Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Although this is already the maximum number of cavalry Zhao Guo can mobilize after leaving the necessary defensive forces, the wars of this year did not often start with [-] soldiers and horses on each side. A few years ago, Zhao Kuo and Bai Qi fought for a long time. In the war of peace, the two sides added up to one million.

Although the national strength of the Yan State is far from being comparable to that of the Qin State during the Changping War, it is also one of the seven princes after all. Can [-] defeat the Yan State?

This figure always gives people a feeling of unreality.

Mr. Pingyuan couldn't help but said: "Mr. Wu Xin, your [-] is probably not enough."

That is, the title of Zhao Kuo's No.1 general in the world is placed here, otherwise Mr. Pingyuan's tone of speech would not be so euphemistic.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said firmly, "Mr. Pingyuan, forty thousand is definitely enough!"

Han Xuwei had recovered from the laughter at this moment, and said to Zhao Kuo coldly: "Wu Xinjun, although you have made great military achievements, war is a major military matter, how can you allow you to speak freely here? ?”

Zhao Kuo laughed, and looked at Han Xuwei sarcastically: "If this Marquis can really do it, does the Grand Master want to eat the Bronze Wine Lord again?

Oh, by the way, have you finished the last time Grand Master’s Bronze Wine Jue? How does it taste? May you share it with Ben Hou? "

This sentence almost made Han Xuwei faint.

Chapter 311 I'm afraid Mr. Wu Xin is not a fool

When he came back to his senses, Han Xuwei said angrily, "Zhao Kuo, don't change the subject here! The old man told you that it is impossible for [-] cavalry to defeat the Kingdom of Yan. You can't even conquer a single city!"

It is true that Han Xuwei has not commanded any decent battles, but this does not mean that Han Xuwei has no military knowledge.

In this era, if you want to be a good minister, you must not have military knowledge.

Therefore, Han Xuwei clearly knew the huge disadvantage of cavalry as an arm when attacking the city.

To put it bluntly, cavalry siege is useless at all!Zhao Kuo said calmly: "Grand Master, just because you think it's useless doesn't mean the cavalry is really useless.

Ben Hou said that cavalry is useful, so cavalry must be useful!This Marquis is victorious in every battle, what about you Grand Master? "

There is a strong confidence in Zhao Kuo's words.

This is the confidence of the No.1 general in the world!When Zhao Kuo's words came out, Han Xuwei was at a loss for words, and couldn't find anything to refute for a while.

No way, who asked Zhao Kuo to show his record?

The Empress Dowager coughed lightly at the right time, temporarily stopping the dispute between Zhao Kuo and Han Xuwei.

The queen mother looked at Zhao Kuo, and said lightly: "Mr. Wu Xin, you really only need [-] cavalry to defeat Yan State and force Yan State to sign an alliance under the city?"

Zhao Kuo nodded seriously and said, "That's true.

If you can't do it, I am willing to accept the crime! "

The queen mother was silent for a while, and then looked at Han Xuwei: "Master, do you think you can convince King Yan as long as you send an envoy?"

Han Xuwei was naturally not to be outdone, and immediately said: "Queen Mother, please give this veteran a chance!"

The reason why Han Xuwei is so sure is not without reason.

When Han Xuwei was an official in Zhao State, he had a close relationship with Le Yi, a general of Yan State who was born in Zhao State.

Later, when Le Yi was in trouble and came to the State of Zhao, it was Han Xuwei who recommended him to King Zhao Hui, and then King Zhao Hui made Le Yi a lord.

Le Yi's son, Lejian, is now crowned Lord Chang by the Yan State, but he is one of the most important ministers of the Yan State.

With this level of friendship, and the fact that Zhao Guo just defeated Yan Guo in the battle of Lingqiu, Han Xuwei felt that the possibility of successfully persuading King Yan was still very high.

The queen mother was silent for a while, and said: "In this case, let the grand master persuade the king of Yan first.

If the grand master can't succeed, how about Wu Xinjun sending troops to the country of Yan? "

Han Xuwei looked at Zhao Kuo provocatively, and said, "Mr. Wu Xin, do you dare to let the old man go first?"

Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing: "Why didn't Benhou dare?"

Since neither of the two rightful masters had any opinions, this decision of courtesy first and soldiers later naturally won the approval of everyone.

After leaving the palace, Mr. Pingyuan couldn't help but catch up with Zhao Kuo.

