Daijun, Daiwangcheng.

As the seat of the county seat of Daigun, Daiwang Castle is the core of the entire Daigun. It is not only backed by the remaining veins of Heng Mountain, looking at Feihuyukou in the south, but also a big town in the north to the grassland. Strategic location is very important.

At first, the owner of the land was the king, a prince of Zhou Tianzi. The acting king knew very well that although he bordered the Hu people, the Yan State and the Zhao State, he was probably the only one who regarded himself as an enemy.

At that time, the state of Zhao had not yet been established, and its actual leader was Zhao Wuxian, the doctor of the state of Jin. In fact, the Jin Kingdom was already on the verge of splitting, and Zhao Zhao Wuxian relied on the remnants of his father Zhao Ying to manage the entire Zhao clan of the Jin State into a big family, making the Zhao family an important force in the later division of the three Jin families.

Zhao Wuxian's understanding of the land is very accurate, he not only saw that this place is a strategic artery between the north and the south, an important passage to the grassland in the north and the Central Plains in the south, but also noticed that there is an important strategic resource here that no other place has - horses. In the era of the roar of chariots, the importance of horses as the only means of power was evident.

It was precisely when Zhao Wuxian saw this that he had coveted Dai Di for a long time. However, the monarch and ministers of the Daiguo are single-minded, the lords are virtuous, and their own economic strength and military strength are also extraordinary, and with the power of the Zhao family, it is really difficult to annex the Daiguo. But if you borrow the power of other people, I am afraid that in the end, the benefits obtained by the Zhao clan will be damaged.

Zhao Wuxian judged the situation and quickly thought of a solution.

He first persuaded his sister to marry the then monarch of the country. When the monarch of Daiguo saw Zhao Wuxian's sister, he was shocked and pampered day and night, which strengthened the relationship between Zhao and Daiguo, making Zhao and Daiguo form a de facto alliance relationship, and through this in-law relationship, Zhao obtained horses from Daiguo and strengthened their strength. It quickly developed into a famous family in Jin.

Then, in the name of the alliance, Zhao Wuxian invited the acting monarch to meet the alliance in Xiawushan. During this period, he suddenly launched a campaign to capture and kill the acting monarchs and ministers who participated in the alliance. Thus destroying the core of the power of the nation.

In the end, he led the Zhao army to attack the Zhao state from the border of the Jin kingdom until the capture of the Daiwang city, thus effectively controlling the entire Dai kingdom.

It is worth mentioning that when the Zhao army attacked Zhao Wangcheng, they originally hoped to bring Zhao Wuxian's sister back to Zhao. However, Zhao's sister is a bloody woman, and she is also deeply in love with the king, so she not only reprimanded her younger brother for this shameless behavior, but also pulled out her hairpin, committed suicide, and was martyred for her husband.

Therefore, Zhao's bloodiness is throughout, whether it is his ancestors or his children, they are deeply engraved with unyielding genes. This point, only because the later Zhao Guojun focused more on pleasure, the bloody nature in Zhao's genes was wiped out.

Later, Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty once said in "The Biography of the Daughters": "Greedy and inadequate, abandoned, stubborn, **** Chunping, poor and poor, bribed and killed Zhao, and died to destroy the country." "It is really biased to blame the demise of the Zhao State on the indulgence of King Zhao Mourning Xiang after Zhao Mourning. At least at that time, the bloodiness in Zhao's genes had been wiped out, and it was indeed inappropriate for Zhao Guo to be in charge of a prostitute when he died.

To get back to the point, it is precisely because the Daiwang City is so important, so since the Zhao family seized this place, it has been operated for generations, not only strengthening the Daiwang City, but also re-arranging and distributing, and building the entire city into an oval city of about 2,000 zhang from east to west and more than 1,000 zhang from north to south.

The city is built of rammed earth version, about three zhang high, not only has the horse face and the corner platform, but also has nine city gates, the golden wave spring and the dense river pass through the city, greatly strengthens its own defense, can be regarded as a steel fortress on the plug.

At this time, Zhao Gu, the first prime minister of Daijun, listened to the military situation report of Li Yanjia, who was kneeling under him, while contemplating. But Zhao Gu himself is cautious, not flustered, and very calm, because from his expression, it is difficult for you to see his joy and anger.

