Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Later that day, a horse carrying a knight galloped out of Shouchun City, heading north.

Since it was a time of war, this knight would inevitably be subject to numerous interrogations along the way, but he had an identity certificate signed by Li Yuan, the uncle of the state of Chu, so naturally the journey was unimpeded, and he crossed the border in a very short period of time. He crossed the border between Chu and Zhao and entered the state of Zhao.

At this time, Zhao Kuo also completed the whole army.

Since most of Zhao's main cavalry forces are located in the north, they need to wait for these troops to be mobilized to go south, so Li Mu's 20 troops have already set off for ten days, but Zhao Kuo's side is just getting ready to go.

It was at this time that Zhao Kuo received this secret report from Chu.

Looking at the secret report in his hand, Zhao Kuo was a little surprised at first, and then couldn't help laughing.

"This Lord Chunshen really deserves to be Lord Chunshen."

In history, at the end of the Warring States period, there used to be a famous "Four Gentlemen of the Warring States Period", namely Mengchang Juntian, Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Xinling Jun Wei Wuji and Chunshen Jun Huang Xie.

The other three are descendants of royal families from various countries, only Lord Chunshen is not from the royal family of Chu, but fought step by step as an ordinary nobleman to the position of Ling Yin of Chu State.

From this point alone, it is obvious that Chun Shenjun has put in more effort than others.

Such a person is worthy of admiration, and his ability is also worthy of respect!After Zhao Kuo thought about it, he called Su Li and Xu Li over.

"You two look at this."

After reading the secret letter, the two of them who didn't know why showed surprised expressions.

Xu Li said slowly: "Unexpectedly, Chunshen Jun still has such a secret person. If Li Yuan hadn't tipped off the news, maybe this time he would really be able to cause some confusion."

Su Li's expression was even more ugly. After all, Su Li was now Nightingale's chief steward, and it was somewhat negligent of Nightingale's duty to talk about this matter.

Su Li said: "My lord, please rest assured, I will arrest this guy immediately and interrogate him to see who else is so bold that he dares to make trouble!"

Zhao Kuo shook his head with a smile, and said, "No, no, don't you see Li Si's suggestion in the secret letter?

Just do it his way. "

When he said this, Zhao Kuo felt a little relieved in his heart.

Li Si, this guy, has been tepid since he went to Chu State.

Li Si also made some contributions when Zhao Kuo was sent to Chu State before, but that's all.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Li Si actually stood up and not only provided a very critical piece of information, but also came up with a solution that satisfied Zhao Kuo.

This is what Zhao Kuo hopes to see.

Doesn't Zhao Kuo know that Li Si is very concerned about Han Fei's promotion?

But Zhao Kuo wanted to do just that.

On the one hand, Han Fei's talent is indeed worthy of Zhao Kuo's promotion. On the other hand, Zhao Kuo also hopes to use this to stimulate Li Si, so that Li Si can make more things.

Healthy competition among courtiers is what Zhao Kuo would like to see, and everyone is vying to make contributions to Zhao, which is great.

However, if you only think about how to stink and kill your competitors, this is the so-called party struggle, and that is absolutely impossible.

Want an official position?

Yes, go to the enemy to get it.

Stepping on one's own person?

Sorry, absolutely not.

As a time traveler, Zhao Kuo knows very well how destructive internal friction can be in a country.

For example, why did the Ming Dynasty, the last Han Dynasty in history, perish?

It is not to say how powerful the Houjin Qing Dynasty was at that time, but because the internal friction was too serious. The Donglin Party, the Eunuch Party, the Zhejiang Party, and the Chu Party fought back and forth. On the one hand, it was impossible to use the power of the whole country to fight against Hou Jin, and on the other hand, rebels such as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong appeared inside.

The demise of the Ming Dynasty, the most important reason is the internal party struggle, and then the enemies such as Hou Jin and Li Zicheng.

This is the reason why many people, after reading the history of the Ming Dynasty, wish to crush the Donglin Party, Wei Zhongxian and others.

Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall.

As a time traveler, Zhao Kuo must of course be very vigilant in this respect.

The next day, Zhao Kuo officially held a ceremony to dispatch troops.

Since it was impossible for King Zhao to attend, Zhao Kuo could only adopt an alternative plan, and asked an elder of the royal clan to award Zhao Kuo the ax and the soldier talisman on his behalf.

