Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Way Home

The elite knights brought by Lou Chang were the first to walk out of Bairen, and behind them were those old soldiers. Zhao Kuo rode a horse and walked in the position of the Chinese army, the chariot was no longer repaired, at least, Ge was not repaired, Ge missed his friend Du very much at the moment, according to his words, if Du was here, there was only one wheel left in the chariot, and he could repair it as new.

The people of Bairen spontaneously came to say goodbye, the people followed Ma Fuzi, walking all the way, Dong Chengzi was also in the Chinese army, he was going to Handan to receive the reward, seeing the people say goodbye to Zhao Kuo like this, he was really envious in his heart, with his identity, he had never been so respected by the people in his life. Zhao Kuo said goodbye to these people several times and told them that they didn't have to send them anymore, but the people just refused to go back, and followed the army for several miles, and then reluctantly watched Ma Fuzi go away.

Dong Chengzi originally wanted to learn some art of war from Zhao Kuo, but Xu Li did not give him this opportunity.

Xu Li also followed Zhao Kuo's side, walking in the Chinese army, Xu Li had followed Zhao Hao to fight, all kinds of experience is extremely rich, Zhao Kuo kept him by his side, and asked him about war, such as marching, making stoves, camping and so on. Xu Li served as Zhao Hao's deputy general in the past, although he did not have the talent of Zhao Hao, but in these details, it was more than enough to be Zhao Kuo's teacher.

Xu Li was very patient, and told Zhao Kuo a lot of his experience over and over again, he said: "When camping, it is usually surrounded by chariots to form a city wall, and the soldiers rest inside, but many people will make the wall more compact, they will stick the chariots tightly together, which is not right, if it is attacked, the chariot will be stuck, unable to move, and the chariot needs enough space." ”

"The same is true when marching, pay attention to the spacing, when arranging the formation, the chariots should be dispersed, a chariot is damaged, blocking the road, it will cause more damage to the chariots, as you said, the chestnut belly is not a person who understands war at all, the chariots are all gathered in the Chinese army, so close, in the event of an attack, how can you react, the chariot should be used as the main force, follow the arrangement of the army, and disperse in the army."

"In the event of a war, it is reasonable for the infantry to follow the chariot and charge."

"Also, in order to make it easier for the grain camp to make food nearby, what if there is a strong wind and the fire spreads, and the grain and grass are burned? Grain and grass are easy to burn. ”

Xu Li couldn't say anything about the exquisite arrangement, he could only tell Zhao Kuo some of the most coarse, but very practical little knowledge. Zhao Kuo was just listening at first, but as Xu Li said more and more, Zhao Kuo also picked up the bamboo slip and recorded what Xu Li said one by one. Xu Li's performance was a little weird, as if he was in a hurry to instill everything he knew to Zhao Kuo, and along the way, he never stopped, repeating it over and over again.

"Father Zhong, you are also tired, it is better to rest for a while, and when you return to Zhao Kingdom, you can continue to tell me."

"No, I'm afraid I'll forget, these are very useful knowledge, you have to listen carefully!"

Since Xu Li said so, Zhao Kuo naturally would not object, so this army did not rush to return to Handan, with the assistance of Xu Li, the army of thousands of people became the "guinea pig" of Ma Fuzi, Zhao Kuo personally arranged their camp, everything about the march, Xu Li watched from the sidelines, as long as there was any mistake, Xu Li would scold Zhao Kuo very harshly, completely ruthless.

Zhao Kuo was not angry, not to mention that Xu Li was an elder who had a relationship with his father, even if he was not, he could teach himself so harshly, it was also to make himself master faster, he should be grateful instead of complaining. In the process of marching, Zhao Kuo constantly changed the formation, including the protection of the two sides and the control of the rear army. He sent scouts to inspect the five miles ahead, and Xu Li severely reprimanded him, this is wrong, it should be ten to fifteen miles!

Xu Li told Zhao Kuo everything he knew, from the chariot, to the cavalry, from the siege to the defense of the city, poor Zhao Kuo missed his chariot extraordinarily, riding a horse, there was no way to record what Xu Li said, he could only sit in front of the bonfire at night to record, Xu Li told a lot, but Zhao Kuo did not remember everything.

