Chapter 389: Directly admonishing the encirclement and annihilation
"Oh?" Zhao Kuo suddenly became interested, and said, "If the military advisor has any suggestions, tell me quickly!"
Lu Buwei, who was at the bottom, gritted his teeth, finally stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates risk death to hear about it: I hope that the general will temporarily postpone the war, at least the battle of annihilating the Hu people, and push it back for a year and a half."
Zhao Kuo, who heard this, immediately frowned.
Without him, it was too unexpected!
Before Lü Buwei left, Zhao Kuo had repeatedly emphasized the importance of going north to destroy Hu, not only that Zhao Kuo needed to further improve his status by killing Hu, but more importantly, he wanted to let the battle to exterminate Hu contain himself and Zhao's only remaining mobile forces.
Because, Zhao Kuo knew that the Yan State in the north was about to move, and it was written in the history books that after the Battle of Changping, the Yan State attacked the Zhao State and was then beaten back by Lian Po. Of course, now that Zhao has won the Battle of Changping, it is a question whether Yan will come.
But with a high probability, as long as Yan Guo still has the heart to fight for hegemony, he will definitely not let go of Zhao Guo, who is now strong and powerful, especially after he and Daibei's army were entangled by the Hu people.
When the time comes, the Yan army will go south, and only if they are already fighting with the Hu people, will they have enough reasons not to return to the division for rescue, so that it is possible to cause some accidents, and then completely change the pattern of the Zhao State.
Zhao Kuo didn't even reveal a single bit of this idea to his mother, but he only told Lu Buwei, and his trust in Lu Buwei can be seen.
Lü Buwei was also deeply impressed by this plan at that time, how could he go out for a run and then give it a no?
You must know that for this layout, Zhao Kuo can be said to have paid a lot, not to mention the abandonment of the rights of the center, let's just say that Zhao Wei of Shangdang County is building heavy armor for Zhao Kuo day and night!
A year and a half later, it seems that there is no big problem, but in this era of rapid change, there are too many things that can happen in a year and a half. What changes will happen to the court of Zhao under the leadership of King Zhao? Will Shangdang and Hanoi face pressure from the imperial court? Everything is too unknown.
What's more, once the war in the north is not opened, the probability of Yan going south will be much smaller. If you don't come this year, when Zhao Guo completely eases up, will Yan Guo still dare to come and commit it? If Yan Guo doesn't come to attack, Zhao Wang'an is sitting in Longtai Palace, how can he ...... Do you want to assassinate? Even if it succeeds, it will be criticized by the world at this time!
Even if Yan Jun still went south at this time, it may not be a good thing for Zhao Kuo.
Without the Hu people as a pretense, Handan City, save it or not? It was a dilemma to go back to the teacher.
saved, although there will be credit, but compared to the original power to turn the tide, it is not worth mentioning at all; Don't save? I am afraid that the soldiers below will deviate from morality.
Of course, Zhao Kuo knew very well that with Lu Buwei's ability, he would not fail to think of this, and when he knew all this, he still suggested that he wanted to postpone the encirclement and annihilation battle, there must be his reasons.
No matter how annoyed and incomprehensible he was, he should give Lü Buwei a chance to convince himself.
Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart a little, Zhao Kuo asked patiently: "The military advisor's words are greatly beyond the general's expectations, but I don't know why the military advisor asked for this?"
Seeing that Zhao Kuo was not angry in the face of his bold advances, but patiently asked the reason, for a while, Lu Buwei's heart was indescribably moved.
Saying the words just now, Lu Buwei's heart was ready to be reprimanded, but he didn't expect it......
If the winner is like this, what more can he ask for?
Thinking of this, Lu Buwei immediately clasped his hands into fists to the end, and said, "Thank you Lord for your compassion."
"Strategist, what is this!" Zhao Kuo was slightly stunned, then quickly got up and supported Lu Buwei with both hands.
"The lord does not sin for the recklessness of his subordinates, which really surprises and moves his subordinates." Lü Buwei replied
"I have invited the military advisor to come for Kuang Fu to advise, how can I be angry with this and sin against the military advisor because of this?" Zhao Kuo naturally would not let go of this good opportunity to "win people's hearts", and replied sincerely.
"Thank you, lord......" Lu Buwei's heart warmed.
"Please also ask the military advisor to teach me, why do you want to postpone the plan?" Zhao Kuo took Lu Buwei's hand, quite a feeling that Liu Bei was looking forward to Longzhong, and said slowly: "Don't say anything else, for a fighter, you need to work hard, then decline, and then exhaust. This is a general, and you must not ignore it."
Seeing that Zhao Kuo was so sincere, Lu Buwei immediately poured out everything he thought like beans poured into a bamboo tube.
"Lord Rongyu: Both internally and externally, we need to push this siege and annihilation battle back.
From the point of view of our army, more time is needed to prepare.
First, the ordnance building of General Zhao Wei's office, even if it is built day and night, it will still take time, especially the process of Modao, and it is difficult to deliver it a month ago;
Second, even if the blades and heavy armor can arrive, it still takes time for the soldiers to become familiar with and practice to form combat power.
