Zhao Guo, Shuofang County.

Li Mu looked at the cavalry troops in front of him who were slowly moving towards the south like a long dragon, and there was a slight feeling of excitement in his heart.

This time, he will command a full 50,000 cavalry to the south to contain Guanzhong.

That's 50,000 cavalry! It was already the largest cavalry in history.

You are witnessing and making history yourself!

The only thing Li Mu regretted was that the army he commanded was not advancing towards the vast grasslands in the west, but towards the plains in the south.

Although the plain is undoubtedly a more suitable place for cavalry, the cities on the plain are the biggest trouble for cavalry.

The good news is that now Li Mu has obtained a new batch of earth-shattering thunder supplies, and with these things, it can largely make up for the dilemma of Li Mu's troops as a cavalry siege.

In fact, to be honest, even if there was no such earth-shattering thunder, with this cavalry army under Li Mu's own command, he was very confident in fighting with Wang Qian.

As a pioneer general, Yi Qusheng did not run to the forward battalion, but followed Li Mu's side, looking like a personal guard captain.

Li Mu is not surprised by this, anyway, in Li Mu's opinion, in fact, although the pioneer deputy general called Tu Xian is a little stubborn, but he is also a good choice to do things clearly.

"Governor Dadu, tell me, when will my Yiqu Jun title come down?" Yiqusheng looked a little sad.

Li Mu looked at Yiqu Sheng for a moment, and said with a smile: "Why, you want the Governor of Pontus to call you Yiqujun so much?" ”

Yi Qusheng's body trembled, revealing a very serious smile: "No, the Metropolitan Governor misunderstood, even if I become a feudal king, I am also your loyal subordinate!" ”

Yiqu Sheng slapped his chest thumping.

Li Mu snorted, turned his head back, and only sighed after a while, and said, "Actually, I have already told the king about this matter, and the king has already given me an answer." ”

"Oh?" Yiqu Sheng's ears immediately pricked up, and he began to have a tendency to flutter.

Li Mu didn't mean to joke with Yiqu Sheng this time, and said in a deep voice: "Actually, the reason why the king has delayed giving you the title of king is very simple, because don't you want Yiqu City?" The current Yiqu City is not in the hands of our Zhao State. ”

Yiqusheng suddenly realized and slapped his thigh: "I said, so that's the case." ”

Li Mu didn't speak, just looked at Yiqu Sheng quietly.

Yi Qusheng coughed dryly: "That, Metropolitan Governor, I'll go to the front now to see if there's anything going on in the forward battalion, and I'll leave!" ”

Saying that, Yi Qusheng clamped his legs, and the whole person popped out like a sharp arrow.

Zhao Kuo, the deputy general on the side, saw all this in his eyes, and couldn't help but smile and shook his head: "This future Yiqu Jun is really ...... It's very interesting. ”

Li Mu laughed and said: "This is natural, although this person is Yiqu Rong and belongs to the list of Zhuhu, but in fact, his heart is still quite yearning for Chinese civilization, if he is named Yiqu Jun in the future, it is also a good thing for the spread of Chinese culture in Yiqu." ”

Zhao Kuo nodded approvingly and said, "That's true." To be honest, at the beginning, I was also a little dismissive of these Hu people, but after a long time of contact, I found that in fact, they are no different from us, as long as they are more educated, then sooner or later they will be able to become the obedient people of our Zhao State. ”

Li Mu's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "I can't imagine that General Zhao Kuo, as a prince, actually supports my opinion, it's really a bit surprising." ”

Zhao Kuo laughed and said: "Actually, a few years ago, I really didn't think like this, but over the years, I had a lot of experience fighting under the command of the Grand Duke, so I had some contact with these Hu cavalry. To tell the truth, although these Hu cavalry have many fierce instincts, as long as they are strictly controlled, they will become an excellent cavalry, which is beyond the reach of my Zhao cavalry. ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "Yes, that's right." The Zhao people were tall and powerful, but their horsemanship was slightly inferior, making them good candidates for armored cavalry. Although the Hu people are not as tall as the Zhao people, their riding skills are far superior to the Zhao cavalry, and both scouts and light cavalry are excellent choices. In this way, the two can maximize the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. ”

Zhao Kuo listened very attentively, and then nodded in agreement: "The Metropolitan Governor is indeed worthy of being the first cavalry general in the world, and when it comes to the use of cavalry, no one must be able to come out of the right side of the Metropolitan Governor!" ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "General Zhao Kuo, don't put gold on my face, in fact, I just have some small experience." ”

The two talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious for a while.

After a while, Zhao Kuo said: "The Metropolitan Governor led 50,000 cavalry to the south this time, and he didn't just think about containing Wang Qian's subordinates and finishing the matter, right?" ”

Li Mu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and glanced at Zhao Kuo, but found that Zhao Kuo's eyes revealed a bit of fiery meaning.

