Chapter 177: The War Has Begun
And what made Zhao Yong nervous and angry, so as to change his mind, was the arrival of the envoys of the Yan State.
The envoys of the Yan Kingdom did not come to issue a war letter. Yan Wangxu has always insisted that this is his own family matter, not a national war, there is no need to find that kind of grand emotion, he is not worthy of this little little boy.
But even if it is a family matter, it must be explained, so an envoy was sent, but in fact, it was not an envoy, but a yellow door at home, which was sent to Zhao Yong violently as a reason for his cousin's three attacks.
In the face of a monarch, it was not an envoy but a servant who was sent, which was a huge humiliation for the young and high-spirited Zhao Yong.
And to say that he is disobedient and unfilial is a huge derogatory to his personality.
Zhao Yong was angry because of his grievances, pointed in the direction of Yan Guo, and roared hysterically: "This is a humiliation to me, this is a debasement of my personality, I want to fight you to the death, I want to go to Yandu and question you face to face." ”
Then he ordered the servants to beat this slave of the Yan Kingdom out of order.
"I want to lead the troops to personally conquer the Yan Kingdom, and I can't wait for a moment." Zhao Yong sat down in his place with a snort and gave the order to drive the expedition himself.
Zhao Xing applauded at the time: "If the king can lead the troops to recruit in person, he can stimulate the enthusiasm of the front-line soldiers, and at the same time, let the self-righteous Yan Hao know that Zhao Guo cannot be bullied, and Zhao Jun cannot be bullied." "To say these words is to nail Zhao Yong's decision to death.
Fei Yi opened his mouth, but after thinking about what he said, it was indeed redundant, so he changed the topic: "Since you have decided to start a war against Yan and rescue the turbid deer, how many troops should you send?" The king is the commander, so who is the deputy marshal, this needs to be arranged. ”
Zhao Yongyu was still angry, and said loudly: "Since the war has been decided, it should be sooner rather than later, and at the same time, the old general Yin Qi in front of him has been in a hurry again and again, and he must not delay." Now start to rectify the 50,000 cavalry, the whole army will go north, destroy the enemy in front of the turbidity deer, and then go deep into the Yan country, to Jidu, I want to ask that bastard cousin, why do you meddle with me. Then his eyes turned red, and he sniffled aggrievedly: "Ask my mother, where am I not filial?" ”
In ancient times, people paid attention to honor and integrity, and filial piety came first, and it was a very serious thing to be accused of unfilial piety and disobedience. This will ruin people's reputation, and it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold in the world.
Le Chi stood up sympathetically and denied Zhao Yong's decision: "This time it is to defend the turbid deer, and the cavalry is powerless, and at the same time, my cavalry has just been formed and trained, and there is almost no combat effectiveness, so I refuse to send out cavalry." ”
The orchestra pit is telling the truth. Zhao Xing, who was in a hurry, also had to stand up and explain: "Facing a strong enemy with a sandwich army is equivalent to letting this army go to death, if we let the cavalry who have invested countless money suffer huge losses in this battle, it is not cost-effective." At the same time, General Lechi is very right, the cavalry is only suitable for charging in battle formations, not for defending the city, if we put this expensive army on the defense of the city and consume it in vain, we will not gain more than we lose. ”
Fei Yi thought deeply: "The general and Xingzi are right, if you do that, it is equivalent to sending a young man with our most promising hope to fight a dog slaughterer, which is indeed inappropriate." ”
"Which force do you say you should send?"
Fei Yi said: "According to the old rules, recruit the people of the world." ”
Zhao Xing: "As long as the king takes an army to defend the turbid deer and liberate my 30,000 cavalry, you can firstly guard against the possible raid of the Yan country from the military capital, and secondly, you can also find opportunities to echo the inside and outside of the turbid deer, and annihilate the 200,000 troops of the Yan country under the turbid deer city, and then we will take advantage of the situation to enter the Yan country and force them to pay for the conquest."
To fight a war and fight a war with a foreign country, it must be profitable, which is the recognized principle of various vassal states, and it is also the principle that Zhao Xing adheres to.
After all, Le Chi still felt embarrassed, so he proposed that this time he asked Jun Shang to bring 10,000 iron cavalry, firstly to strengthen Zhao Xing's cavalry strength, and secondly, to test his achievements in this period of training to see what were lacking. After all, it is on paper (at this time there is already Zhao Xing's paper, and this idiom has been established. I still don't have access to first-hand information.
Regarding such a suggestion, Zhao Yong sighed: "The general is really an old man who seeks the country." ”
Zhao Yong thought about it for a while, and then gave up his fantasy of sweeping the world with 50,000 iron horses, and decided categorically to immediately announce to the whole country that the people would respond to the conquest and we would crusade against Yan.
The king's conscription order was issued, and the countryside of Zhao State once again resounded with a rich singing: "Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear, walk with the son, and be with the son." ”
The king is going to recruit troops to fight again, everyone quickly wipe down the weapons and armor and prepare the food and clothing on the road, let's go on the road together, and take care of each other when the time comes.
The singing is generous and tragic, there is no sadness and complaints, some are just heroic. For the Zhao people, fighting a war is a matter of course, and fighting a war is commonplace. Although food is wasted and agricultural time is delayed, the capture of war will make up for these losses and have a surplus. Although his life may be lost on the battlefield, it will also be exchanged for a few years of food and clothing for the family, which is worth it.
So, one by one, out of the villages, one by one conscripted warriors, they wore short clothes, carried the burden of armor and dry food with long ge, carried shields on their backs, swords hung from their waists on the left, and crossbows on the right, waved goodbye to the relatives who had been sent out of the village, promising to bring back the seizures and rewards that would allow the family to live comfortably for a few years, and embarked on the road to the meeting place.
Along the way, the same soldiers continued to join, so that one person became two, three, everyone talked and laughed, looking forward to the victory of the battle, looking forward to the richness of the capture, and then slowly converged into a team. After they finished reporting to the Captain, they were led by the Commander to continue their journey. After that, they merged into a two, and the two Sima solemnly took a roll call, confirmed that there was no escape, and continued to move forward. When they arrived at the assembly site, they gathered into a pawn and continued their march towards the capital. When you arrive in the capital, find the charioteer who commands you. So brigades were formed, then combined into divisions, and finally reorganized into armies.
The mobilization and assembly is so smooth that it seems to be as natural as flowing water, this is no longer a conscription and convergence, this is already a habit, a habit that is natural to the point of being close to innate.
This is the quality of the old **** country.
This time, 100,000 troops were dispatched, and the area of conscription was not large, just around Handan, and in less than 10 days, it was already a neat number.
After the sorcerer prayed and prayed, killed three animals and sacrificed to the ancestors, in the blessings of the ministers and the people, in the humility, Qianqian's reluctant tearful farewell, Zhao Yong and Zhao Xing, who were in bright armor, went hand in hand, and rumbled north with 100,000 Zhao troops. The Battle of Spoon Liang in history, one of the four major battles personally commanded by Zhao Yong, officially broke out.
Zhao Xing felt that he was walking in history.