"General Pang, I have one thing that I need you to refer to me." Walking into the White Tiger Hall, I saw Pang Cong, who was already waiting anxiously, and said straight to the point.

"The king has an order, don't dare to disobey." Pang Cong said excitedly, he knew that there must be something special to keep him behind.

Zhao Yong waved his hand, let him walk to the sand table, pointed to the four places of Handan, Boren, Hucheng and the house and asked: "You see, Boren, Jucheng and the house are the frontier of the northern defense line of Zhao State, and it is also the core area of the defense triangle, as long as these three cities are in our hands, Zhongshan wants to attack Zhao State, and we must gnaw these three cities first, otherwise everything will be in vain." ”

"Yes, these three cities are my northern barriers, especially the house city, which is wedged into the hinterland of the middle mountains, causing the opponent's defense line to have to shrink inward. And the springboard for our army to go out of Zhongshan is none other than this city. Pang Cong said. These consensuses are already the consensus of the two countries, so Zhongshan has become very passive when it loses its house city.

"Lone is going north this time, just to open the exit from here." Zhao Yong said, planting a flag representing Zhao's ** team on the house city. "Then go north, out of Lingshou, through Yi County, and north to Wei County." Zhao Yong said as he revealed his thoughts for Pang Cong's reference. This kind of thing, he has to trust the professional.

Pang Cong looked at the map, followed Zhao Yong's plan in detail, shook his head and said, "It's a bit dangerous for you to go here. Although it seems that it can penetrate deep into the hinterland of Zhongshan and cause panic within Zhongshan Kingdom, the minister still believes that it is not appropriate for the monarch to take this risk. ”

"Of course, Lone knows that in this way, the Lone Army will go deep into the middle mountains and will easily fall into a desperate situation, but this trip will go all the way north, all of which are plains, and I want to make this trip to investigate the combat effect of the new cavalry. Only a long march can be tested, otherwise, the trip will not be necessary. ”

Of course, Pang Cong knew what Zhao Yong meant, but as a minister and a strategist, he had to be able to take into account the risks in the march and not blindly cater to the king. What's more, if Zhao Yong really has three strengths and two weaknesses on this trip, his future will be over.

"Your Majesty, it's better to go north to the house, cross the well, go out of Lingshou, and transfer to Daicheng as the best." Pang Cong said, pointing to the terrain on the sand table and said, "From the topography point of view, Jingcheng and Jingcheng Pass are the best shortcut from Daijun to Zhongshan Lingshou City. ”

"Although so, but the Jingcheng Pass car can not be tracked, riding in columns, if the Zhongshan army is stationed here, our army is relying on wheel warfare, and may not be able to capture this place. If the house from the north and the soldiers of Daijun attack this place, and the war is afraid that the war will drag on, the enemy army will directly attack the house in the south and cause Handan, and the gains outweigh the losses. For this article, Zhao Yong actually thought about it for a long time, and he didn't rest all night this day, so he repeatedly pondered how to attack Jingcheng Pass. Although he is a novice in history, he still knows the allusions about Jingcheng Pass and Han Xin's backwater. However, he is convinced that he is not Han Xin, and he is not even as good as Pang Cong.

"Your Excellency's concerns are good. But the enemy may not believe so. Pang Cong pointed to the terrain around Jingcheng and said, "In any case, the land of Jingcheng is a key point for soldiers, and anyone who wants to capture Lingshou must be the best shortcut." My Zhao State attacked Zhongshan, if it entered from here, it would be a snake to add to it. However, the soldiers said treacherously, if the Zhongshan people find the whereabouts of our army here, who can say for sure, is it here to find out the truth? ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yong nodded, there is indeed such a possibility, it is common sense to attack the enemy and save it. And it's not impossible to think backwards.

"If we can attract Zhongshan to deploy the focus of defense in the area of Jingcheng Lingshou, then our country can go south from the northern turbidity deer generation to the south to Shangsai, Huayang, and Danqiu. In the south, it goes north from Handan, passes through the Boren and divides into three roads, and marches to Zhongshan from the left, middle and right three roads. In this way, the attack on Zhongshan was completed. ”

Pang Cong is worthy of being a famous general, and he has been idle at home for so long, and he has not been idle. Rather, he was planning the strategy of the Northern Expedition to Zhongshan, and it has to be said that this kind of plan was quite correct, because the cavalry and chariots that Zhao was proud of could only exert their skills in this kind of plain terrain, and within the border of Zhongshan, it was just enough for Zhao to give full play to his advantages and let the strategy of the Northern Expedition to Zhongshan be realized.

After January, Zhao Wangcheng

Zhao Yong, with the help of the palace people, wore special armor. In fact, the Zhao people prefer red, which is also due to the fact that Zhao came from the Jin Kingdom. However, in order to distinguish it from the Jin Kingdom, green was added on the basis of red, which formed the characteristics of Zhao **qi's seven dividends and three points of green. And the Zhao clan has a special love for black, for example, the palace guards are a group of black clothes. This is also different from the ordinary army of Zhao State.

Zhao Yong's armor can vividly show this difference. Inside was a short black coat, mainly considering that the cavalry was convenient to use when dismounting and dismounting; The outside of the short deep coat is wrapped in leather armor, mostly rhinoceros skin and crocodile skin, which is painted with the totem Honghu drawing of the Zhao prince, divided into three parts: the armor body, the armor sleeve and the armor skirt, the armor body is generally composed of eighteen pieces of leather armor, which is generally connected from left to right, which is also convenient for the cavalry to move.