Afterwards, Zhao Kuo gave an order, and the [-] Zhao cavalry, including the [-] Chi You army, left Handan City in a mighty manner, all the way south!Because it was a pure cavalry lineup, Zhao Kuo led his army southward at an extremely fast speed. He crossed the Yellow River in just two days and arrived in Daliang City in five days.

Here, Zhao Kuo held a battle meeting.

As Zhao Kuo's current guard captain, Pang Jian is responsible for introducing the enemy's situation, which makes him a little flattered. He not only raises his chest high, but also speaks as loudly as possible.

"From previous investigations, the Chu army should be heading towards Chencheng and arrive in about three days.

According to the judgment of the staff department, the Chu army's subsequent attack direction is likely to be Daliang City.

But there is also another judgment, saying that the Chu army may stick to Chencheng and force us to fight a protracted battle with him there. "

The General Staff Department, an organization established by Zhao Kuo, has been implemented in Zhao's army for many years.

The significance of the existence of the staff department is to help the general deduce the possibility of all wars, check for gaps and fill in the gaps, and provide various plans for the general as a reference for decision-making.

A Zhao general couldn't help but said: "It's normal for Chu people to attack Daliang City, after all, Daliang City is the closest important town in Zhao State to Chu State.

But how did the possibility of the Chu army sticking to it come from? "

The other Zhao Guo generals also had this expression on their faces too much, obviously quite puzzled.

Faced with such doubts, Pang Jian is actually not surprised.

You know, Pang Jian actually came from the staff department. This is mainly because Pang Jian's father, Pang Nuan, worried that he would be killed in battle, so he specifically asked Zhao Kuo to arrange for Pang Jian not to lead troops into battle. staff.

Years of experience in the staff department has given Pang Jian a wealth of theoretical knowledge, and he is also able to calmly answer the questions of these veterans on the battlefield.

Pang Jiandao: "The answer is actually very simple, because the people of Chu are afraid of their lord.

Whether it is Chun Shenjun or Jingyang, they are all defeated by the lord, so when facing the lord, they must be quite scared in their hearts.

In this way, there is a possibility that they will not dare to fight. "

General Zhao Guo continued: "But if they don't fight, how can they win?"

Pang Jian continued to answer: "Because they hope to delay the victory of the Qin State, or create chaos within our Zhao State, so that we can lose sight of the other and give them a chance to defeat our army."

Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "That's the truth.

It's just that although the Chu people's ideas are very good, they have forgotten that this marquis is not so easy to be fooled by them.

Send the order, the whole army will speed up and continue to move south!It's just that, this time our route will give the Chu people a little surprise. "

With that said, Zhao Kuo stood up and walked to the map.

Pang Jian gave up his position very consciously, and handed the baton in Zhao Kuo's hand respectfully.

Zhao Kuo took the baton and landed on Daliang City first: "Here is where we are.

Chencheng in the southeast direction is the place where the Chu people will arrive.

They thought that I would fight them here, but as I said, Zhao Kuo's baton went straight to the south, bypassing Chencheng, and then continued south all the way, crossing almost half of Chu State, In the end, they came to a place: "This Marquis, I want to fight them here! "

When they saw the position Zhao Kuo pointed to with the mouse, all the generals of the Zhao army were shocked.

Because this location is not other places, but Shouchun City, the capital of Chu State!Even Pang Jian, who has been in the staff for many years and is familiar with various tactics and strategies, was dumbfounded.

Pang Jian couldn't help but said: "Master, Shouchun City is 700 miles away from Daliang City!"

The distance of 700 miles is a very long distance in this era, and the so-called distance of a thousand miles is similar.

An example is that the daily marching speed of a normal army is about 20 miles to 30 miles. In other words, it will take up to 700 days to complete 35 miles at this speed.

Considering the fact that an army has to travel a distance of more than 35 days to fight, and most of the distance is in the enemy's territory, this tactic feels extremely crazy.

In other words, these words came from Zhao Kuo's mouth, otherwise others would have already started scolding.

Facing Pang Jian's question, Zhao Kuo smiled and explained.

"The first thing we have to think about is that we are not an army in the traditional sense, because our army is composed of pure cavalry.

For the cavalry, marching 80100 miles a day is a very normal operation.

As for us, since each of our war horses is eyeing the horseshoes, our marching distance can be eh.

Increase to about 120 miles.

At such a marching speed, it would actually take 700 days to reach the 67 miles.

Of course, there is another problem to consider, that is, the factor of the road. Since we have to pass through many cities and rivers along the way, we cannot reach it in 7 days. Maybe this time point will be extended to About 10 days.

