This answer was beyond everyone's expectation. Some people lost their voice and said: "How is that possible!"
Some people patted their knees and said eagerly: "Brother Xie, stop being so pretentious and tell me how you won?"
When Zhao Zheng heard this, he smiled unconsciously. Others may not know it, but as early as when he sat up, he had already guessed that the old swordsman was his beloved national captain, and that young man was his teacher Zhao Gao. In this case, it is no longer surprising that Zhao Gao said that the Ou people had won.
He had never heard of this experience of Zhao Gao, and was very curious about it. He never knew that the "travel" Zhao Gao mentioned was so wonderful, and he couldn't help but yearn for it: When would he be able to meet Xiao Gao so freely? Take it with you and it will be fine once you travel all over the world!
"Although Gou Wangzhai is advantageous from natural dangers, it is small and small. If there is no supply for nearly 10,000 troops stationed in it, they will rely on the sky for food. Sooner or later, the troops will be exhausted and the food will be exhausted. Therefore, using the drag formula can only prolong life for a while, and is by no means a long-term solution. .”
"Well, that's true." Someone beside him murmured, holding his chin.
"It should be noted that the people have lived on water for generations. Although the Chu army has boatmen, their numbers and skills are far inferior. In jungle warfare, knights cannot exert their impact advantage. Therefore, the Chu army mostly uses cai officers, but cai officers are unfamiliar with jungle combat. It is not as familiar as beating people. Because of this, the old swordsman chose the battlefield in a place with dense jungle and lots of water."
After a pause, Zhao Gao continued: "He ordered the archers and crossbowmen to be used as secret cover, reorganized the remaining officers, and ordered them to go into battle lightly armed with only short swords. When the Chu army arrived, they had not yet rested and the soldiers were not familiar with the terrain. At this time, we first killed the Chu army by surprise. They attacked the enemy and sent out troops unexpectedly. The Chu army underestimated the enemy and was defeated."
In the evening, the soldiers returned to their camps, and there was no one around. Zhao Zheng just said to Zhao Gao, "I didn't know that you and the old Guowei's travels were so exciting."
"At that time, I was practicing swordsmanship with my senior and had some success, but I was never able to be really ruthless when facing the enemy. I even almost got seriously injured when I helped him save someone. Just for this reason, my senior led me to practice everywhere, and this happened to me. Just stay." At this point, the words suddenly stopped, and Zhao Gao's originally clear eyes became a little chaotic.
"Sure enough, it's very different from here?" Zhao Zheng asked softly.
Others may not understand the vague references of "there" and "here", but how could Zhao Gao not know?
Zhao Gaoneng could hear the deep concern in his words, guessing that he must be worried about himself, so he put on a relaxed look and said: "Yes. Even though I knew I should comply at that time, but if I really wanted to take action, I still had to endure it." I can't help but hesitate." Then he asked with a smile: "After hearing this, will the king feel that I am useless?"
Thinking of Zhao Gao's clean and neat methods and the blood-stained white clothes when he killed the assassin, Zhao Zheng just realized: It turns out that to become such an amazing Zhao Gao, he paid much more than he imagined.
However, knowing the twists and turns, Zhao Zheng, instead of thinking that he is useless, thinks that this is a manly spirit that dares to face difficulties.
In the past, in Zhao Zheng's heart, Zhao Gao was always calm, calm, and not afraid... It always gave people an unreal impression.
Sometimes if he stands in the sun, or if the wind blows on his sleeves, it will give people the illusion that one day he will disappear from the sun or ride on the wind.
Now that I heard this unexpectedly, those worries disappeared. It was as if I was suddenly sure that he really existed, and my heart felt at ease inexplicably.
"No." Zhao Zheng came back to his senses and said affirmatively, then paused and said, "Actually, I'm glad you would tell me this."
Although Zhao Gao asked Zhao Zheng if he thought he was useless, he actually did not feel inferior at all. Moreover, in Zhao Zheng's view, being able to say this easily was a kind of magnanimity that many people could not achieve.
Five days later.
"If you can catch all the birds within a hundred miles, where will the baby get anything to eat? Oh, it's still a cake!" Zhou Wu whispered as he looked not far away.
After the battle between the two armies, Zhao Zheng and Zhao Gao left the military camp to join Zhou Wu and others. When I came out, I found that due to the earthquake disaster and the spread of war, the people were serving in the army and fleeing, and almost all the old, weak, women and children were left behind.
Although Zhou Wu's voice was not loud at the moment, those words still fell into Zhao Zheng's ears accurately. Looking along Zhou Wu's line of sight, Zhao Zheng saw a baby with a sallow face and skinny muscles. What is concerning is that the yellow color on the doll's face is completely different from the effect that Zhao Gao painted with potions. It is a color that is truly on the verge of death.
He lay motionless on the ground holding the cake with both hands. Judging from the depressed look in his eyes, it seemed that even if he simply moved his fingers, he would be unable to do so. If his mouth hadn't moved occasionally, as if he was chewing something, Zhao Zheng would have suspected that it was already a corpse. But if that's all, that's it. The weirdest thing is that his body is obviously so thin that his bones are visible, but his belly is extremely swollen.
Zhao Zheng remembered what happened when he was a child, his face suddenly changed, and he frowned and said: "Baiyuntu." The voice fell into everyone's ears with an unreasonable and terrifying sound.
