"In order to confuse the Qin army, and at the same time to avoid the Qin army's sudden attack on the Zhou Dynasty." Zhao Kuo immediately ordered: "I order you to be the chief general, lead an army of fifty thousand, and garrison Zhi City. As a deterrent to South Korea, On the one hand, we should be wary of the Qin army marching eastward."
"Yes." Li Mu immediately agreed after hearing the order.
"General Tian Dan." Zhao Kuo continued to order.
As Zhao Kuo finished speaking, Lian Po, who was sitting at the head of the table, looked a little gloomy.
Tian Dan, who was beside him, was naturally radiant. He immediately cupped his fists and said, "The end will be here."
"The general has always had a reputation in Yan. Since we have decided to attack Yan, we naturally have to rely on the general's reputation." Zhao Kuo smiled and looked at Tian Dan, and then ordered: "With the general's 70,000 troops, go north from the land of Huaisi. Attack Jicheng directly, do not destroy Yan State, and do not return our troops."
"Yes, the general will take the order." Immediately, Tian Dan agreed excitedly: "I will rule the Ding Yan Kingdom for my king."
Obviously, Tian Dan was very satisfied with Zhao Kuo's arrangement. This satisfaction is not only reflected in the overall satisfaction of the military strength, but also the route proposed by Zhao Kuo makes Tian Dan excited.
This was the direction in which he was about to invade Yan after conquering seventy-two cities. He had even planned his own route to invade Yan.
It's a pity that back then, he was stopped from attacking by King Qi and a group of ministers of Qi. But today, King Zhao asked him to start again from the land of Huaisi. Although the initial position was slightly different, Except for the difference in the first city captured, the subsequent route can almost apply the plan I worked so hard to make back then.
This is obviously to make up for the regrets I had in the past!
Can Tian Dan not be excited?
Of course, Tian Dan's excitement didn't sit well with Lian Po.
Although Lian Po knew from the time Tian Dan mentioned the number of 70,000 that the leader of this battle was none other than Fei Tian Dan, but no matter what, he, Lian Po, was the number one leader on Zhao's side. This song Of course Lian Po also wants to compete for the glory of destroying a country.
It's a pity that his skills are not as good as others, so Lian Po can only sigh helplessly in his heart.
The performance of Lian Po and Tian Dan was obviously noticed by Zhao Kuo. Naturally, Zhao Kuo also guessed what they were thinking.
However, everyone present obviously underestimated the importance Zhao Kuo attached to the Yan Kingdom.
"Old General Lian." Zhao Kuo then looked at Lian Po and continued to speak calmly.
"The general is here." Although he was unwilling to do so, Lian Po quickly answered with clasped fists, preparing to accept the task of staying in Handan.
Zhao Kuo looked at Lian Po, smiled slightly, and then continued: "The old general is the number one general of our Zhao country. How can we not lack the strength of the old general in this battle to destroy the country! With the general's army of one hundred thousand, Leaving Hejian County and heading east to Jicheng, we will not destroy the Yan Kingdom or change our divisions."
Hearing this, Lian Po was obviously stunned.
"Why, the old general doesn't want to share the worries of others?" Zhao Kuo then teased Lian Po.
"No, no, no." Lian Po quickly denied, "The last general will take orders!"
After the words fell, Lian Po seemed to feel something was wrong again, and he immediately said with some hesitation: "It's just that, my king, in this case, to destroy Yan this time, a total of 220,000 troops will be dispatched. In this way, the expenditure on food and fodder will be For the time being, our military strength in the Zhao Kingdom will be extremely weak. Besides, I, General Tian Dan, and General Li Mu are all fighting on one side, and there are no generals in the court. If other unpredictable wars occur, accidents may happen."
The more he spoke, the more Lian Po frowned.
Lian Po seemed to have made a lot of determination, but he still said: "I know that my king is sympathetic to me, but just in case, it is better for me to stay in Handan."