"So General Li asked you to come, first, to go to Wei County to move the rescue troops, and second, to warn Daiwangcheng to strengthen its defenses, yes or no?"

"Xiangbang has a point."

"In this way, you can hold my tiger talisman and lead the cavalry in the city and the cavalry of Wei County to meet one or two. Naturally, I'll arrange for the defense. Zhao Gu said.

"Honorable Order." As he spoke, he withdrew from the temple. "Wait." Zhao Gu shouted to him and continued to command. "Tell General Li that although the Hu people came and invaded on a large scale, they did not plunder for the land. It is the army of our Zhao State, which should mainly eliminate the army of the Hu people, and try to protect the land as much as possible. ”

When the general heard this, he trembled and said: "Although the Hu people do not plunder my land, they are by no means an ordinary army for the harm to the people. If you want to destroy the Hu army, you should focus on field battles. However, our army's tactics were slightly sluggish, and it was really difficult to face the Hu people's riding and archery skills. ”

Zhao Gu saw that the family general pointed out the shortcomings of Zhao Guo, it can be seen that these views have formed a consensus in Li Yan's heart, although the person in front of him is just a family general, but his insight is by no means an ordinary family general can have.

"As the minister of the country, I naturally know about this matter." Zhao Gu responded: "However, this is not something that you and I can easily control, so we should think about it in the long run." If you go with General Lee, he will know my intentions. ”

The general had no choice but to nod his head in response, and walked backwards out of the main hall to give the order.

Zhao Gu looked at the empty hall and sighed softly, the doubts in his heart were even more serious. He has never forgotten Zhao Yong's request to himself before he came to Daidi that day: to provide unconditional help to the soldiers of Daidi, especially Li Yan's cavalry. As long as the Li family does not have the heart of rebellion, everything is respected.

Since Zhao Gu took office as the acting county minister, he has also obeyed Li Yan's requests. Only once, the two had a disagreement on the construction of the cavalry.

Li Yan put forward the principle of selecting cavalry through his family's many years of experience in horse combat, which should be emphasized, not simply based on physical strength, but more about riding on horseback to have a feeling, proficient in archery, can use halberds and bronze beryllium and other weapons, and should dress simply and easily, preferably like the Hu people, wearing only simple leather armor.

And Zhao Gu very much agreed with Li Yan's point of view, but in the clothing of the cavalry, Zhao Gu resolutely opposed. Because in his eyes, wearing only leather armor and not deep clothes is completely inconsistent with the customs of the Central Plains, but looks like a Hu person. For this situation, Zhao Gu was deeply infiltrated by the Central Plains culture, and naturally he was very repulsive.

However, this contradiction between the two did not affect Dai Jun's normal work. The recruitment of cavalry and the construction of the city were well underway.

But this time, even one of the generals raised a question, so that Zhao Gu had to start reconsidering whether to reform the costumes of the soldiers of Daijun, learn some of the daily clothing of the Hu people, and improve his combat effectiveness.

However, the deep coat is the standard equipment of the Central Plains, and it is also an important feature that distinguishes it from the Hu people. If you push for this reform yourself, you will probably attract more criticism. Even if he is the Zhao State Clan, I am afraid it will be difficult to bear such consequences.

What to do?

Zhao Gu paced back and forth, his brows furrowed together, and finally seemed to have an answer, so he hurriedly returned to the front of a few cases, picked up a new silk book, and hurriedly wrote down a few words: "Daidi Cavalry Hufu Riding and Shooting Book", the book said: "... The bravery of the Bihu people is probably better than me with three things. Horses are better than Zhao people, horses are better than Zhao people, and Zhao people are better than Zhao people with the simplicity of Hu clothes. However, the biggest difference is that it is composed of horsemen in Hufu. The simplicity of the cover is cumbersome to my deep clothes, and although it is different from etiquette, it is very beneficial in the section of combat. I thought that Zhao's cavalry might be used to it, and with his strengths, he would help me with my shortcomings...."

The setting sun fell on the main hall, and it was quiet and did not disturb Zhao Gu's train of thought. Presumably, he also knows that what Zhao Gu is writing now is incomparable in importance and influence, and even almost changed the direction of the entire Chinese history. Therefore, the fascinating nature of history lies precisely in the little spark that he occasionally bursts out.