In Yunzhong County, most of them are herdsmen.

Here and Yanmen County, are the most important animal husbandry area of Zhao State, it is here for Zhao State to continuously transport war horses, to create Zhao State brave knights, has been large-scale chariots, even, Zhao State also here to raise a large number of cattle and sheep, this is also a very important resource of Zhao State, cattle farming technology has been fully promoted at this moment, a strong ploughing cow, can top dozens of young and strong, and sheep do not need to mention, King Zhao's banquet is very much in need of these sheep.

It's just that it has been harassed from the outside for a long time, Donghu, Linhu, Xiongnu, they often go south to plunder, they want to rob the cattle, sheep and horses of Zhao, and there is to capture Zhao people as slaves, in order to deal with these enemies who come and go like the wind, Zhao has not dared to take it lightly, Zhao learned the practice of the Qin people, but also to absorb the Hu population, and find a way to turn them into Zhao people, a large number of Hu people are in the clouds and Yanmen, and gradually integrate into Zhao and become the people of Zhao.

Zhao Kuo's disciple Di is such a situation.

In this regard, the Qin people did the most thoroughly, they set up Yi Dao, encouraged intermarriage, the original fierce Xirong, became today's old Qin people... This is also the reason why the countries say that the Qin State is a barbarian, of course, it is not only the Qin State that is like this, but also the Yan State, the Zhao State, and the Chu State will absorb the Hu people around them, and it will take a long time to turn them into their own people and increase the population of their own countries.

The Hu people grow on horseback, every time they go south to raid the Yanmen in the clouds, they come and go like the wind, the cavalry quickly passes through the defense line of the soldiers of Zhao State, after plundering and killing, and then quickly returns, the chariots of Zhao State cannot catch up with them, the infantry cannot stop them, only knights, can fight with them, but the knights of Zhao State, riding skills are not as good as these Hu people, which makes Zhao State helpless against these Hu people.

It wasn't until the Zhao people changed their clothes and began to learn that the Hu people pulled a bow and shot arrows on horseback, which changed the situation that the Zhao people were helpless against the Hu people, but in fact, after the Zhao State passed this series of changes, it was still unable to break these Hu people, the Hu people did not have a fixed residence, everyone was good at riding, and there were many horses, so the Zhao State could only be forced to defend, build fortifications, and use cavalry to hold the other party hostage, and not give the other party the opportunity to plunder.

In the clouds, the people of Yanmen are not given for nothing, in fact, most of them are also Lin Hu, Donghu, and even the Huns, but they just live in the territory of Zhao State, every time the Hu people outside the country plunder, they will encounter the desperate resistance of these "barbarians" in Zhao State, cattle and sheep are their everything, they also grow on horseback, how can the enemy easily snatch away the materials? Therefore, the outcome of the two sides must be endless, and the population of Yunzhong County and Yanmen County is getting smaller and smaller.

Every time a large number of herdsmen in Zhao are killed, the local county guard will be punished by King Zhao, probably because this directly affects whether King Zhao's banquet is sumptuous, therefore, everyone in Zhao regards the official position of Biansai as a disaster, only the most unfortunate people will be sent here, when Li Mu was sent here by Wei Wuji, everyone also speculated whether Li Mu offended Wei Wuji.

"General! Checkmate!! ”

"Hu Ren is here again!! The scouts reported that a large number of Hu cavalry had been gathered in the northeast. There are twelve beacons calling for help... I can't count the number of enemies! ”

Li Mu was standing on the school field practicing the soldiers, when he saw his lieutenant rushing in, and said hurriedly. The soldiers were in an uproar, but Li Mu was extraordinarily calm, he just looked at these young people in front of him, Li Mu summoned a large number of young men in Yunzhong County to practice, these are strong men, he asked each county to increase the intensity of drills, increase the number of people to conduct drills, and deal with the enemy's attacks.

At this moment, hearing the adjutant general's words, Li Mu said without thinking: "Please do what I order." ”

The adjutant general clenched his fists and said seriously: "General... Please, I'll be out of the way..."

