Chapter 38: A Visitor from Handan
On the second day, the Changping front line was unusually calm, and after the failure of the raid on Changping Pass, I didn't know what Bai Qi was doing, anyway, he didn't attack the Danzhuling defense line again.
Zhao Kuo sat in his own Chinese army tent as usual, and continued to study Bai Qi's command art at Changping Pass.
Although his current command of the military formation is far inferior to Bai Qi, this does not affect him from studying the command of his opponent and finding any minor loopholes.
Now he just wants to pick these details one by one from the battlefield, put them together, and wait until the next battle to become his own capital to defeat the opponent.
At this time, Teng walked in from the outside and interrupted Zhao Kuo's train of thought: "General, there is a guest visiting Handan, saying that you asked him to come over before." ”
When Zhao Kuo heard this, he instantly understood who was coming, and he said a little eagerly: "Quick, invite him in!" ”
Not long after, a young man with a small stature and mediocre appearance walked in, but judging from his face, he was the same age as Zhao Kuo.
But it is the one in front of him, who has created a lot of idioms in the original history, and Mao Sui recommended himself, was sharp, stood out, had a three-inch tongue, and was all said to be the great talent in front of him.
Zhao Kuo stood up from his seat, walked up to Mao Sui and grabbed his hands: "Sir, I have been thinking about it day and night, and I finally look forward to Mr. ”
Zhao Kuo's enthusiasm made Mao Sui very uncomfortable, he looked through his memories, he had never seen Zhao Kuo, such enthusiasm was really very suspicious.
At this time, Mao Sui suddenly remembered that there was a prevalent preference for men among the magnates of various countries, and the general of the Zhao army in front of him would not have such an idea.
Thinking of this, he silently pulled out his grabbed hands, and took a few steps back vigilantly: "I don't know what the general asked Mao Sui to come to the front line of Danzhuling, what did he do?" ”
Zhao Kuo didn't know what the other party was thinking, if he knew that he would kill Mao Sui in front of him.
He looked at Mao Sui excitedly, his own step really relied on the other party's three-inch tongue: "I have always heard that there is a Mao Sui among the guests of the Plains Monarch, and this person's talent is amazing. Therefore, I invited Mr. to come here to help me defeat the tiger wolf Qin State. ”
Although Mao Sui is confident, he still has this self-knowledge, the military formation is not his forte, and he doesn't want to work with the chief general in front of him who seems to like male style: "The general is falsely praised, Mao Sui knows nothing about the military formation, I'm afraid it will be difficult to help the general." ”
Seeing that Mao Sui was about to leave, Zhao Kuo hurriedly pulled him and pressed him to the seat next to him: "Mr. go slowly, I don't know what Mr. thinks of this Changping war?" ”
Although Mao Sui usually practiced the art of martial arts, where would he be training Zhao Kuo's opponent since he was a child, and he was pressed on the seat without any resistance.
Mao Sui sighed helplessly, it seemed that he would not be able to leave for a while: "General, the king is greedy and swallows the poison of the party offered by Feng Ting, so that such a war that could have been avoided will happen." ”
"At this time, Huayang Jun Feng Ting is in the heavy camp, and Mr. needs to be cautious." Zhao Kuo heard Mao Sui mention the names of King Zhao Xiaocheng and Feng Ting without hesitation, so he could only remind him.
"Hmph, even if Feng Ting is in front of me, I dare to say so, he is just driving the wolf and devouring the tiger, and he wants to use Shangdang and a county to protect their Korea."
"Sir, let's put aside the past first, and at this time the Changping War has already happened. Sir, can you have a good strategy to defeat the tiger wolf Qin State on the other side? Zhao Kuo really didn't want to argue with Mao Sui about right or wrong in this regard, so he could only change the topic and continue to ask.
"It's not easy to rely on the strength of my Zhao Kingdom alone to resist the Tiger Wolf Qin State. For today's plan, only by uniting Chu and Wei, which hated Qin, would there be a glimmer of opportunity. Mao Sui was silent for a long time, and he couldn't see through how he could resist Qiang Qin.
"I have a plan, but I need the full cooperation of Mr., is Mr. willing to help me?" Zhao Kuo looked at Mao Sui's simple face and threw out an olive branch.
Mao Sui looked at Zhao Kuo's transparent eyes, and gradually understood in his heart. This Zhao army commander came to him for the strategy in his mouth, and he suddenly became interested, what kind of strategy can he use himself?
"Oh, I want to hear about it."
"Sun Tzu once said, the first army to attack the plan, the second to attack the enemy, the second to attack the army, and then the next to attack the city. In Kuo's opinion, it is very unwise to fight to the death with the Qin State in Changping, you must know that the Qin State's Bai Qi alone talks about its field command, and no one in the Six Kingdoms can easily say that it can win, even if there are very few who can hold it. Zhao Kuo couldn't help but sigh when he talked about whiteness, this person has become brilliant in the military, and no one can defeat this person on the battlefield.
After hearing this, Mao Sui was a little puzzled, and he asked: "As far as I know, it is only their left chief Wang Yu who commands this battle in the Qin State, what does it have to do with Bai Qi?" ”
"Hmph, can't Mr. see who is spreading the rumor that the Qin State is only afraid of me Zhao Kuo in Handan?" Zhao Kuo snorted coldly with disdain, very disdainful of the Qin people's methods.
Mao Sui thoroughly thought about the causes and consequences of everything, he sighed and said: "General, if the opposite side is really white, we still have time to retreat!" ”
"Retreat? There is no way to retreat, the king has gathered all the grain and grass of Zhao and the strong men to this place in Changping, do you know what will happen if I take a step back? ”
"This?"
"We will be bitten by Bai Qi, and finally surrounded by more than 500,000 troops of the Qin army in the vast land of Shangdang County, and in the end, none of them will be able to leave Zhao State! Besides, will I be spared by going back to the king? ”
Mao Sui was speechless by Zhao Kuo's words, in fact, in his heart, sacrificing Zhao Kuo alone to protect the 400,000 troops of Zhao State was an absolutely cost-effective thing. In this era of war, as long as people are still there, why worry about the country not prospering.
Zhao Kuo seemed to see through what Mao Sui was thinking, and continued to speak: "Even if I sacrifice my life, how much grain and grass can the country take out to feed the extra 400,000 people now, and the final result is not starvation? ”
Mao Sui was completely persuaded by Zhao Kuo this time, and the 400,000 army of Zhao had no way to retreat, and there was only one way to defeat Qin in front of them. Only by defeating the Qin State can the world be shocked and give the Zhao State another chance to breathe.
Thinking of this, Mao Sui stood up from his seat and shook his head at Zhao Kuo: "Mao Sui admires the courage of the general to confront Qiang Qin, what is the use of Mao Sui's place Although the famous words, Mao Sui is willing to serve the work of dogs and horses!" ”