The Zhao army did not move, and once it moved, it was like a thawed river, at first slowly, then increasing in speed, passing through the vast Jizhou Plain, into the middle mountains and hills, rolling northward, and several tributaries appeared. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

According to the art of war, in the process of marching, the whole army is divided into several parts: the main army, the heel army, the rejuvenating army, and the pawn. The army is the main force, commanded by the general Zhao Hao, and the heavy grain and grass are also carried in it, the Xingjun and the heel army are the two vanguard troops, the Xing army is 2,500 people, in front of the army 200 miles, the heel army is also 2,500 people, in the front of the army 100 miles, responsible for controlling the traffic along the way, guarding the key points, checkpoints, bridges, and the division is the two partial divisions that take the path.

Although Zhao Kuo's unit belongs to the heel army, although he knows the importance of the heel army, this army does not have a strong sense of honor like the forward, nor is it like his comrades in the army, and can walk unhurriedly at a slow pace. The heel army did the hardest work, they had to put the area along the road under martial law, drive away the people they saw, and when the bridge was broken, the road was not good, they had to make a cameo as a craftsman to repair it on the spot, and be sure to clear all obstacles on the road ahead, otherwise, if the main general and the army were delayed by a broken bridge, the captain who led the heel army would wait to lose his head.

Although the march was boring and the task was heavy, Zhao Kuo still completed the task assigned to him: he rushed to repair two bridges, dug a path blocked by a landslide, and killed several suspicious people who probed their brains to "spy on the military", but in fact they were probably just local farmers who were haunted by curiosity. But there is no way, the military order is the military order, these few big-eyed heads are stuck in sharp sticks and hung on the side of the road, which can deter latecomers, during which he also beat away a group of cut path robbers who are active in the mountains and forests......

In this way, after walking for more than ten days, the four troops arrived at the Zhongshan front line without any danger or danger.

The land of Zhongshan is very large, and it can be regarded as a county, which was all brought down by King Zhao Wuling from Zhongshan Kingdom thirty or forty years ago. However, the northern part of Zhongshan was divided from Yan during the reign of the first king, which laid the groundwork for the border conflict between Yan and Zhao today.

The opportunity for the Yan army to attack Zhao this time was that there was a rebellion in Zhongrenyi, which led the Yan army to go south, directly cooperate with the rebels, and occupy the three counties of Qingdu, Xinchu and Zhongren north of Hushui.

"There are always some clans in Zhongshan's hometown who are restless and want to restore the country with the help of the power of the Yan people."

Zhao Kuo's boss is called Xian Yuxuan, a bearded man in his thirties, who was just promoted to captain last year, and it is said that his father was the general of Zhongshan that year, so he is more familiar with the situation in Zhongshan's hometown, so he got a heel military captain errand.

From his mouth, Zhao Kuo learned that the original Zhongshan country has a long history, in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was Bai Di Xianyu country, and later renamed Zhongshan country, once destroyed by Wei State Paileyang, but later restored the country, and also called the king, Zhao Wuling King spent a lot of effort to destroy it, but some of the remnants of Zhongshan nobles have never forgotten the past life, looking for the descendants of Zhongshan Wang, intending to recreate the dream of recovering the country......

Lieutenant Xian Yu complained: "Now the people in Zhongshan Land, whether it is customs or clothing, are not much different from the Zhao people, and their lives are not worse than those in Zhongshan, I really don't know if those clans will make a big difference!" ”

The reason why the gap will be so small is also thanks to the Hufu cavalry of King Zhao Wuling, Zhao State's tolerance for the surrender of "foreign races" is relatively strong, not only Xianyu Zhongshan people, Lou Annoying, and generations are all holding large and small official positions in Zhao State, as for whether they are trusted or not, it has to be said separately, but at least the Xianyu captain in front of him is trusted by Ma Fujun.

The army from Handan and various counties summed up nearly 100,000 people, of course, it was impossible to squeeze into one place, Zhao Hao placed his headquarters in Kucheng County, forty miles south of Hushui, and Zuoren County and Gu County on the edge of Hushui, and Rao County in the east put 10,000 people each. And successively established supply lines, respectively from the rear of Lingshou, Shanxi, Hejian to transport grain and grass materials, these warehouses from Handan to get a steady stream of replenishment.

Zhao Kuo's unit was stationed in Gu County, according to Captain Xian Yu, this is a city with a long history, it was the capital of Zhongshan during the time of Zhongshan Wugong, and it stands to reason that it should be a place where the power of Zhongshan Restoration is very rampant. However, inside and outside the city, Zhao Kuo did not find much hostility on the faces of the residents, perhaps as Captain Xian Yu said, the restoration of the country was only a few disgruntled Zhongshan clans who worked tirelessly, but it had nothing to do with ordinary people.

By the end of August, the Zhao army had already established a foothold in this area, and Zhao Hao set up a strict lookout and patrol system for the troops stationed in various places, asking them to strictly guard and monitor the movements of the Yan army on the other side, and the atmosphere became tense for a while.

Zhao Kuo thought that the real battle he had been waiting for would come soon, but Zhao Hao was not in a hurry, and strictly ordered all departments not to cross the river without permission to clash with the Yan army, and those who violated the order were killed!

"Father, what is this going to do? Waiting for a fighter? ”

Zhao Kuo was young after all, a little anxious, and a little annoyed. But on this expedition, his father went against the normal state of arguing with him at home, and he didn't even give him a chance to speak, so he could only wait anxiously in the barracks.