Zhao Gao's eyes were stagnant, and he looked at Zhao Zheng in astonishment, trying to confirm something, but Zhao Zheng's next words made him shudder: "That cake is definitely made from Baiyun soil. When I was a child, I fainted from hunger, and I almost... …”
After many years, Zhao Zheng's experience of being in exile in the Kingdom of Zhao has actually been scattered into pieces. Not many can be pieced together, but Baiyuntu... he will never forget it in his life. Because the playmate he once mentioned to Zhao Gao left because of this. If the death of his playmate hadn't reminded him, he might not have been able to hold on anymore, so he would have eaten with everyone else.
In later generations, dolomite was also known as "Guanyin soil", which was an essential raw material for firing ceramics. But in the past, Zhao Gao often heard from the older generation that they used Guanyin soil to satisfy their hunger during the famine years when they had nothing to eat. He knew that it might not be a big problem if he didn't eat much of this food, but the child in front of him was obviously...
Zhao Gao hesitated to speak, but Zhao Zheng saw his thoughts and shook his head helplessly at him, meaning that there was no hope.
At this moment, a woman in the distance rushed anxiously towards the baby with a broken tile in her hand. Unexpectedly, she ran too fast and accidentally stepped on a stone and threw the baby and her belongings out. The only bit of clear water in the film seeped into the soil and disappeared completely.
The clothes she was wearing were so tattered that it was difficult to barely cover her body, but when she fell down, large areas of her chest and legs were exposed, which immediately attracted the ambiguous looks of several passers-by.
But she didn't care about this, she just stared at the soaked soil and struggled to get up, with a look of frustration and exhaustion on her face. She subconsciously looked at her child, only to find that her child suddenly huddled together in pain and shivered, and her eyes began to blur little by little. She then stumbled over and hugged the child in her arms in panic: "My son, please don't." It scares grandma."
"It hurts..." The baby was out of breath as he spoke, clutching his stomach and twitching uncontrollably, but within a few breaths he became motionless again.
It was unbearable for the grown men to watch such a scene, and some of them looked greedily at the woman who was teasing her unscrupulously. Zhou Wu took off his cloak and wanted to hand it to the woman. Zhao Gao noticed his intention and stopped him sideways.
Zhou Wu was puzzled and looked at Zhao Gao, obviously wanting an explanation.
Zhao Gaohao sighed, looking at the men out of the corner of his eye and lowering his voice: "Wei Wei is not doing this to help her."
Zhou Wu lowered his head and thought for a while before he understood it. He turned to look at Zhao Zheng and waited for his instructions.
"Find a straw mat and let's go." Zhao Zheng said and glanced at the two personal warriors. The two followed the order and stayed one step behind to help deal with the aftermath.
The group had not gone far when Zhang Jing came over with the news. After saluting Zhao Zheng, he said to Zhao Gao: "I have done what you asked me to do."
After waiting for three days, spreading the news about the detailed work finally showed results. However, affected by what he had seen before, Zhao Gao's expression was still a little solemn at this time, and he only said warmly: "Thank you." After a pause, he added: "I have to work hard for you to tell Li Xun that no matter what, you must be there before King Zhao Bring Li Mu’s family here before moving.”
As soon as Zhang Jing left, Zhao Gao turned his head and looked at Zhao Zheng, and just called out "King". Zhao Zheng understood and dispatched ten more warriors to Handan to help.
At the same time, the Zhao shogunate.
Li Mu stood in front of the march map and was thinking about something, when he heard a report from his subordinates: "General, we are back."
"How is it?" After waiting for the people to enter the tent, Li Mu helped the people up and asked directly.
"Hey!" The soldier sighed again and again and said helplessly: "Reporting to the general, the king said that the court is working hard to raise military rations, and we can only let the soldiers work hard for a few more days."
Upon hearing this, Sima Shang, who was nearby, slammed the blood-stained armor he had just taken off his body to the ground, and shouted sternly: "Wait a minute! The soldiers have been patient for a few days, how long do you want us to wait?"
Li Mu said in a deep voice: "You are speaking without restraint, and you don't even look at where this place is!"
Sima Shang was obviously willing to go all out. He cupped his fists and said, "General, you can keep your composure, but I, Sima Shang, really can't bear it. Look at what the soldiers are eating these days? If you weren't in charge of the army, big guy My son is willing to serve you, but the morale of this army has long since dissipated! We risked our lives to fight Qin Dog on the front line, but what has he done, Your Majesty? I heard that construction started on the platform a few days ago, and he..."
If he wanted to let Sima Shang continue talking and didn't know what else to say, Li Mu shouted angrily: "Stop, you can say these things? Go out and receive the punishment yourself."
"General!" Sima Shang looked at Li Mu unwillingly, not because he accused him indiscriminately, but because he was not worthy. However, Li Mu turned around, obviously not intending to continue this topic. It wasn't until he walked angrily to the tent that he heard a long sigh escape from Li Mu's throat, and heard him say helplessly and tiredly: "No matter what, the fate of the Zhao Kingdom depends on us, we can only fight."
As soon as Sima Shang left, Li Mu walked to the side of the case and sat down upright. Before picking up his pen, he said to the soldier who delivered the letter: "I will edit another letter. You must present it to the king in person."
A few days later, hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops and Qin soldiers fought fiercely at Jingxing. When the two sides were in a stalemate, Li Mu was waiting for news.
"But has there been any response about the military rations?"
Li Mu saw the soldier looking at him hesitating and hesitating to speak. He really didn't know how to respond, so he could only say solemnly: "Repay the truth."
"The army rations have been collected, and the king promised to send them to the front line soon, but...but...the ministers wrote a letter saying that the general intends to rebel, and asked Generals Yan Ju and Zhao Cong to take over the positions of you and Vice General Sima. The king agreed. , I’m afraid it would be..."