"Do as I command!" , Li Mu turned around, stared at him deadly, the deputy was stared at him, some speechless, gritted his teeth, bowed to him, and then walked out, but a few generals who were training the soldiers sighed, they really didn't understand what happened to the brave General Li Mu at the beginning. When General Li Mu first arrived, because of his age, no one respected him, and they all thought that he was just a noble son who had come to mix military merits.

However, soon, Li Mu showed his brave side, he summoned the cavalry in the clouds, attacked the Hu people who came to plunder, through less than 6,000 knights, stunned to defeat more than 30,000 Hu people, after this battle, no one in the clouds dared to underestimate this young general, after that, Li Mu must fight first, never retreated once, repelled countless invasions of the Hu people, that is, the Hu people, but also learned the prestige of the general.

However, since the previous year, Li Mu has suddenly changed.

When he once again repelled the attack of the Hu people, he stood in front of those comrades who had died in battle, thought seriously, and after returning to the camp, he issued a new order: "If the Hu people invade, they must quickly gather their men and horses and retreat into the camp to hold on, and those who dare to go out to meet the battle will be executed." Everyone was stunned, what does this mean? Subsequently, Li Mu added a lot of fortifications, set up more beacon towers, and sent a lot of scouts.

He slaughtered cattle and sheep every day to reward the soldiers, and he was deeply loved by the soldiers.

However, as he said, every time the Hu people invaded, the beacon gave a warning, Li Mu immediately let the herdsmen return to the city, and ordered all parts of the country to defend and not to fight, the Hu people repeatedly invaded, but did not get any benefits, and the Hu people did not know why the generals of Zhao suddenly became so timid, but they gradually became arrogant.

After Li Mu took these countermeasures, he asked all localities to gather young people to conduct drills, and gave rewards to these soldiers who came to practice. In today's countries, there is no difference between soldiers and ordinary people, and all adult males are required to receive military training and prepare for war, which Qin State has done in the most detail, because he has a perfect household registration system to assist the service system.

However, in Zhao State, the drills in various places are different, some places are just pretending, and they are not like the Qin State to train the people with all their might, Li Mu is in the clouds, that is, he has adopted the practice of the Qin people, and the adult men must be gathered to practice. Now, the soldiers no longer have to follow Li Mu to die, of course, the Hu people can't grab anything, but this still has a great impact on Li Mu's reputation.

The generals of Zhao State stationed in the clouds said: Li Mu was frightened by the Hu people and never dared to fight again.

And the Hu people are even more so, they all say that the chief general of Zhao is a timid and cowardly villain.

His fame spread to the State of Zhao, and the nobles laughed at his behavior, and even someone had already impeached this cowardly general who had lost face in front of the King of Zhao, and the King of Zhao was naturally furious and wanted to punish him, but General Lian Po persuaded him, and General Lian Po said to King Zhao: Li Mu was in Wu'an City, facing the Qin people who were several times his size, and he was not afraid, how could he be afraid of the Hu people? This must have been a ploy he wanted to exterminate the Hu people.

King Zhao knew that it was Ma Fujun who recommended Li Mu to serve as the lieutenant of Yunzhong County, so he did not punish him again, but he didn't think much of this young general in his heart.

Li Mu stood straight in the school field, walking among the soldiers, helping the soldiers master the correct way of archery, he was very serious, and no longer as amiable as he was at the beginning, but the soldiers were more supportive of him, Li Mu often rewarded them with cattle and sheep, and also rewarded the young and strong who participated in the drill, and the soldiers accepted his reward, but they were not able to fight for him, which made the soldiers feel a little uneasy.

Several generals in the distance gathered together, and they didn't know what they were talking about, but they just looked at Li Mu from time to time, their eyes full of disdain.

Just when Li Mu instructed a soldier on how to shoot the target, the soldier put down the bow and arrow in his hand, looked at Li Mu seriously, and said, "General, please allow us to fight.... We accepted your reward for no reason, but we didn't defeat the enemy for you...", Li Mu was a little surprised, glanced at him, and continued: "Then practice archery well, and after you can accurately shoot the straw man fifty steps away, I will take the second and third sons to battle." ”

"Yui!!" vp

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At this moment, Zhao Kuo also came to Tiandan's courtyard. During these days, he has been visiting his friends, and in addition, he has also gone to worship Lin Xiangru, Le Yi, he is about to leave Handan, return to Mafu, before going back, he feels that he should come to visit Tiandan. When he arrived at the door of Tian Dan's house, he happened to see Tian Dan's retainers throwing things out of the door.