But even so, 10 days was enough to catch the Chu people off guard.

Everyone can imagine that the Chu people were waiting for work in Chencheng in the north, quietly waiting for our troops to dispatch, but they suddenly received news that their hometown, Shouchun City, was attacked by us. At this time, the Chu army was Wouldn't the military's morale be in turmoil?

The Chu army is a comprehensive army. They are best at fighting positional warfare. Once they are mobilized, we, as cavalry, can maximize our mobility and easily defeat them in the wild.

Therefore, the most important thing in fighting is to jump out of the conventional framework and fight them outside of their fixed thinking. In this way, how can they defeat us because they completely lack the knowledge of fighting in this situation? "

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, everyone in the handsome tent was shocked.

Pang Jiandeng's eyes widened, and he stared at Zhao Kuo with incredible and admiring eyes.

Pang Jian himself is actually quite proud. After all, his father, Pang Nuan, was the teacher of the legendary He Guanzi, who was also one of the most famous scholars in the Warring States Period, comparable to the famous Guiguzi.

So over the years, because of this kind of family education, Pang Jian has actually gained a lot of limelight in the staff department, so he has the opportunity to stand out and work by Zhao Kuo's side.

Pang Jian thinks that he should be a first-class existence in the world in terms of tactics. It can be said that even compared with Zhao Kuo, there should not be much difference.

But it wasn't until today that he realized that the gap between him and Zhao Kuo was so large. The tactics proposed by Zhao Kuo were completely beyond Pang Jian's expectations, which made Pang Jian feel refreshed and opened up a new world. a feeling of.

Not only that, but as a senior staff officer, Pang Jian thought more about it.

You must know that Zhao Kuo had already specified his request to form an army composed purely of cavalry when he dispatched troops at the beginning.

This shows that Zhao Kuo had already formulated such a war plan according to the situation of this war long before sending troops.

This reminded Pang Jian of a sentence that Zhao Kuo once said, that is, "In the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away."

Isn't Zhao Kuo's performance in front of Pang Jian at this moment the best explanation for this sentence?

Pang Jian feels that there is still much to learn from Zhao Kuo, and there is still a long, long way to go!Seeing the silence of the crowd, Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing.

"If you have any questions, you can ask them now."

One of the generals raised a question: "My lord, I still have another problem. Although each of us has two war horses, the supplies that the horses can carry can only last up to seven days for the people and the horses.

If this time is exceeded, how will we obtain supplies?

You must know that as cavalry, siege is our weakness. "

Zhao Kuo nodded towards the general with a smile, appreciating his courage, and then answered.

"First of all, we can obtain supplies by plundering the rural areas of the Chu people, which is also a very traditional tactic of feeding on the enemy.

Secondly, if the supplies obtained by plundering in rural areas are not enough to maintain, we can also attack local cities.

Indeed, cavalry siege is a weakness, but don't forget that we are different from other cavalry.

Because we have an ace explosive that can cause great damage to the city wall that no other cavalry has ever owned! "

Chapter 1051 Zhao Kuo's march was completely unexpected

Dynamite is an artifact.

Due to the lack of artillery, the function of explosives cannot be revealed in field battles.

After all, the battlefields of field battles are very wide, ranging from ten to twenty miles or even tens of miles. Even if one hundred catties of explosives are buried on such a wide battlefield, it may kill one or two hundred people at a time. It's not worth it.

But it's different in the siege.

According to various previous experiments, as well as Li Mu's actual combat in Linzi City, the results can be obtained, that is, at most three thousand catties of explosives can blow up a great city in the world.

The capital city of Chu State, Shouchun, is different from Linzi. Linzi is the place where people from Qi State have been operating for almost 800 years since the founding of the state, while Shouchun City has only been the capital of Chu State for a year or two.

Linzi needs three thousand catties of explosives, so Shouchun only needs one or two thousand catties at most.

Other various small cities are a matter of three to five hundred catties.

And in Zhao Kuo's military supply warehouse in Daliang City, [-] catties of explosives had already been quietly stored under Zhao Kuo's order!One hundred thousand catties of explosives sounds like a lot. Zhao Kuo is a cavalry soldier and doesn't have a transport carriage. Can he bring it?

Of course.

You must know that Zhao Kuo has a full [-] cavalry under his command, which is just a catty of explosives on everyone's body. How could it be impossible to carry it?