"Wu Xinjun, this Marquis also knows that you use soldiers like a god, but is [-] cavalry too risky?"

Looking at the worried Mr. Pingyuan, Zhao Kuo couldn't help being speechless.

You people, why do you always use the old military common sense in your mind to question Benhou?

Zhao Kuo seriously emphasized again: "Your Majesty, don't worry, [-] cavalry is enough! The cavalry is much stronger than you imagined."

It's strange to say that it was clearly a major national event that Zhao's high-level leaders gathered to discuss, but it happened to leak out very quickly.

"Have you heard?

Da Zhao is ready to use troops against Yan. "

"Using troops?

This time it won't be Wuxiangjun Lianpo leading the army again, so wouldn't I, Da Zhao, be about to fail again. "

"No, no, this time it is Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo leading the army."

"Oh, that's a good thing.

Wu Xinjun is a famous general who is victorious in every battle. If he goes out, Da Zhao will undoubtedly win. "

"Hey, that's why you don't understand.

Wu Xinjun may have been victorious in every battle before, but this time it may not be so. "

"Hey, what do you mean by that?"

"Haven't you heard?

Wu Xinjun promised the queen mother that only [-] cavalry were needed to destroy the country of Yan! "

"puff!"

The person who heard this sentence sprayed out a mouthful of boiling water.

"Impossible, [-] cavalry destroy the Yan Kingdom?

How can the cavalry attack the city? "

"That's right, everyone has said that Wu Xinjun is overconfident this time!"

"Well, firstly Lord Wuxiang and Lianpo failed in Gaotang, could it be that even Lord Wu Xin did this time?" "Who knows, maybe there is no real victorious general in this world."

Discussions like this are constantly fermenting in Handan City, and quickly spread to other places in Zhao State and even China.

Most people are not optimistic about Zhao Kuo. Even if there are a small number of people who are optimistic about Zhao Kuo, they just think that with their past achievements, Zhao Kuo should still be able to create miracles this time.

Of course, this public opinion was also controlled by the people of Lord Wuxin's mansion. Xu Li was very angry about this, and wanted to mobilize the power of Lord Wuxin's mansion to find out who spread the rumors, but Zhao Kuo stopped him: "Uncle Xu, Handan is so Big, don’t waste your efforts.”

Xu Li said angrily: "I just can't understand how these guys dare to look down on the lord. You are victorious in every battle, and you will definitely win this time!"

Looking at Xu Li, Zhao Kuo felt a warmth flow through his heart.

Perhaps other retainers defected to Zhao Kuo for the sake of fame, fortune, glory and wealth, but Xu Li is definitely loyal in the true sense, a loyal minister who can entrust important responsibilities in the true sense!Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "It's okay.

Uncle Xu, come with me to the Chi You Army barracks outside the city. We need to practice the Chi You Army in the next few days, so that we can wait for the day when we send troops. "

Zhao Kuo's words are full of confidence and affirmation.

Half a month later, Miyagi, the capital of Yan Kingdom, Ji.

King Yan sat at the head, looked at Han Xuwei, Zhao Guo's envoy, with a smile, and said slowly: "Of course, I understand what the envoy said.

However, the widow also wanted to tell the messenger something. "

Han Xuwei hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please speak, and the ministers will listen attentively."

King Yan coughed, and said lightly: "This ginseng was only produced in Zhao State before, it was Taiyi God's favor for Zhao State, and now Dayan also has ginseng, which is also Taiyi God's favor for Dayan.

If the widow gave up the favor of God Taiyi because of the wishes of your Zhao country, wouldn't it be a small loss?

There is no need to mention this matter.

Well, the widow is also tired today, so let's stop this meeting. "

King Yan directly rejected Han Xuwei's request, then stood up and left.

Han Xuwei sat there with an embarrassing expression on his face, even a little shaky.

The ministers of the Yan Kingdom left one by one, only Chang Guojun Lejian came over with a sad face, and said softly: "Uncle Han, this time it is my nephew who didn't help, please forgive me."

Han Xuwei shook his head helplessly, and sighed: "I didn't expect that Lord Wu Xin would fall into my trap again this time.

Old man, alas, why bother to come here to suffer such humiliation? "

Chapter 312 Wu Xinjun led [-] cavalry to attack Yan

After another half a month, Han Xuwei returned to Handan in disgrace, and the first thing he did was to enter the palace to plead guilty to the Queen Mother.