Obviously, speaking out about voluntarily giving up destroying Yan requires not only a strong overall view, but also great determination.
Lian Po, who said these words, obviously put Zhao's interests before his own. Naturally, these words were very pleasant to Zhao Kuo's ears.
"I am deeply honored that the old general can have such a mature and upholding the country's words." Faced with such an old general who dedicated his whole heart to the Zhao Kingdom, Zhao Kuo naturally did not hesitate to praise him.
immediately,
Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "It's just that the old general forgot that I also came from fighting on the battlefield. If there is a war, I will personally lead the army to fight."
"This?" Lian Po was speechless when he heard this. After all, Zhao Kuo's military ability was something he was willing to be inferior to. However, the former general had become the King of Zhao, which made Lian Po forget it for a while.
During the Warring States Period, there was no such thing as a corrupt Confucianism saying that the country should not be tampered with. Especially since Zhao Kuo was still recognized by all countries as the number one general, no one present could say anything against it.
"But after all, the number of soldiers our Zhao country can fight now is only 250,000. Now it has gone down to 220,000. In addition, we still need at least 20,000 army assistants from Kongcang Ridge to Guanglang City. Calculated in this way , My king only has more than ten thousand usable soldiers, how can he do that?" Lian Po continued with a look of disbelief.
"Hahaha, General Lian is too worried." Zhao Kuo said unconcernedly: "In the past, I could resist the Yan army's 100,000-strong army with only 5,000 soldiers. Now, there are tens of thousands of elites at our disposal, and there are many What's more, when next year comes, our army will be able to expand to at least 20,000 troops. In other words, when the general leaves next year, I will have at least 30,000 troops in my hands, which is enough."
Having said that, it would be rude to continue to refute.
Of course, it is impossible for Zhao Kuo to send so many troops out for no reason without considering the safety of the country.
Zhao Kuo naturally had to explain the reasons for doing this to several people one by one.
"I can honestly say that the reason why the two generals are required to lead troops and horses to destroy Yan is that the two old generals must show their talents and capture the Yan Kingdom as quickly as possible." Seeing that everyone no longer had any big objections. , Zhao Kuo continued.
"The reason for the required speed is also very simple. To put it bluntly, our Zhao's extermination of Yan and Qin's march to the east are almost simultaneous. Although our army has tried its best to confuse it, it is still unavoidable that the Qin army secretly constrains it. If it cannot If the Qin army captures the Yan state before the Qin army completes its mission to the east, our Zhao state will definitely be in danger." Zhao Kuo continued to explain: "In this case, I should attack Yan with all my strength. The faster the two generals can capture Yan. country, the safer our Zhao country will be.”
Hearing this, Lian Po and Tian Dan looked at each other, then they both cupped their fists and bowed to Zhao Kuo, saying, "The last general will be ashamed of himself and vow to destroy the Yan Kingdom."
Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "How to fight the frontline tactics, I will not interfere. I will not worry about the early battles, but the orders will not be unified. I have my say first, and the one who attacks Jicheng first will be the winner."
"Yes." Lian Po and Tian Dan immediately agreed in unison.
Zhao Kuo was still relieved about Lian Po and Tian Dan. With their high moral character and high respect, it was obvious that they would not do anything opportunistic.
With the fat piece of Jicheng hanging in front of the two of them, it must be able to encourage them to attack a little faster.
Seeing that Zhao Kuo had finished his instructions, Lian Po immediately clasped his fists and said, "To my king, now that the strategy of attacking Yan has been decided, there are three more things to do in the end. Please give my king's approval."
"Old General, please speak." Zhao Kuo nodded in agreement.
"First, please ask my king to contact Wei and Chu after the new year to make an attack on Han, so as to confuse the Qin army and paralyze the Yan state." Lian Po then nodded slightly and said.
"Yes." Zhao Kuo continued to agree: "This is what I expected. Yu Qing, please note this down first."
