Chapter 33 The Generals

Lian Wu knelt there, his lips were glutinous and he wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to refute Xun Qian, his face turned red for a while, and his expression was out of shape. Li Yan saw that Xun was really sick, and everyone he saw had to put on a "theory of sexual evil" and "argument of the king", although he had the name of a prodigy, but he often couldn't get off the stage. He hurriedly said: "Senior brother said just now that he came by order, do you know what happened?" ”

Lian Wu was diverted from the topic by Li Yan, and finally resolved the embarrassment, he was grateful, thought for a while, and said: "I heard earlier that the king has convened ministers many times to discuss the matter of going south to attack Wei, but I don't know what the result is. But as far as I know, many ministers, such as Master Fei Yi and Captain Wu Guangguo, are all in favor of going north. Presumably, the summoning of all the generals this time may also have something to do with this matter. After all, Junshan had not been pro-government before, and many things could not be done. ”

"I see!" Li Yan was surprised by what he said. He came from the north and knew that the trouble of Zhongshan was the biggest problem of Zhao. How many times have I dreamed of leading the army of Zhao State and approaching Zhongshan. However, Zhao Suhou's strategy of first plotting the Central Plains and then seeking Zhongshan made his dream run aground again and again, but he didn't expect that this time, the young monarch would have the hope that he would achieve his lifelong wish.

Sure enough, the next day, after the end of the court meeting, generals such as Zhao Zhuang and Zhao Qi, Lian Wu, Li Yan and other lieutenants were all invited to the Longtai side hall. Before Zhao Yong ascended the throne, this was the place where he handled political affairs, and after he became pro-government, as his office, he was responsible for meeting some important people alone. And now, Zhao Yong has made some changes here.

When Zhao Zhuang walked into the side hall with a group of generals, he was immediately shocked by the layout of the side hall.

The hall of the entire side hall was originally arranged according to the needs of the reception, with several cases and various decorations, and luxurious curtains were hung around it, and spices were burned on the main hall. Moreover, there are also a lot of palace people and eunuchs here, and there are generally about ten people serving in a hall.

And now, in the hall of the entire side hall, the luxurious curtain has been removed, and the swords crossed on the left and right are hung, a total of eight pairs, four pairs on the left and right, and the solemn atmosphere of the whole room is vividly expressed.

The wall facing the gate was originally the seat of the king. Now, a black curtain hangs there, but from the corner where the wind blows and dances, you can see that there is a mystery behind it.

All the cases in the middle have been removed, and in their place is a rectangular object covered with a black curtain, but judging from the undulations of the curtains, what is covered below should not be a plane, but something else.

On both sides of the rectangular object, the previous cases were replaced with stools and tables. Between two chairs with backrests, there is a rectangular table. It seems that it means two people using a table. They were some distance away from the covered cuboid in the middle, but sitting in a chair, they should be able to see any part of the cuboid clearly.

The entire main hall looked very serious, removing too many flashy things, and there was not even a single palace person, which seemed very empty.

Just when several people were stunned, Zhao Yong walked in from the gate of the side hall, followed by Wu Guang, Fei Yi, and Zhao Bao. Many times, as long as it involves major national affairs, the core authority of Zhao State is these three people, and Zhao Cheng and Lou Chuan also occasionally participate.

Although the generals and lieutenants were a little stunned at first, when they saw Zhao Yong, they still came back to their senses and hurriedly came to bow and salute. After Zhao Yong asked them to excuse themselves, he said to everyone: "Today's court meeting, summoning all the generals and captains to meet with each other, there are important matters to discuss. As he spoke, he nodded to Zhao Guang who was following the team, Zhao Guang comprehended, walked behind Zhao Yong, in front of the black curtain, and slammed the curtain, revealing the true face inside. After everyone saw it, they all took a breath of cold air. I saw that above, the mountains and rivers are like, the place name is clear, and in the particularly important place, it is also marked with a red pen.

This turned out to be a complete map of the territory of Zhao and Zhongshan!

"As you can see, this is the entire map of the territory of Zhao and Zhongshan. After today, our Zhao State will focus on attacking Zhongshan and postpone the strategic intention of going south. Zhao Yong said, walked to the map, pointed to the area of Lin Di, Lishi, and Zhongyang in the northwest of Zhao State, and said slowly: "Qin is based on the land west of the river, and looks at our country. In the twenty-second year of the emperor's reign, he attacked me from the west of the river and captured this place. The first monarch raised the strength of the whole country and took it back. It is the importance of this place that cannot be overstated. ”

Zhao Yong paused and pointed to Wei County in the northeast direction: "Together with Dai County, this place and Dai County have built a defense line to resist Yan and Zhongshan, which is the main direction for our country to resist Sanhu, Yan and Zhongshan. As he spoke, he gestured at the map, "In addition, the mountains and rivers here are far better than the Central Plains, and the pastures and grasslands are abundant. It is very suitable for raising horses, and it is an important strategic resource base, which must not be missed. ”

Li Yan nodded, he was originally from the Di clan, and later naturalized Zhao Guo and served as the captain. Because of his deep knowledge of the habits of the Di people, he and his father Li Shan gradually became the main resistance force of the Zhao State in the north. In his opinion, Zhao would rather not go south than lose the northern territories, otherwise, he would fall into the same exhausting end as Wei.