Li Mu immediately understood, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

To be honest, Li Mu actually understands very well why Handan would match himself with such a deputy general as Zhao Kuo.

On the one hand, it is because Zhao Kuo does know a lot about cavalry, and he is also the commander of the armored cavalry in Handan, which is a real expert. On the other hand, Zhao Kuo is also a general who is more at ease in Handan, and he can play a certain supervisory role by Li Mu's side.

Li Mu was not disgusted by such a supervision, on the contrary, out of some concern, Li Mu welcomed Zhao Kuo's arrival very much.

Li Mu had actually figured it out after Yiqusheng's enlightenment a few days ago, that is, his worries about the king were purely superfluous.

But the problem is that as a minister who is far away from the king, if he is attacked by others in the court and cannot give back his thoughts truthfully, it may also make the king suspicious of himself.

With Zhao Kuo, it would be different, so that Li Mu would have a channel to directly communicate with Handan, especially with his own king.

Therefore, in Li Mu's heart, he wanted to win over Zhao Kuo, and if he could, it was best to let Zhao Kuo serve as the deputy general of the border cavalry corps, and retain a long-term channel that could reach the heavens directly.

Since this is the case, then if there are some things that are inconvenient to say to other subordinates, you can say them to Zhao Kuo.

Li Mu coughed and said: "General Zhao Kuo is right, although the king did order us to find a way to contain Wang Jian this time, but in my opinion, since such an army has been dispatched, then naturally there is no reason to dispatch in vain, if it is possible, I plan to fight with Wang Jian to see how the command ability of this new commander of the Qin army is." ”

Zhao Kuo's eyes brightened even more when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "I am not satisfied with the Metropolitan Governor, I think so too." ”

Of course, Zhao Kuo also wants to make meritorious contributions.

As the eldest son of the famous Ma Fujun Zhao Hao, the pressure on Zhao Kuo has always been very heavy.

After all, his father's aura is there, if Zhao Kuo behaves badly, then not only will he be looked down upon, but it will even endanger the reputation of the deceased Zhao Hao.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo has been working hard all along, striving to make greater contributions to Zhao Guo.

Zhao Kuo has actually grown a lot over the years, most of the time he has enjoyed victories with Zhao Guo, but he has also suffered defeats in Hedong County, all in all, it is a story of laughter and tears.

The current Zhao Kuo can already be said to be a very mature general, but his meritorious heart has never changed.

Because Zhao Kuo's dream has always been to win another feudal position through his own efforts, and prove to the whole world that he is no worse than anyone else!

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Kuo is unwilling to let go of any opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Originally, Zhao Kuo wanted to find an opportunity to persuade Li Mu, but he didn't expect Li Mu's meaning to coincide with himself, which made Zhao Kuo overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "I don't know what the plan of the metropolitan governor is?" ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "There is indeed a plan, just ask General Zhao Kuo to give me a staff officer." ”

When Zhao Kuo heard that Li Mu's plan was all in place, his heart was even more determined, and he hurriedly said: "Please also ask the general to come and come." ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Now that the task given to us by the king is to contain Wang Qian, then the first thing we have to do is naturally find a way to transfer Wang Jian back." ”

Zhao Kuo nodded approvingly: "Not bad." So is the Metropolitan Governor planning to attack Xianyang City? ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "I have already broken through Xianyang City twice, if I attack Xianyang City again this time, I am afraid that the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State will not give this opportunity again." Although 50,000 cavalry is a lot, if it is used to attack Xianyang, it is still a little insufficient. ”

Zhao Kuo thought about it and agreed with Li Mu's words.

Although Li Mu had attacked Xianyang City twice in a row before, the two times he broke the city were all through surprise attacks, not openly.

If cavalry is used for frontal siege, then it looks stupid.

"By the way, isn't there a sky-shattering thunder?" Zhao Kuo said suddenly.

Li Mu shook his head and said, "The Heaven-Shaking Thunder is useful for a small city like Yiqu City, but it is useless for a big city like Xianyang. According to the craftsmen, the craftsmen in Handan City are still improving the craftsmanship of the Heaven-Shaking Thunder, and it is still unknown when the results will be obtained. ”

Zhao Kuo sighed a little disappointed and said, "Since this is the case, then what should I do?" ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "In fact, in addition to Xianyang City, there is another place that belongs to the place where Wang Jian is very likely to go to the rescue, I plan to attack that place to force Wang Jian to come back, and then have a decisive battle with Wang Jian in the wild!" ”

Zhao Kuo perked up and hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask the Grand Duke, where is this place?" ”

Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "This place is—"