"Yes." Yu Qing on the side bowed immediately.
"Second." General Lian Po continued: "After the beginning of the new year, I want to go to Hejian Mansion first and explore the route to Yan. First, I need the cooperation of our king, and I will allow you to take leave to block the inter-state conflict between the countries. Secondly, please ask me, Wang Yunmo, to have the authority to dispatch some troops to the border."
After the words fell, Tian Dan immediately added: "The general also needs to rush to Huaisi in advance to make preparations before the war."
"Yes." Zhao Kuo nodded. Of course he knew the importance of this pre-war investigation. As the saying goes, "If you fail to predict everything, it will be ruined." In a battle, in addition to fighting for national strength, intelligence is also the top priority.
The battle hasn't even started yet, and one side's troops and formations are already on the other side's desk. Can the balance of victory and defeat not be tilted?
The most direct example is Zhao
In the Battle of Changping that Kuo personally experienced, almost all of Zhao Kuo's arrangements were based on those of his opponent Bai Qi. Although the battle was still difficult because of Bai Qi's temporary performance.
But, that's a human slaughter!
Even if Bai Qi was killed, he still could not save Zhao Kuo's targeted arrangement.
It can be said that if it were not for the open-book examination, let alone one Zhao Kuo, even if ten Zhao Kuo were tied together, with Lian Po's assistance, they would not be Bai Qi's opponent.
However, if Lian Po and Tian Dan both disappeared into the court without a good reason, it would obviously arouse the suspicion of the enemy, especially Qin.
"After the beginning of the new year, General Lian Po will be assigned to inspect the Northland, while General Tian Dan and General Li Mu will be sent to Shangdang County and Huaisi County respectively." Zhao Kuo said calmly: "In this way, When the three generals patrolled in three directions, other countries would only think it was a routine patrol and garrison."
This is obviously the best way. After hearing this, the three people immediately agreed: "I will obey the king's order."
"As for the investigation of intelligence." Zhao Kuo said immediately: "Afterwards, I will order Sun Gu of the Yulin Guards to contact the two generals. Over the years, the spies of the Yulin Guards should have had some effect. As for the border deployment of troops, Before the general leaves, I will give him the Tiger Talisman, and the general can decide on it himself."
Although Zhao Kuo's words were light, his trust in Lian Po and Tian Dan was beyond words.
When Lian Po and Tian Dan heard this, they felt the same way. They immediately bowed deeply and said, "Thank you very much, my king."
Immediately, Zhao Kuo continued to look at Lian Po and motioned for him to continue.
"Third." Lian Po also nodded and continued: "The time, distance and attack time of the army rushing to the battlefield can allow the final general to decide on his own."
"Of course it is the general's decision." Zhao Kuo replied almost without thinking: "Does the general want me to plan the route for you? As for the coordination of the transfer of ordnance and food, the two generals can discuss it with Lord Pingyuan and report it. In a word In other words, I only want the Yan Kingdom, and the general can decide all other matters on his own. If there is an emergency on the front line, you can do it easily."
"This!" The two people who heard this were even a little frightened.
"Acting cheaply!" How much power is that? !
The county guard of the lower county is no more than the fourth rank. According to the power of "acting cheaply", even killing the county guard is within the "cheap" range. In this way, if you have soldiers and horses, control the strong county, and have enough food, you will be instantly destroyed. It is not impossible for the earth to be a marquis!
This is no longer simple "trust"! This is already a heartfelt "trust".
As veterans of three dynasties, both Lian Po and Tian Dan have experienced too much "distrust". No matter how good they are, they will still be hurt by hidden arrows in the court.
This is true for Lian Po in Changping and Tian Dan in the seventy-two cities.
But now, Zhao Kuo has given them almost "endless" trust.
How could this not make the two of them extremely moved?
Immediately, the two of them clasped their hands and clasped their hands to the end, saying: "I am willing to die for my king!"
