Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

On Zhiyi's side, is it really okay not to withdraw troops?

Will Wu Xinjun have any new strategies?

At this moment, countless question marks lingered in Ying Zichu's heart.

The Prince of Qin found helplessly that he couldn't find the answer to any of these questions!This gave Ying Zichu an extremely ominous premonition.

Daqin seems to be stepping into the trap set by Wu Xinjun step by step!

Chapter 446 Li Si who is not valued by Zhao Kuo

Zhiyi.

Zhao Kuo stood on the city wall very calmly, watching the battlefield under his feet.

The gunpowder smoke on the battlefield had just dissipated, and there were corpses of Qin Jun everywhere under the city wall. Hundreds of Qin Jun's civilian husbands were working silently, putting the corpse of a famous Qin Jun on the prepared carriage and pulling it away.

Not only the husband of Qin Guomin, but also dozens of young and strong Zhao Jun silently searched for the corpses of Zhao Jun soldiers who fell below the city during the battle of defending the city. Whenever they found one, they would put the corpse on a hanging hanging from the city wall. in the basket.

"Every warrior who died defending the territory of Dazhao must be properly buried."

These are the original words of Zhao Kuo.

A total of 390 seven dead soldiers have been buried in the back garden of the Zhiyi government office, and this back garden has a new name "Heroes Garden" because of this.

Xu Li, Li Si and Han Fei were standing beside Zhao Kuo, each of them looked very solemn.

Zhao Kuo said lightly: "Where are our reinforcements?

Calculate the time, shouldn't it be here? "

Xu Li was dumbfounded for a moment, and finally said helplessly: "Master, the city has been surrounded right now, and it is difficult for me to communicate with the outside world."

At the beginning there were carrier pigeons, but then the people of Qin seemed to have discovered this secret, and specially arranged for cavalry to shoot carrier pigeons outside the city, and succeeded several times.

Fortunately, with Zhao Kuo's guidance, the letters that Nightingale sends back and forth through the carrier pigeons are all encrypted and require a codebook to be deciphered, so that even if the people of Qin obtain the letter, they cannot decipher it, avoiding the leakage of secrets.

Even so, the goal of the people of Qin to block Zhiyi was fully achieved, and Zhiyi is indeed completely isolated from the world today.

After Xu Li's voice fell, Li Si couldn't help but said worriedly: "My lord, the Qin army's offensive is getting more and more fierce these days, why don't we find a way to retreat first to avoid its edge?"

After so many days, Li Si could also see that his lord really didn't intend to have a decisive battle with the Qin people, but just wanted to defend Zhiyi.

How does this work?

Although he saluted like Li Mu, Li Si always looked down on Li Mu in his heart.

From Li Si's point of view, Li Mu is a pure reckless man, and an intelligent staff like himself is the one who really needs to be relied on by the lord.

But the ideal is very full and the reality is very skinny. Now Zhao Kuo obviously puts the hope of the whole battle situation on Li Mu, which makes Li Si quite dissatisfied.

Regarding Li Si's suggestion, Zhao Kuo laughed: "It's okay, just stick to it."

Li Si was a little anxious, and said: "But my lord, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the city is really not good. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on."

These days, the defense of Zhiyi has always been dangerous.

Relying on a larger number of people and stronger combat effectiveness, the Qin army launched a fierce attack on Zhiyi City with various tactics under the command of Meng Ao and Wang Jian.

Under such circumstances, the lack of combat effectiveness and numbers of Zhao Guo's defenders began to be gradually exposed. If it weren't for Zhao Kuo's highly predictable commands many times, Li Si even felt that Zhiyi City might have been breached long ago.

Regarding Li Si's suggestion, Zhao Kuo still shook his head and said lightly, "Don't worry, it is impossible for the Qin people to attack this city before the food runs out."

The grain storage in Zhiyi City is three months. In Zhao Kuo's view, this time is completely enough for Li Mu to disturb the Guanzhong of the Qin people.

Moreover, who said that Zhao Kuo had only [-] soldiers, did he really think that Zhao Kuo's high-explosive gunpowder was invented for nothing?

It is true that Zhao Kuo didn't want to lift this hole card as soon as possible, so as not to directly get to the point of life and death with the Queen Mother Zhao, but if Zhao Kuo really couldn't stand it anymore, he could only take out the gunpowder first and kill the people outside Zhiyi City. Qin Jun blows up a mess and let's talk about it.

Since there are no guns and cannons yet, the effect of gunpowder in field battles is not too strong, but if bags are thrown directly from the city wall onto the heads of the people of Qin, there is absolutely no problem.