Getting closer and closer to Handan, when the outline of Handan gradually became clear, and the welcoming team also showed its figure, Xu Li finally did not continue, he looked into the distance, and suddenly said: "What I said, although it is not a subtle art of war, but it is very useful knowledge, you can read it several times, and keep these in mind, of course, what I said is not necessarily right, if you find something wrong, you can modify it yourself." ”

Zhao Kuo frowned and asked, "Father Zhong, what happened?" ”

Xu Li smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just that because of your achievements, you are more aware of your age, so that's the case." ”

"Father, please don't say that, if the lord takes you as his general, you will definitely be able to do better than me."

"No... I don't have the courage to charge a few thousand men against a hundred thousand. ”

Zhao Kuo clearly saw that the knights who opened the way in the distance turned over and dismounted, showing a respectful appearance, and their performance could only prove one thing, King Zhao personally went out of the city to greet him. The knights led their horses into the city, and many people gathered in the city of Handan, and these people couldn't help but cheer when they saw the victorious king.

"It is worthy of being a warrior who can defeat the Yan people, and he is really burly and strong!"

The people admired, but the knights mostly bowed their heads in shame, for they had done nothing. The vanguard army has entered the city, and the Chinese army has also rushed to the gate of the city, and saw the king of Zhao who was tiptoeing into the distance from a distance, Zhao Kuo got off the horse, led the horse, and walked towards the king of Zhao, and the soldiers continued to walk into the city from the side. They should have gathered in the school yard outside the city, but because the large army is now the elite of Handan.

And these elite school yards are in Handan City, so the rest of the soldiers also have to go to the school yard in Handan to rest, and when the officials verify their information, they can go home.

"Mafuko!" , King Zhao finally saw Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo in military uniform, looked more handsome and mighty, those ministers who accompanied King Zhao, saw Zhao Kuo at the moment, they were stunned for a moment, that kind of majestic momentum, like the former Ma Fu Jun, Zhao Kuo led the horse, came to the front of King Zhao, bowed down to King Zhao, King Zhao hurriedly helped him up, and said with a smile: "The widow's Ma Fu Jun is back!" ”

King Zhao grabbed Zhao Kuo's hand tightly, looking excited, since he ascended the throne, how could Zhao have had such a victory? Attacking 100,000 people with thousands of people, and winning a victory, he has such a fierce general, what are you afraid of Qin State! Another day, Zhao Kuo will be sent to break through Hangu Pass and capture King Qin alive! King Zhao smiled, held Zhao Kuo's hand, and walked to the chariot on the side, Zhao Kuo was a little surprised.

King Zhao asked Zhao Kuo to stand on the right side of the car, and then said to the driver: "Enter the city!" ”

With the king in the same car, this is quite a great honor, King Zhao's chariot is very luxurious, two laps larger than Zhao Kuo's chariot, pulled by six horses, originally, the posture of these six horses, is Zhou Tianzi's specifications, but now, no one puts Zhou Tianzi in his eyes, the princes use Jiuding to eat, out of the six horses to drive, the etiquette is broken. The one who drove for King Zhao was Handan Ling Zhao Li.

King Zhao was very moved when he learned that the son of his distant relative Zhao Li died on the battlefield, so he gave Zhao Li a lot of rewards and asked him to drive for himself, this is not an insult, not everyone can drive for the monarch, Zhao Kuo also saw Zhao Li, Zhao Li smiled and nodded to Zhao Kuo. The chariot slowly drove into Handan City, and the people knelt down on both sides, shouting excitedly for Ma Fujun.

King Zhao was even more joyful, smiling at them, showing the demeanor of a benevolent monarch who loved the people.

Zhao Kuo stood on the chariot, looking at the cheers and admiration of the people, he did not have the joy after the victory, he saw clearly the tears on Zhao Li's smiling face. The deep bitterness in his heart made him unable to smile.

The joy of King Zhao, the cheers of the people, the bitterness of Zhao Kuo, and the tears of Zhao Li constitute a rare triumphant picture.