Just when Zhao Yong received difficulties from the old guys in Jinyang, the messenger from Handan had already arrived in Daiwang City. Soon, a dozen or so fast horses set off from Daiwang City and galloped in all directions. Daijun was busy again. Even the past business travelers know that this means that a new round of war is about to begin. So the merchants began to hoard goods, and the prices rose and rose, but they were soon stopped by the local county ordinance, and this kind of speculation was the target of attack at all times, never in any era.

In the past two years, the prisoners of Zhao State have a new direction of struggle, and although many of them are serious, but their crimes are not to death, they have been sent to other places to Tuntian. According to the spirit of the "Three Orders of the Restoration", all the crimes of the five punishments, namely ink, slashing, slashing, palace, and Dapi, except for Dapi, which is the death penalty, the rest of the family property was confiscated and sentenced to be dealt with in the border tuntian. That is, the disability on the ** is exempted and replaced by labor.

However, some ministers represented by Fei Yi are strongly advocating the establishment of new punishments as punishments, of course, the punishment will certainly not be so cruel, and it will generally be based on responsibility. This topic is still being studied, so the prisoners of Zhao Guo can still enjoy such a wonderful time.

All of this has nothing to do with Zhao Xi. What he has to do now is to make arrangements for Zhao Yong's orders, so he needs to be quiet very much now, because Zhao Yong and Le Yi have given Zhao Xi a problem.

Since ancient times, there have been four factions of soldiers, namely: military power and strategy, military yin and yang, military situation, and military skills.

The military strategists, defend the country with righteousness, use soldiers with odds, plan first and then fight, and the situation, including yin and yang, is where the soul of the soldier lies. The most representative figure is Sun Wu. He is not only the first military book in Chinese history, but more importantly, he created the school of soldiers, and more far-reaching, let the position of military general have a deeper theoretical concept. Therefore, although it seems very simple today, it was definitely groundbreaking when the military school had not yet taken shape. And his influence on today's society is still there, at least the famous saying "know yourself and know your opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles", until now has been regarded as a guideline by all walks of life.

Before Sun Tzu, many generals constantly improved their command skills through their own experience and practice. After Sun Wu summed up this experience, later generations were able to look at the issue of war more macroscopically when they marched and fought. And a general like Le Yi, who doesn't have much actual combat experience, relies more on talent and clear logical thinking to make himself superior in this aspect, so he can work out a rough plan of action with Zhao Yong.

And it is the so-called generals who will make this plan of action a reality. And the best among the generals is the military situationist.

Those who are in a military situation, thunder and wind, the last to come, the clutch is back, the change is impermanent, and the enemy is also controlled by light diseases. To put it bluntly, a tactician. In strategic operations, according to the battlefield situation, they can control changes in the face of the enemy and accomplish the greatest strategic objectives at the minimum cost. This kind of person can be called a military situationist, such as Xiang Yu, who is a very pure military situationist. The classic of the Battle of Pengcheng established his position in the history of the development of the military family.

Now, it is Le Yi and Zhao Yong who have told Zhao Xi the strategic purpose of this operation, and Zhao Xi needs to formulate tactics for this strategic purpose to achieve strategic goals. In this way, the hidden danger in the north of Zhao's attack on Zhongshan was eliminated.

"General, General Li is here."

"Ask him to come in."

"Yes."

Zhao Xi watched Li Yan come in, and he was not polite, handed the silk book delivered by the messenger to him and said: "The king has an order, let me and others attract the Yan State to provoke the Zhao State, and then attack the Yan army, it is best to establish a peaceful passage from Turbid Lu to Yi County, so as to ensure the upcoming battle of Zhongshan, so that part of the main force of Zhongshan can be attracted by the war in the north." Thus reducing the offensive resistance of the Southern Route Army. ”

Li Yan knew that this was Zhao Xi's habit, he opened the door and never dragged the mud and water, he had long been used to it, so he took the silk book handed over by Zhao Xi and read it carefully.

The purpose of Zhao Yong and Le Yi's plan is very clear, that is, to take advantage of the opportunity that Yan and Zhongshan have no absolute grasp of attacking Zhao for the time being, detonate the temptation of Turbidity Deer to Yan State, and attract Yan State and Zhongshan State to attack Zhao State. And the purpose of the Zhao army is to minimize their own casualties as much as possible, and to scare the Yan army, so that they dare not jump out and make trouble when Zhao State is in the north of Zhongshan.

"See what?" Zhao Xi asked.