So, why panic?

Isn't everything still under control?

Of course, Zhao Kuo didn't explain these to Li Si, and there was no need for that.

Because Zhao Kuo is the lord, and Li Si is just a courtier!Li Si was rejected by Zhao Kuo one after another, and he was quite depressed, but he couldn't refute.

After a while, the four monarchs and ministers left the city wall and returned to the official office.

Not long after Li Si returned to the room, there was a knock on the door.

Li Si opened the door and found that his junior brother Han Fei was carrying a basket with two pots of wine and a few dishes of side dishes in it.

"Master, brother, can we have a drink?"

Han Fei smiled and offered the invitation.

Li Si's face moved slightly, and then he smiled: "You still understand me, come, come in and sit."

After two glasses of wine, Li Si was also a little upset, and began to complain to Han Fei.

"Junior Brother, Brother Wei sometimes really doesn't understand, you said, why does the Lord trust Li Mu that reckless man so much, but refuses to listen to Brother Wei?"

Han Fei thought for a while, and said, "Or, maybe it's because General Li Mu and General have followed the Lord for a long time."

Li Si snorted, and said rather displeasedly: "What does seniority mean? Although you and I have just joined Wu Xinjun's mansion, aren't you helping the lord to handle many matters in an orderly manner?

Among other things, during this period of siege, the reason why Zhiyi City was so stable and did not have any troubles broke out is not all due to us! "

Faced with Li Si's obvious complaints, Han Fei couldn't help laughing, and kept toasting Li Si without saying a word.

Li Si was also a bit superior, and continued to chatter: "Really junior brother, I don't think the master can do this.

In the future, the lord will definitely be in power. If a warrior like Li Mu gains power, then officials like you and me will have no way out in the future.

So is the lord, how can you put all your hopes on Li Mu? "

In the early days of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was actually no distinction between officials and generals. This distinction did not begin to appear until the past 30 or [-] years.

Taking the State of Zhao as an example, Lord Pingyuan, Lord Pingyang, and Lin Xiangru are very typical officials, who have never led troops to fight a few battles in their lives, while Lian Po and Le Cheng are typical generals, and everything they touch is related to military affairs. relevant.

Looking at Li Si, who was very anxious in front of him, Han Fei hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help persuading: "Master, senior brother, you can't say that, say that the master is wrong."

Li Si was too drunk, and immediately couldn't help but patted the table, saying: "The world is so big that there is not only one lord who can serve him.

He doesn't need me, even if I go to another place, I can still show my talent! "

Chapter 447 Wu Xinjun is Really Poor

As soon as Li Si said this, Han Fei was taken aback and couldn't help but said, "Senior brother, you, you can't talk nonsense."

Li Si also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he couldn't help but patted his forehead, and said, "Look at my mouth, alas, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Li Si is a smart man. He knows very well that a young and promising lord like Zhao Kuo really has nowhere to look for him with a lantern. How could Li Si abandon Zhao Kuo to find other lords?

Thinking of this, Li Si hurriedly said: "Junior brother, I was drunk and confused just now, don't take it to heart."

Li Si actually regretted it very much at this time, his younger brother was his biggest competitor, how could he confide the truth to him?

If this was brought up by Han Fei to sue, wouldn't it be that Han Fei seemed to have sensed Li Si's thoughts, and hurriedly said: "Brother, don't worry, Brother Yu, I will never bring up this matter in front of a third person. "

Li Si breathed a sigh of relief, took Han Fei's hand, and said emotionally: "Junior brother, now the master's family is either a confidant like Xu Li and Li Mu, or a business genius like Guo Zong. If you are from the same sect, you should unite as one with the outside world."

Han Fei nodded again and again, and said, "Senior brother is right, and junior brother also thinks so."

The two continued to drink, but this time the atmosphere suddenly became a lot more silent.

After a while, Han Fei took the initiative to break the silence: "Brother, in fact, Brother Yu thinks that this time you have made a mistake or misunderstood the strategy of the Lord."

Li Si was stunned for a moment, and said with some puzzlement: "What's the puzzle?"

Han Fei's cheeks were also flushed, and his tongue grew louder when he spoke: "The reason why the lord, the lord sticks to Zhi and Zhiyi is not only to allow General Li and Li Mu to succeed in Qin and Qin, but also one or one very important thing. The purpose, the goal, is to train, to train soldiers."

"Practice?"

Li Si became more and more confused, but he was a talented person after all, so he soon came to his senses.