Not only that, a few days after entering Gu County, Zhao Kuo was shocked to find that as their army set up felt tent camps, a large number of locals flocked over, including monopoly merchants who contracted military goods, and groups of retailers who automatically approached the troops to do some small business with officers and soldiers, and even prostitutes who sold sex......

For this situation, Zhao Kuo, who had not experienced the war, was dumbfounded, but Captain Xianyu, who was his predecessor and boss, patted him on the shoulder and said that this is an ordinary thing.

"Will there be spies or enemy troops infiltrating?"

Zhao Kuo was very vigilant, and he had to strictly inspect everything he bought from the military market, but his colleagues were different, these generals who had experienced many battles turned a blind eye to the soldiers going to the military market and even finding local prostitutes, and even they themselves were involved, Zhao Kuo had seen a 500 lord openly fighting in the tent with a woman in his arms......

When questioned by Zhao Kuo, they also said loudly: "I am about to die, and it is also necessary to let the soldiers relax and relax, as long as they do not abscond." “

Zhao Kuo also reported the matter to Xian Yu Luxury, who was not impressed, and not only did he drive away the local merchants who gathered spontaneously, but also welcomed them, and sent officials who specialized in managing the military market to collect taxes from the merchants.

Zhao Kuo saw that the only thing he did was to give repeated orders, strictly prohibiting military officials from privately selling military rations to those merchants, and those who violated the order would be beheaded on the spot below five hundred masters, and more than five hundred lords would report to Ma Fujun for the fall, and finally he would die, it can be seen that although some of his subordinates are laissez-faire, there is still a bottom line in the army.

As for the city rents that were collected, they were divided among the five hundred lords and centurions under Xian Yu and his subordinates......

For the share of money that was sent to him more than others, Zhao Kuo only felt extremely hot and didn't want to take it, but a private old man of the Mafu family next to him told him that if he didn't accept it, it would be difficult for the captain and the other five hundred masters. He also said that all the armies of Zhao took this as a common practice, and when Ma Fujun was fighting Qi, he also turned a blind eye to the military market, but he did not take a penny of the rent obtained by the military market, and all of it was given to his soldiers.

If Zhao Kuo realized, he followed his father's actions back then, accepted the money, and divided it with his subordinates, the chief, and the chief, and the rest of the money, so he purchased some meat in the military market and boiled a few large cauldrons of broth, so that the soldiers were full......

"Xie Ma Fuzi!"

In a voice of gratitude, Zhao Kuo also carried his wooden bowl, asked the military cook to give him a spoonful of broth, and under the surprised eyes of everyone, he sat among the soldiers and drank it slowly, and the soldiers were more convinced of him.

While drinking, Zhao Kuo chatted with the soldiers around him randomly, they were either farmers with simple faces, or prisoners with tattoos on their faces, and there were also teenagers younger than him, who had just turned seventeen and were drafted into the army, they were greener than spring grass.

Everyone has a different story, and Zhao Kuo used to think it was boring, but now, he can listen to it unconsciously. A group of people talked around the campfire for several hours, until the evening drum of sleep sounded and went back to sleep in the tent, and soon the snoring sounded incessantly.

In the tent that was much wider than the ordinary soldiers, Zhao Kuo couldn't sleep over and over, and the events of the past few days reminded him of the situation on the road to Qi half a year ago.

"Chang'anjun, the real war is really very different from what I imagined......"

He didn't know that if Chang'an Jun was here and saw the situation of Zhao Jun on the front line, he would definitely complain about the "feudal army......

After sighing, Zhao Kuo turned over again, closed his eyes, and the saber under his head was a little uncomfortable, but he still didn't move it, marching and fighting, he still couldn't make himself too comfortable......

Regardless of whether there is no war on the northern front, and no matter what the robes are, anyway, he still will never let himself relax, and waits for his father to launch a military order to fight against the Yan army!

On this night, there was an iron horse glacier in a dream......

But when I woke up the next day, the sun was shining, and there was still no war on the northern front.

Wait, wait, wait, have been waiting for several days, just when the captains of the Zhao army thought that Ma Fujun was going to wait until next spring to fight again, and when the Yan army on the other side gradually relaxed their vigilance, Zhao Kuo was summoned by Captain Xian Yu late at night to ask him to go to the camp for a meeting.

When Zhao Kuo arrived, he found that several five hundred lords had all arrived, all with serious expressions, and even the five hundred lords who were openly messing around in the tent with prostitutes that day pursed their lips at this moment, and their eyes became resolute.

They are all battle-hardened veterans, and they have risen to this position step by step, and years of fighting have made them aware of something and involuntarily become serious.

Sure enough, Captain Xian Yu passed on to them a military order from the great general Zhao Hao:

"Three watches tomorrow night, cross the water, and attack the enemy!"

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PS: There are no women in the military market, and the merchants are ordered to provide for the first soldiers, so that the army is prosperous; and make the military market have no private grain transport, then the treacherous plot has nothing to ambush (hidden) - "Shang Junshu Reclamation Order"

When the soldiers hear the war, they lose their private wealth and enrich the military market, and they lose food and drink and wait for the dead soldiers-"Warring States Policy. Qi Ce》

The huge father said that Li Mu lived on the side for Zhao General, and the rent of the military market was all for his own use, and the rewards were determined by the outside, so as not to disturb them. - Historical Records. Biography of Feng Tang