"Hmm." Li Yan put the silk book next to the sand table and said: "The king has three requirements: first, reduce his own losses, because during the Northern Expedition, the combat power in the north of Zhongshan will be involved; Second, if Yan Guo is afraid, it is best not to dare to look west; Third, it is pointed out that in order to achieve this goal, the premise is to attract the Yan State to attack us first, rather than us taking the initiative to provoke a war. That's actually the hardest part. ”

"yes." Zhao Xi walked back and forth on the sand table and said, "These three are easy to say, but it's a bit laborious to do. Especially this third one, it's really a bit troublesome. Jun Shang hopes that Yan Guo can take the initiative to provoke us, instead of us taking the initiative to attack. ”

"I'm afraid I have some thoughts." Li Yan analyzed, "Our lord, to put it bluntly, is a good face, this year is the year of his wedding, if the Zhao State carries out a conquest at this time, it will inevitably be said that people will be called belligerents, since the Yan Kingdom and Zhongshan already have the intention of sneaking up on us, it is better to let them throw themselves into the net." ”

"Not only that, but you've forgotten the most important point." Zhao Xi said, "Let Yan Guo take the initiative to provoke us, if you want to make peace in the future, you can communicate with Yan Guo at any time, Yan Guo knows that he is at a loss, and it is naturally easy to do." If we take the initiative to provoke it, it will not be easy to make peace. Kimijo is now thinking about having a perfect Northern Expedition environment, not a neighbor who jumps out from time to time to make trouble. Although this neighbor, sooner or later, is in our pocket. ”

Li Yan carefully tasted Zhao Xi's words, and it was indeed true as Zhao Xi said, it seems that Jiang is still old and spicy, "The general is still insightful." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I've already arranged a military post, take my warrant, and summon the officers above the rank of acting captain to gather in the royal city, in between, you and I will first come up with a charter, and when the time comes, we can discuss it, so we can have a blueprint."

"Obey the general's orders."

Ten days later, more than a dozen officers above the rank of lieutenant in the county gathered in the main hall of the royal city, Zhao Gu presided over the meeting in the name of the county Xiangbang, Zhao Xilou sat on both sides, and the rest of the generals were divided into two columns and knelt on the sand table.

Zhao Gu looked at Zhao Xi, Zhao Xi nodded at him, signaled that he could start, and then said loudly: "The king has an order, and the generals will listen to the order!" ”

"The last general will obey the order!" Before everyone's buttocks were hot, they quickly got up and saluted again.

"Since the widow succeeded to the throne, Daijun has always been troubled by lonely hearts, and he has always cared about it. ... The Yan people and the tiger are seeking skin, and they want to unite with Zhongshan to sneak attack my turbid deer, which is unbearable... Zhao Xi, the commander-in-chief of the special acting county, is the commander of the acting county camp and is fully responsible for the military operations of the acting county... General Niu Jian was promoted to deputy marshal and was responsible for assisting Zhao Xi in completing the military work of Daijun..."

The order of Wen Crepe has no substance, mainly to appoint and dismiss the two generals Zhao Xi and Niu Qian. It also made Daijun from a normal military garrison to a war zone, renamed Xingying. The rest of the people naturally obeyed the orders of the two generals. In fact, even if there is no such order, everyone already knows about this kind of appointment and dismissal, and from the perspective of Dai County, there is really no one more qualified than these two. This order, from the point of view, justifies the two of them.

"Generals, don't talk about it, if you have any thoughts about this operation, you might as well say it." Since Zhao Xi has been appointed as the head coach, he can speak justifiably.

"I think that this operation of the king is too risky and somewhat difficult." One of the lieutenants said: "Not to mention, if you are not careful, you attract a large number of troops from Zhongshan and Yan to attack Turbidity, or if you are attacked by other counties, the gains outweigh the losses, and it is very difficult to attract Yan to provoke." You must know that the guard of Yan Guo Yicheng, the famous turtle, will not run out of the city if he is killed, and it is too difficult to let him attack the turbid deer. ”

He is a lieutenant stationed near the turbid deer, and he is more familiar with the story of the Yan Kingdom, so he naturally speaks authoritatively. As soon as this statement came out, many people felt justified and agreed.

"I don't agree." The other person finally stood up and said, "Although Ziji is a shrunken turtle, he also has an excellent face. If you can provoke him with the method of agitation, it may not be impossible for him to lead his troops into battle. ”

"Will the plan be released?"

"What's this?" He scratched his head, "I haven't thought of it yet, but brainstorming and everyone thinking about it together." As he spoke, he awkwardly picked up the teacup and drank tea to cover up. When everyone saw him like this, they couldn't help but laugh.

"The person in the child period, relying on his brother is the minister of Yan State, and there are people in the court to support him, and he is originally a childless. It's just that he is hesitant and a little procrastinating. For such a person, there is no absolute certainty, and he will never dare to make a move. In the midst of everyone's laughter, Niu Qian, who was sitting under Zhao Xi, said slowly.

He is also a veteran of the former dynasty, he can fight well when he waits, and he has many achievements near Handan in his early years, even in the Zhao Wei campaign of the siege of Daliang City, his performance is remarkable, especially for some research on chariots and cavalry. This time, Ben Zhao Yong was arranged in Daijun, and he also hoped to use the experience of this veteran to train a group of troops who could fight together as soon as possible. And before Zhao Yong left Daijun, he also went to visit the old general. And the old general also lived up to expectations, and he was really old and strong. At this moment, he is the deputy marshal of the acting county camp, and his status and qualifications are second only to Zhao Xi. As soon as he spoke, the crowd immediately fell silent and listened with pricked ears.

"It seems that General Niu already has some rules, let's listen to it."

"My clever plan lies in a concealment." Niu Jian said, with a mysterious look in his eyes.