The armor sleeve is no longer a wide sleeve, but a narrow sleeve, so that the sleeve can be convenient for wielding weapons without being incapacitated.

After the Hufu cavalry shooting, the cavalry of the Zhao State wore long pants and leather boots, a belt at the waist, a military crown on the head, a golden hook, and a standard Hufu dress. In fact, a monarch like Zhao Yong usually has a set of armor made of jade, but it is not very practical, and when worn on his body, Zhao Yong feels that he is more like a living target. As for the other set of iron armor, to be honest, Zhao Yong really wanted to wear it, but when he thought of wearing this iron armor, he acted like a fat man, so he decisively gave up this dress.

Zhao Yi was also fully dressed, and according to Zhao Yong's instructions, he took Zhao Yong's sword. This is a bronze short sword, Zhao Yi will not know, two or three years ago, Zhao Yong had already realized the problem of cavalry weapons. It's just that he never understood why bronze swords were not as popular as bronze swords during the Warring States Period.

However, he later consulted with the crane crown and became clear. The craft of bronze swords is more complex than that of bronze knives, so the normal idea is naturally that it is more appropriate to develop bronze knives, but the bronze texture is brittle, and knives are chopping functions, so they need to be maintained frequently, and they are even easy to be cut.

As for iron tools, although they are more popular now, iron knives cannot be used in large quantities because iron-making skills still need to be improved, although they are more flexible than bronze knives. In fact, what Zhao Yong didn't know was that when people began to use Bailian steel during the Han Dynasty, the sword really became the king of cavalry warfare. Otherwise, in the country of Qi, where sword coins are prevalent, why has the ring-headed knife not become a weapon popular? What Zhao Yong can do now is to study two directions, either to make a fuss about bronze knives, or to make a fuss about iron weapons, if you can develop a hundred steels as soon as possible, then the weapons of the cavalry can be regarded as a qualitative leap.

Of course, what makes Zhao Yong rare happy is that the Guo family, who has taken Handan as their family temple for generations, as a famous family in Handan, has an invincible capital in Zhao State, which is iron smelting manufacturing, and the Guo family and another iron-smelting family, the Zhuo family, are famous iron suppliers in Zhao State. Whether it is Handan or other iron-smelting cities in Zhao State, there are two ironware shops, and from the ancestor Guo Zong, the Guo family has shared weal and woe with the Zhao family, sharing honor and disgrace.

And it was from the Guo family that Zhao Yong knew that Wan, the capital of weapons in the Chu State, had created a batch of blades for the Chu State, which were as powerful as bee stings, and not easy to bend, and were made of iron. The Guo family was fortunate enough to see a batch, but because such weapons were not mainstream, they were hardly circulated. Zhao Yong hurriedly informed the Guo family and found a way to get the manufacturing process of this weapon from the Chu State, because he vaguely felt that the material of this weapon should be early steel.

Zhao Yong would never have imagined that throughout the life of the Guo family, there were actually two people who had an impact on Zhao Guo, one was his ancestor Guo Zong, who became an important partner of the Zhao family from the time of Zhao Jianzi, and the second was his descendant Guo Kai, who was also one of the important responsible persons for the demise of Zhao State.

The armor is complete, and the sword is on the body. Zhao Yong is still quite satisfied with his outfit. He knew that this was his first time leading troops to the battle, and he would never have imagined that this armor would accompany him for the rest of his life. He took a deep breath and said, "Go." ”

Zhao Yi took the order and took the lead to walk outside the palace gate, and in the open square, in addition to the minister of civil and military affairs, the most conspicuous thing was the thousand-and-hundred-gold man wearing the same armor as Zhao Yong. When you're out of town, take it out and use it.

Zhao Yong looked at this group of young people, this is his own hard work over the years, this time let them come out to slip around, just to test the quality. Zhao Yong saw that Li Zhuo was holding his BMW with a smug face, and he was indescribably happy. Since coming to Handan, it is rare for him to run out to have fun, and this time he can lead the order to go on the expedition, which is definitely a great joy for him.

And next to him, there was also a young man, much younger than him, that is, thirteen or fourteen years old. But he was wearing the same leather armor as a hundred gold men, except that his clothes were one size smaller, but his expression was indescribably serious. This son is none other than Pang Nuan, the son of Pang Cong. This is Pang Cong's own request to let his son go with Zhao Yong, although some of them mean to treat their son as a hostage, but more, they still hope that the relationship between the Pang family and Zhao Yong can go further.

Of course, Pang Nuan's joining the army also made Xiao Lian quite a little moved, but he was younger than Pang Nuan, so he was naturally not qualified, but fortunately, Pang Nuan was good at talking, and when he came back, he would let Lian Po join the army, which persuaded Xiao Lian Po's thoughts, but the resentful expression really made Pang Nuan a little reluctant.

Zhao Yong stood outside the main hall, looking at the cavalry of Zhao State, he wanted to say a lot of things, but he couldn't say anything. Situ Zhao Bao also persuaded Zhao Yong to say two words, but when it came to his mouth, Zhao Yong waved his hand and said loudly: "Let's go!" ”