What kind of environment can make the combat effectiveness of soldiers grow rapidly?

There is no doubt that it must be a battlefield.

The harsher and more intense the war, the more elite and powerful the soldiers who survived the war. This is an undeniable truth that has been proven by countless wars throughout the ages.

Due to Lian Po's stupid command, Zhao Jun lost more than 20 elite standing troops in the three battles of Yiyang, Gaotang and Jidu.

With the current territory and population of Zhao State, it is not difficult to fill the vacancy of 20 troops. The real difficulty lies in the fact that the new recruits who come in can also quickly increase their combat effectiveness through training and war, reaching the level of the previous sweeping army. The level of Zhao Jun in the world.

Han Fei said: "Brother, you understand too, right?

The city is now full of county and county soldiers, but these days, his, their combat effectiveness has been, in fact, been improving. If this, this war can be won, won, there will be no, no matter how many people are left. They are already a united and qualified elite. "

Li Si was silent for a long time.

At this moment, Li Si suddenly realized that he was indeed thinking too shallowly.

The lord, who was about the same age as him, did have deeper considerations, and even Han Fei and Li Si hadn't discovered some of them now!Thinking of this, Li Si couldn't help feeling jealous and powerless.

Why is there such a big gap between people?

After a while, Li Sicai said: "Junior brother, do you think we can really keep Zhiyi this time?"

The red-faced Han Fei patted his chest, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, master, brother, if the lord, the lord says yes, then one, it will be done!"

After a while, the wine was finished and Han Fei left.

Watching Han Fei disappear from his sight as the door closed, the drunkenness on Li Si's face disappeared instantly.

Li Si blew out the oil lamp, fell down on his bamboo mat with a bang, and muttered.

"How can there be so many smart people in this world?" "No, I, Li Si, are the smartest."

"Let them stand out first, and one day, I will hehehe."

"Lord?

Courtier?

Hmph, who said that power can only be controlled by the lord? "

After muttering a few words, Li Si was finally tired, turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

After a while, a window in Li Si's room was suddenly closed gently.

There was a cluster of flowers outside the window, but after the cluster of flowers swayed for a while, a figure emerged, quietly submerged into the darkness, and disappeared.

In the same dark night, Meng Ao and Wang Jian, the chief and deputy generals of the Qin Army outside Zhiyi City, were also discussing things nervously.

Meng Ao's face was serious, and he held an oil lamp in his hand. Under the light of the lamp, he carefully looked at the map in front of him. After a while, he said, "So, Zhao Jun's reinforcements are not going to rescue Zhiyi violently?"

Wang Jian nodded, the finger of the deputy general of the Qin Army landed somewhere on the map: "Please look, general, this is the direction where the total of [-] cavalry from the two counties of Jiuyuan and Wuyuan are located.

According to the previous subordinates, we camped in front of them with [-] soldiers and horses.

The terrain here is a large valley, and our camp is just at the mouth of the valley. Unless the cavalry from the two counties can break through our camp of [-] soldiers and horses, it is impossible to reach Zhiyi. "

Meng Ao thought for a while and asked, "Will they take advantage of the cavalry's speed to detour?"

Wang Jian said: "It should be impossible.

If you take a detour, you need to walk 150 miles, which is at least a day's distance.

Even if they used the speed of their horses to march all day to reach the outside of Zhiyi, they would be exhausted and unable to break through our defense line and enter Zhiyi. "

Meng Ao said indifferently: "There is nothing to be afraid of when entering Zhicheng. Isn't it like a bird entering a cage when cavalry enters the city?"

After some analysis, the two of them felt much more hopeful for victory in the battle.

Wang Jian said: "General, if the current situation continues, as long as Zhao Guo does not send new reinforcements, our army will definitely be able to conquer Zhiyi."

Wang Jian is looking forward to it very much, because he wants to avenge Wang Ling and Wang Yan!Meng Ao nodded and said with a smile: "Indeed.

It seems that Wu Xinjun is really at the end of his skills, and he just defended and was beaten in Zhiyi, without any power to fight back, hahaha! "

Meng Ao felt very comfortable in his heart and laughed loudly.

Last year, Zhao Kuo led Zhao Guo's army to besiege the Qin State's defeated army led by Meng Ao in Daliang City of Wei State. Unexpectedly, in just one year, the situation between the two sides was completely reversed.

Wu Xinjun, Wu Xinjun, you also have today!At this moment, Meng Ao's chief guard suddenly rushed into the big tent.

"General, there is an urgent military situation in Guanzhong!"