Third, even if the general's 10,000 soldiers overcome all difficulties and improve their combat effectiveness, if they want to completely annihilate the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Hu people, they must cooperate with the army of Daibei; However, although the general has the prestige of Changping, Daibei is not like the crisis of Changping, and the general has just arrived, and it is difficult for the army to be like a finger, and once the slightest negligence in the transfer is made, it may also endanger the whole line."
Zhao Kuo listened to Lu Buwei's words while pacing around the room.
Zhao Kuo did not fail to consider these three points, but Zhao Kuo believed that with his prestige, Zhao Wei's ability and the ability of the soldiers under him, there should be no major problems with these three points.
However, then again, how can these three points be so easy to overcome?
Not to mention the side, just look at the attitude of the Daibei army towards their own initiative today, will there be any discord between each other? In addition, Zhao Wei, the process has just been explored, and it is about to be mass-produced, and the pressure is self-evident.
But......
"Anything else?" Zhao Kuo still didn't make a decision in a hurry, but continued to ask.
"Nature. For the Hu people, this is not the best time to solve the problem.
The reason is simple, the initiative is not in my hands.
The subordinates followed the caravan into the grassland, and they could hear that the army of the Hu people at this age, although it was called 150,000, but it was not all the strength of the grassland, even if the general surrounded and annihilated it, it was difficult to achieve the desire to unify the grassland, it was nothing more than in exchange for three or five years of peace, and the overall situation of Zhao going south to compete for hegemony was not good.
If this year's defense is the mainstay, and next year it takes the initiative to attack its pastures, resulting in a shortage of autumn grass, and this year's defeat will definitely force it to come out, so that our military has a chance to fight and succeed."
Hearing this, Zhao Kuo's heart was already a little shaken. Obviously, my previous thoughts were still a little too naïve.
The steppe tribe is different from the country of the Central Plains, and its scattered characteristics determine that it is destined to be difficult to exterminate, although the encirclement and annihilation of more than 100,000 troops is enough to break the muscles and bones, but it is by no means uprooted.
As Lü Buwei said, at most, it can only be exchanged for three or five years of peace, and it is still difficult for the army to transfer all of them to the south. Perhaps only like the Qin State to subdue Yiqu is the long-term strategy.
It's just that if you want to subdue the grassland like the Qin State, how can it take a few years?
Or, the death of their species and the extinction of their seed?!
Zhao Kuo was obviously taken aback by this thought in his heart, after a few months, he had become less of a 21st century time-traveler, but more like a ruthless king in this era......
For a while, Zhao Kuo didn't know whether to be glad that his change had made him less compassionate, or whether he should be sad, he was finally stripping away all the information of his identity as a traverser, including the "forgiveness" that he was once proud of.
A tragic battle of Changping made Zhao Kuo, a young man who grew up under the red flag in the new society, know too much blood, and grow too much.
It's just that if you kill without scruples just for the sake of your so-called "great cause", is it still necessary for you to go through this experience? It's better to descend the Qin State......
"My lord?" Lu Buwei on the side saw Zhao Kuo, who was frowning deeply and pacing constantly, obviously a little apprehensive in his heart.
Soon, Zhao Kuo woke up from his thoughts.
Zhao Kuo, who stopped, asked a question that puzzled the second monk Lü Buwei: "I, can I really be the master?"
"The lord is naturally the master?" Although he didn't know why, Lu Buwei replied immediately.
"What is the Lord?" Zhao Kuo continued to ask.
"Knowing people and being good at their responsibilities is the master." Lü Buwei replied again.
"This is your lord, who is the lord of the people of the world and the people of the world?" Zhao Kuo continued to ask.
Lü Buwei hesitated slightly, looked at Zhao Kuo, hesitated slightly, and said, "So that the people can have warm clothes, enough food, and a house, that is, they are the masters."
Zhao Kuo, who heard the words, was slightly stunned, what a simple request, but the Chinese people had asked for two thousand years and did not get it. For a while, Zhao Kuo's chest was full of fighting spirit - this will be realized in my hands!
The Chinese people who are farming are still unable to do the above three points, and now those grassland herdsmen who are extremely enthusiastic about the Chinese people, not to mention what kind of life they live.
Perhaps, you really don't have to take steps so fast and so big!
Or perhaps, the combination of civil and military forces is the ultimate solution to this troubled world!
A bold idea and plan had quietly formed in Zhao Kuo's mind.
"Whew......" Zhao Kuo let out a long sigh of relief, and the slight uneasiness in his heart was finally suppressed.
Of course, Zhao Kuo knows that this plan is by no means the best choice in today's troubled times, let alone the fastest way to unify the great cause, and even the result of mutual compromise between his own heart and this era.
But, isn't life just a compromise!
And if he really became a lone husband, it was nothing more than turning Qin Shi Huang into Zhao Shi Huang, what was the point of coming here? Since you have come here, you should always leave a better world for future generations!
It's just that......