With a plop, Han Xuwei knelt down directly in front of the queen mother: "The old minister is not doing well, please come down to the queen mother!"

After listening to Han Xuwei's narration, the Empress Dowager's pretty face became completely gloomy: "What a King Yan, who just lost to Da Zhao in the Battle of Lingqiu, dares to be so confident?

Wu Xinjun, what do you think? "

Although Han Xuwei had just arrived, the news of his failure was of course brought back to Handan by Kuai Ma a few days earlier, so the queen mother also specially called a court meeting.

Zhao Kuo bowed his body, and said seriously: "Back to the queen mother, I have already said that the grand master's mission is doomed to be futile."

Han Xuwei's face was hot when he heard this, but this time he couldn't refute it at all. After all, the failure of the mission was here, so he could only silently write a note to Zhao Kuo in his heart.

Zhao Kuo continued: "The reason why the king of Yan is so confident is that on the one hand, the benefits of ginseng are indeed rich enough to make the country of Yan take risks, and on the other hand, it is also because of the current international situation that the country of Yan believes that Da Zhao has no such ability at all. On the premise of maintaining defenses everywhere, we can also launch an attack on Yan State."

Speaking of this, Lian Po's expression also changed.

Lin Xiangru couldn't help but said: "So, are you really going to take [-] cavalry to conquer Yan?"

Lin Xiangru's words also carried obvious doubts.

No one questioned Zhao Kuo's level of leadership, and Lin Xiangru was no exception. This veteran simply felt that [-] cavalry were useless.

In the era of King Zhao Wuling back then, cavalry was the main force and infantry was supplemented, and field battles relied on cavalry to attack cities and rely on infantry. How can you, Zhao Kuo, use a pure cavalry to defeat the Yan people?

Zhao Kuo laughed, and said to Lin Xiangru, "Xinjun, this is a secret plan in the heart of the Marquis. Forgive me, I can't tell you the truth here."

The Queen Mother frowned, but said nothing.

The awareness of secrecy in this era is very poor. For example, when Zhao Kuo proposed a plan to attack Yan with [-] cavalry during the discussion some time ago, only the Queen Mother and a few important ministers were present, but the result spread widely in just a few days. As we all know, the Empress Dowager is also not very happy.

After a while, the Empress Dowager finally made up her mind and said lightly: "In this case, then follow what you said before.

Wu Xinjun, are you really sure that [-] cavalry is enough? "

During this period of time, the Queen Mother also secretly summoned Lian Po, Le Cheng and other generals of the Zhao Kingdom into the palace to inquire, and the answers they got were also surprisingly unanimous: "Queen Mother, if you let the ministers lead the army, it is absolutely impossible for [-] cavalry to be sent to the palace. Yan Guo surrendered.

But if Wu Xinjun leads the army, there may be a glimmer of hope. "

No one believed in the [-] cavalry, and everyone's hope was actually only on Zhao Kuo's strategy.

If it weren't for Zhao Kuo who made this opinion, if another general said this, he would have been overwhelmed by saliva.

Zhao Kuo took a deep breath and said seriously: "I can only say that I am willing to issue a military order!"

Zhao Kuo also wanted to lead an army of 20 all the way, but who made Lian Po defeat this army in Gaotang last year?

This is also impossible.

Moreover, who said that the role of 20 cavalry must be worse than that of [-] troops?

Han Xuwei raised his head and squinted at Zhao Kuo, with obvious doubts in his heart.

Han Xuwei felt that Zhao Kuo must have lost his mind and went crazy, or else he would not be able to get off the stage for bragging, so he continued to brag.

Although Han Xuwei failed, he did not hurt a single soldier after all.

But what if Zhao Kuo failed?

It is hard to say whether the [-] cavalry will come back.

Thinking of this, Han Xuwei couldn't help feeling a little bit of joy in his heart, and even the frustration of the failure of the mission was washed away a lot.

Looking at Zhao Kuo with a firm face, the queen mother nodded slowly: "Very well, the old woman will give you [-] cavalry, and I hope you can succeed immediately!"

Zhao Kuo stood up and saluted the queen mother: "please rest assured, the queen mother, I will live up to the queen mother's trust!"

Zhao Kuo returned to the mansion and told his wives and concubines that he was about to go on an expedition.

Zhao Kuo's expedition is actually a matter of habit. Tian Wan and Qiu'er have always been silent, but this time the two women obviously showed worried expressions.