pingyuan couldn't help but stood up and shouted: "God bless me, Zhao! The weak defeated the strong, and the battle loss ratio was as high as thirty or forty! Really, really..."
The excited Mr. Pingyuan no longer knew what words to use to describe such a great victory!
"Even if General Lian Po, or even the king, who is hailed as the God of War by various countries, goes there in person, can he achieve such a great victory?" Mr. Pingyuan secretly speculated in his heart: "Maybe, maybe it is possible! But it's also possible. It’s just possible!”
Then he looked at Zhao Kuo, who had a calm face, and couldn't help but thought to himself: "It seems that my king has expected such a great victory."
Lord Pingyuan looked at Zhao Kuo with a hint of admiration: "My king's ability to see people is indeed extraordinary!"
"God is really blessing Zhao!" Mr. Pingyuan couldn't help but sighed to himself.
Immediately, Lord Pingyuan bowed his head to Zhao Kuo and said: "Congratulations to my king, our great Zhao has added a 'Military God'!"
"Haha! I already knew what Li Mu was capable of!" Hearing this, Zhao Kuo was also quite excited, even happier than he was when he won the battle of Changping.
It feels really good to be a Bole.
Immediately, Zhao Kuo laughed and teased Lord Pingyuan: "Has Lord Pingyuan ever complained that I was too hasty in appointing new people?"
Hearing this, Tian Dan and Lu Buwei who were present also looked at Mr. Pingyuan with interest. Apparently, they had heard Mr. Pingyuan's worried words during this period. Although they knew that Mr. Pingyuan was only worried about the overall situation of Zhao State and could not be criticized, this did not prevent the two from becoming melon-eating people...
Lord Pingyuan, who was exposed to the central issue, naturally couldn't admit it: "What are you talking about, my king! My king's vision is obvious to everyone in the court! If anyone dares to question my king's employment, I will not agree to it first and must stand up and confront him." What a refutation!"
"Hahaha..." Zhao Kuo laughed and cursed helplessly in his heart: "Chameleon! Old fox!"
No longer entangled with Lord Pingyuan, Zhao Kuo immediately asked Zhao Zhong to continue reading the silk book. One of the things mentioned in the silk book, Li Mu's letter may not only be a report of victory.
"No!" Zhao Zhong agreed happily.
Some people died, but not completely...
