The moment he received the letter from Fei Ge, Zhao Kuo almost fell to the ground.
That's General Lian Po!
He is not only a veteran general of Zhao State, but also an indispensable and loyal comrade-in-arms of Zhao Kuo.
If you want to say who has helped Zhao Kuo the most since Zhao Kuo traveled through time, then no need to ask, it is naturally General Lian Po.
If General Lian Po had not understood justice well, Zhao Kuo, a newly arrived general, would not have been able to command hundreds of thousands of troops in the Battle of Changping;
If General Lian Po hadn't risked his life and face to go to Wei for help, the Changping Battle would never have ended with Zhao's victory.
This friendship in times of crisis cannot be compared to anyone else.
If possible, Ma Su was even willing to protect General Lian Po at the cost of Yingchuan County.
Zhao Kuo couldn't help but regret a little. Knowing that the Qin army was coming, why was he still worrying about the gains and losses of one city, one pond, and one county? He directly and decisively gave up Yingchuan County and took his troops back to Zhou Dynasty and even Shangdang County. Wouldn't it be better to take your fist back and give Qin Jun a hard blow?
But now, the Qin army on the front line is approaching Xinzheng, and even if Zhao Kuo wants to withdraw his troops, it is impossible.
And Zhao Guo's machine has been fully activated, and it is not at all possible for Zhao Kuo to stop it if he wants to.
As an emperor, Zhao Kuo was no longer concerned about the life and death of General Lian Po. This war, which mobilized the power of the entire Zhao Kingdom, was what Zhao Kuo should be more concerned about.
Of course, Zhao Kuo naturally understands this truth.
The problem is that once General Lian Po is unable to take charge, the 180,000 troops in Xinzheng City on the front line will fall into a leaderless situation, which is obviously fatal.
The paradox is that the first batch of reinforcements has just arrived at the front line, but the second batch of reinforcements is still being assembled.
Zhao Kuo slowly sat down and closed his eyes silently.
Since there are contradictions, the main contradiction must be grasped. This is what teachers have repeatedly warned in countless political classes.
Undoubtedly, compared to the less than 100,000 troops in the second batch of reinforcements, the 180,000 troops in Xinzheng City on the front line are much higher in terms of importance and urgency. xь.
In this case, it seems that there is nothing to worry about.
"Zhao Zhong." Opening his eyes, Zhao Kuo quickly called the eunuch who was waiting aside.
The eunuch on the side made Zhao Zhong slightly shocked. It was common for the king to call someone, but it was rare for him to call him by his name. No need to ask, the king called himself this, obviously what happened next was extraordinary.
"Yes." Zhao Zhong, the eunuch's order, quickly agreed.
"Those who have made appropriate arrangements will immediately summon generals Li Mu, Sun Gu, Zhou Qi, Zhao Wei and Lord Pingyuan to enter the palace." Zhao Kuo also immediately ordered: "Hurry."
"Yes." Zhao Zhong did not dare to neglect and immediately agreed.
Within a quarter of an hour, several generals and Lord Pingyuan arrived at the Council Hall.
But Zhao Kuo was standing in front of the map, staring at the topographic map of Yingchuan in a daze.
"My king." It was Pingyuan Jun's arrival that broke the silence.
Turning around, Zhao Kuo immediately saw the people he wanted to see, and then nodded and said, "Everyone is here."
Before everyone could see the courtesy, Zhao Kuo waved his sleeves and said, "No courtesy, let's make a long story short."
Immediately, Zhao Kuo also looked at Li Mu and said: "General Lian Po on the front line is injured, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead now."
Just half a sentence has already made everyone's heart skip a beat.
The war has not yet begun, but a general has been killed first. Even the layman Pingyuan Jun knows very well what this pair of troops think.
Zhao Kuo had no intention of letting everyone think about countermeasures. He knew very well that in this critical moment, all that was needed was Qian Gang's arbitrary decision. "Li Mu." Zhao Kuo immediately nodded.
"The general is here." Li Mu obviously guessed what Zhao Kuo meant immediately, and immediately clasped his fists and obeyed the order.
"Immediately lead your troops to Xinzheng and take over the military power." Zhao Kuo made a decisive decision: "Not only the troops from Xinzheng and Luocheng, but also those who enter Ying
The army of Sichuan is all under your control and must be defended by me. "
Of course Zhao Kuo understood what this order meant.
This means that almost all of Zhao's army will be concentrated in the hands of Li Mu.
There was no way, with the fall of Lian Po, the original pattern of mutual cooperation and restriction between Lian Po and Li Mu could no longer be realized. All Zhao Kuo could do was to trust Li Mu. XiuShu.com
Of course Li Mu understood what he said, but he agreed without any hesitation: "Yes."
In the face of major issues of right and wrong and life and death, both Zhao Kuo and Li Mu showed the pattern and trust that a monarch and general of a powerful country should have.
"You must pay attention to morale issues." Zhao Kuo warned again: "If you are an old general."
Halfway through, Zhao Kuo stopped. Without him, Li Mu naturally understood the remaining half of the sentence: the sad soldiers will win.
Sure enough, Li Mu immediately agreed: "Yes, I will understand."
Zhao Kuo then picked up the Tiger Talisman from the desk, handed it to Li Mu's hand, and said seriously: "The great burden can only fall on the general."
"The last general will do his best and die!" Holding the tiger talisman in both hands, Li Mu said with unprecedented seriousness.
"Let's get ready. Once you're ready, you can go to Xinzheng without asking for orders." Waved his hand, Zhao Kuo immediately ordered.
"Yes." Carefully putting away the tiger talisman, Li Mu bid farewell to everyone one by one, and then left the political hall without looking back.