Zhao Yong said on the stage again that the generals below are all people who stand alone, and of course they are no strangers to what Zhao Yong said. However, Zhao Yongke, who was standing on it, had a lot of hard work, he was now purely on paper, and there was no practical meaning at all, and the content was also slowly learned in the process of learning from Feiyi and others.

He stood on it and talked eloquently, trying his best to show that he was not timid, after all, he had made such a big formation, if he let these people go like this, I am afraid that he would become a laughing stock, and he would lose face. It was because he settled down, slowly regained the posture of talking eloquently in front of customers, and continued.

"Yes, after discussing with Master Fei, Wu Guowei, and Zhao Xiangbang, Lone decided to give up going south and go north instead. With the county as the center, the county was established, and a person was appointed as the county guard, who was actually responsible for the affairs of the county and led the troops and horses. It was mainly responsible for preventing the invasion of Yan and Sanhu, and hoarding horses to prepare for the south to Zhongshan. ”

At this time, Wu Guang interjected at the right time: "Because there is a Rong government, I can only talk with the king, and I decided to appoint a person to be the general of this place, who is responsible for acting as the county Rong government." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole hall burst into activity. The government of a county, this is a great right. Although many of you here are at the level of generals, since the Northern Expedition to Zhongshan has become a national policy, as the Daijun of the Great Front, it must have considerable rights. Once the Northern Expedition is formed, he will also be the commander of the Northern Route Army.

Zhao Yong smiled slightly, it seemed that the military heart was available, and nodded to Wu Guang beside him. Wu Guang understood, signaled everyone to be quiet, and after looking around at the generals, he said with a smile: "General Zhao Xi, and Niu Jian and Li Yan, listen to the order." ”

Li Yan heard about the establishment of the Dai County, and he was also eager to try, wanting to fight for this Dai Jun position, he was not obsessed with power, but stationed in the north for generations, knowing that Zhongshan and Sanhu were hidden dangers that Zhao had to remove. And he set his ambition early, and he wished to step on Zhongshan and expel Sanhu all his life.

However, he knew that he was less qualified, not only did he have several generals in front of him, but there were also many senior lieutenants, and it seemed that this time, he was accompanying someone to watch the show. So when Wu Guang called his name, he was slightly stunned, and subconsciously clasped his fists and saluted, but heard Wu Guang say: "Let Zhao Xi be appointed as the general of the acting county, responsible for the acting county and the government, and assist the county guard to do a good job in the defense of the county." ”

"Honorable Order!" Zhao Xi is a veteran of the Zhao State clan, with rich experience in the battlefield, he is a rare handsome talent, and he is very experienced in training soldiers. As a defensive town, Daijun needs to be managed by an old and serious person like him.

"Niu Jian was appointed as a general, transferred to the county, and was responsible for the training of the county's chariots" "Yes. "Niu Jian is also a Zhao person, but he is not a clan, but he is unique in the command of the chariot soldiers, so as long as he attacks Zhongshan, as long as he uses the chariot soldiers, he is destined to participate.

"Li Yan was appointed as a general, transferred to Wei County, and was responsible for the training of cavalry on behalf of the county." After Wu Guang finished speaking, he didn't hear Li Yan's answer for a long time, he looked at it suspiciously, and found that he was holding his hands up, with a stunned expression, he was slightly stunned, and said, "General Li, but what's the problem?" ”

Lian Po stood behind Li Yan and patted him on the shoulder, he came to his senses and replied again and again, "The last general will obey the order!" "Once the wish is finally realized, although it is only a general, but once Zhongshan is taken, it may not be promoted to general. What's more, this time he can directly face Zhongshan, how can he not like it?

"In addition, three other generals have been reassigned elsewhere." When everyone saw that the good things had been divided, their eyes were red and jealous, but who let their lives be bad. Just when he was depressed, he listened to the appointment and dismissal, and the heart of seeking merit was burning, looking at Wu Guang, he couldn't wait to say his name from his mouth.

"General Zhao Thirst, transferred to General Zhongyang, responsible for training troops in Lin Di, Lishi and Zhongyang."

"General Zhao Zhuang stepped down as the guard general of Handan and was transferred to Cixian County to guard the Southern Great Wall."

Finally, Wu Guang looked at Lian Wu and said: "Lian Wu, the former governor of Ci County, has been transferred to the post of general of Shancheng and is responsible for the training of soldiers in Shancheng."

"The last will obey."

Zhao Yong looked at the room full of generals after receiving the order, either happy or sad, a feeling that the world was in hand, because many of these series of orders were written by him, and Fei Yi and Wu Guang, who were only in charge of counselors, said unceremoniously that it was through this kind of transfer that he indirectly supported his own strength and established his authority in the army.

He can also know a little about the mentality of the generals, Zhao Qi and Zhao Zhuang are relatives of the Zhao family, they are generals, and they are ordered to garrison the two important places in the north and south, which can also be said. But since Zhao Guo is plotting against Zhongshan next, it is difficult to produce results in this kind of defense work.

Compared with the Western Front, the Eastern Front has gathered a large number of generals with foreign surnames, especially Li Yan and Lian Wu, both of whom are young and powerful and powerless captains, and this time they were promoted by themselves, and they will definitely be more loyal to Zhao Guo, this kind of little trick, Zhao Yong will use it in his previous life.

If nothing else, as long as these young generals compete, they will definitely be among the high-ranking generals of Zhao in the future, thus changing Zhao's cronyistic talent strategy and balancing the factional problems in the country. And such a situation is what you can control.