Zhao Kuo got out of the carriage, stood aside, and saw some exquisite cloths sprinkled on the ground, coins of Qi State, and even swords and the like, before he could ask, he saw Tian Dan's retainers open their arms, pushing the two middle-aged people step by step, pushing them out of the door, and then slamming the door shut. The two scribes looked a little helpless, and after a few quick words in Qi language, they ignored the gifts that had been spilled on the ground, and turned away.

Seeing Zhao Kuo on the side, the two people leaned over and saluted, and Zhao Kuo also saluted, and the two walked away.

Zhao Kuomu saw them leave, and then walked to the door and knocked on the door. A sharp voice immediately came from inside the door, using Qi language, it seemed to be scolding, the tone was very high-pitched, the retainer opened the door viciously, and when he saw Zhao Kuo behind the door, the whole person was stunned, Zhao Kuo asked with a smile: "Is Tian Gong at home?" I'm here to visit him. The retainer apparently recognized the young man, and hurriedly bowed to him, and then invited him into the house.

Walking into the courtyard, Zhao Kuo was waiting here, and after a while, the retainer walked out of the inner room and walked in with him.

Tian Dan was kneeling in the inner room, holding a bamboo slip, and saw Zhao Kuo walking in, motionless, as if he didn't see him, Zhao Kuo bowed and saw him, and sat in front of him without waiting for Tian Dan to say anything, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Tian Gong, you are still so strong." Zhao Kuo smiled, and put aside the gift he brought, he didn't wear a cloth or anything like that, but just brought some bamboo slips that he copied, which recorded some of his own thoughts.

He said, "Please don't throw these gifts out again." ”

Tian Dan slowly raised his head, looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him, and then asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

"I'm here to see you."

"Heh, I don't have any friendship with you."

"I will not forget that you helped me out of the siege in the palace."

"That's because of Lin Xiangru's persuasion, I hate you." , Tian Dan said coldly.

Han Fei, who was sitting behind Zhao Kuo, suddenly stood up, his hand on the hilt of the sword, Zhao Kuo hurriedly turned his head and motioned for him to sit down, Han Fei sat down, Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "Whether you hate me or not, you have helped me, I should come to visit you." Tian Dan frowned and didn't say anything more, Zhao Kuo asked about his physical condition again, and talked about some things he had encountered recently, but Tian Dan never said a word.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Kuo stood up, said goodbye to Tiandan, and prepared to leave.

"Are you here to have mercy on me?" , Tian Dan suddenly asked.

Zhao Kuo looked at him blankly, speechless.

"I think you'd better mind your own business... Do you think that no one will murder you as a wise man like you? You can go to the palace and ask the king if anyone has impeached you. ”

"I don't care if anyone impeaches me..."

"I know, you are the great sage of Zhao Kingdom, and the lord loves you so much, how can he punish you?"

"Remember, though. The more prestige you have now, the more dangerous your situation becomes, and the easier it is to trust others, and the belief that everyone treats others with kindness is your biggest flaw. Tian Dan said, he squinted his eyes and whispered: "Handan is a more dangerous battlefield, here, you have a more terrible enemy than Bai Qi..."

Zhao Kuo said that he was taught, and left here.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw Wei Wuji rushing towards here in a carriage, and seeing Zhao Kuo in front of him, Wei Wuji jumped out of the carriage, walked quickly to his side, and said seriously: "Chang'anjun." ”

"What?"

"The assassin who assassinated Dong Chengzi, and the assassin who assassinated Lou Zhuan, have all met with Chang'anjun before."

"But... Why did he do it? ”

"Chang'anjun was riding in the downtown some time ago... hit and injured a few people, and it was Lou Yan who was passing by who sent someone to arrest him and send him to Dong Chengzi... Dong Chengzi convicted him and made him pay compensation, and he was very angry..."

"The few people who received the compensation are all missing, and the bodies of two of them have been found outside the city..."

Zhao Kuo clenched his fists, his eyes burning with anger.