From the arrival of everyone to the departure of Li Mu, in just a short cup of tea, Zhao Kuo had already solved the biggest problem of this incident.
Of course, the subsequent aftermath work is still arduous.
"Sun Gu." Zhao Kuo then continued to point to the general.
"The general is here." Sun Gu, the commander of the Yulin Guards, immediately agreed.
"Go to the palace physician and bring the best medicine for sword wounds. Your Yulin Guards will send the people and medicine to Xinzheng as soon as possible." Zhao Kuo then ordered: "If the old general's body can still bear the pain, we will do everything we can to help him. Take the old general back to Handan to recuperate. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Sun Gu also agreed immediately.
"Go." Zhao Kuo then waved to Sun Gu.
Sun Gu nodded slightly, said goodbye to everyone, and then left the political hall in a hurry.
"Zhou Qi, Zhao Wei." Zhao Kuo then looked at the last two generals.
"The general will be here." The two of them agreed in unison.
"General Li Mu has gone to Xinzheng first. This second batch of reinforcements can only be led by you two." Zhao Kuo immediately ordered.
"Yes." The two agreed again in unison.
"Zhou Qi is the leader, and Zhao Wei is the deputy. Gather the army as soon as possible and head to the front line of Luocheng." Zhao Kuo once again ordered: "After arriving at the battlefield, we must be flexible and obey General Li Mu's unified command. Don't be overbearing. In a word, as long as we hold on , hold on, victory belongs to my country, Zhao. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I will understand." The two looked at each other and agreed again.
"Okay, let's go." Zhao Kuo then waved for the two of them to leave.
After slightly cupping their hands, Zhou Qi and Zhao Wei also left the political hall.
Looking at the departure of several generals, Zhao Kuo also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as these four people can complete the tasks in time as he assigned, this battle will still be fought.
Immediately, only Zhao Kuo and Pingyuan Jun were left in this huge political hall.
"Pingyuan Jun." Turning around, Zhao Kuo also looked at Pingyuan Jun, who had been silent.
Obviously, Lord Pingyuan is very self-aware. Regarding military affairs, Zhao Kuo is the well-deserved number one person in the Zhao Kingdom. Naturally, Lord Pingyuan did not say a word when faced with military dispatches.
It was precisely because of Lord Pingyuan's self-knowledge that Zhao Kuo felt more at ease with him.
Seeing that the king finally called out to him, Lord Pingyuan immediately agreed: "Wei Chen is here."
"First, with General Lian Po's injury, the war is very likely to reach fever pitch faster.
In the transformation stage, food, grass, weapons, medicines and conscription matters may have to be advanced accordingly, and the six departments, including Lu Buwei, must be prepared. "Zhao Kuo didn't waste any time and immediately began to give instructions: "Especially the medicines, they must be fully prepared."
"Don't worry, my king, there is already redundancy in food, grass and weapons. Even if the war enters a war of attrition in advance, it will not be a problem." Pingyuan Jun also responded immediately: "As for the medicine, I will gather a batch in Handan City first. For emergencies."
"Okay." Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction after hearing Lord Pingyuan's reply.
"Second." Zhao Kuo then continued: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide the fact that General Lian Po was injured, and Qin will not let us hide it. Public opinion must be controlled, and bad things must be turned into good things. , through the serious injury of General Lian, it can inspire the patriotism of the people across the country, turn grief into strength, and make people all over the country hate the enemy. In this way, it may be helpful to the recruitment of troops and the collection of food and salary. "
Although it was the first time for Mr. Pingyuan to hear the words "turn bad things into good things" and "turn grief into strength", his eyes instantly brightened.
Immediately, Lord Pingyuan also expressed his position: "Don't worry, my king, I will go back immediately to start this matter."
Although Zhao Kuo put forward a good idea, Mr. Pingyuan still needs to think carefully about how to implement it.
"Yes." Zhao Kuo nodded, and then said: "Later, I will ask Zhao Ping to report to your place. The secret guards will fully assist you in this matter."
"Yes, thank you my king." Mr. Pingyuan agreed immediately.
After the last snowstorm, Mr. Pingyuan knew the power of the secret guards in the country. With the help of the secret guards, Mr. Pingyuan's confidence also greatly increased.
"Finally." Zhao Kuo nodded and continued: "Old General Lian Po must also inform the prime ministers of Wei, Chu and Qi in time about this matter."
"My king, are you trying to win the sympathy of the three kingdoms?" Mr. Pingyuan said with a slight frown.
Obviously, Lord Pingyuan did not agree to show weakness to the three kingdoms, whether it was the Wei State that had openly rebelled, the neutral Qi State, or the Chu State that was still on the side of Zhao State.
Mr. Pingyuan didn't think they should let them know about Zhao's current unfavorable situation.
Without him, there is no eternal benefit in this world.
And standing on the side of the winner will always have more benefits.
Therefore, once Zhao shows a slight weakness, not only will he not get any sympathy, but it will probably lead to crazy defections from various countries. xь.
Lord Pingyuan understands this, and Zhao Kuo naturally understands this too.
Then Zhao Kuo shook his head and explained briefly: "It's not to sympathize, but to intimidate.
Sooner or later, the Three Kingdoms will know about General Lian Po. Instead of covering the lid and letting them find out from Qin, they might as well inform openly.
General Lian Po's injury does not mean that our army is weak. On the contrary, what we want to show to other countries is our country's determination to fight Qin until death, and our confidence in resolutely defending territorial integrity.
In a word, Zhao Guo does not want sympathy, just let everyone see the anger of our army. "
Hearing this, Lord Pingyuan immediately felt relieved and immediately agreed, "Yes!"
