It's a pity that since Li Mu's army left the party, it has lost all contact.

Now, even Zhao Kuo doesn't know where they are!

If Li Mu's army can't appear behind the Qin army in time, can't knock on the gate of Hangu on time, and can't take the key point of Luocheng, I'm afraid that the victory or defeat of this battle of Luocheng is really two words.

It's just that now that the army has been launched, no matter how worried Zhao Kuo is, it will be useless.

In addition to giving enough trust to the soldiers on the front line, Zhao Kuo can do very little.

What grain and grass?

Li Musuo's department, which had already been promoted, could not send grain and grass at all, and the more than 100,000 troops that had already been mobilized in Yicheng would hold on to the grain and grass for two months, and after two months, the city defense of Yicheng might not last so long.

Of course, maybe in a month, or even half a month, Zhao Kuo should find a way to rescue Yicheng.

However, think about it in another direction, if the Qin army has not been able to capture Yicheng for more than half a month, will Wang Yu continue to attack? Wouldn't he have wondered, why hadn't Zhao Guo arranged reinforcements yet?!

Therefore, if you say a thousand ways and ten thousand, it still depends on Li Mu.

But soon, Zhao Kuo finally found the two things he needed to do immediately.

One is to cover the ears and eyes of the Qin State.

For such an important battle as the Battle of Los Angeles, it is impossible for the front line not to report the battle situation, and since the battle situation has been reported, then the court cannot but react and act. Otherwise, King Qin would inevitably be suspicious.

The whereabouts of Li Mu's army were top secret, and few people in the court knew about it.

Whether it was for the purpose of hiding Li Mu's army, or to stabilize the Qin army that was about to attack Yicheng, Zhao Kuo and his Zhao court had to make some moves, even if they were not actually carried out.

However, it's pretty simple.

Zhao Kuo immediately decided to go to the court on the second day and directly announce the news of the Battle of Los Angeles to all the courtiers.

I believe that with the panicked expression of the courtiers, they will definitely be able to hide from the guests of the Qin army. Even if you are lucky, you can distinguish the good and evil of the loyal women of the DPRK and China.

As for the second thing, that is to find out what kind of benefits Qin promised to Han Zhiguo, so that King Han did not hesitate to defect.

It's just that Sun Gu, who is in charge of foreign intelligence, was transferred to Li Mu's account to "open the way" for the army, and only Zhao Ping, who is mainly responsible for domestic intelligence, can take over temporarily.

That night, Zhao Kuo constipated and ordered Zhao Ping, the leader of the secret guard, to enter the palace, and after a conversation between only two people, Zhao Kuo immediately handed over these two tasks to Zhao Ping.

Yes, supervising the ministers is one of the most important responsibilities of the secret guards, and now that the battle report of the Battle of Los Angeles comes out, it is naturally the best time to screen the composition of the ministers in the court, and it is also the best time for Zhao Ping's secret guards to act.

Soon after receiving the order, Zhao Ping assigned the task overnight, and the quiet city of Handan suddenly surged.

The night passed quickly, and when the court was approaching, Zhao Kuo ordered the palace people to paint a tired face for himself, and then he came to the throne with two panda-like black circles under his eyes.

After the salute was completed, Zhao Kuo took out the battle report of the Battle of Los Angeles without waiting for everyone to start playing.

After pinching the head and removing the tail, and briefly retelling the battle that happened the day before yesterday and the current situation in Yicheng, Zhao Kuo asked everyone about the next strategy.

After a short period of surprise and incredulity, the court instantly fell into a fierce "discussion".

"My king, please immediately send troops to Shangdang to help defend the city."

"My king, if Zhou Wangji loses it, he will lose it, and Shangdang County must not lose it!"

"My king, it's time to recall the army of the North Road, no matter how important Daibei is, it is not as important as Shangdang County!" 、

......

Immediately, several more courtiers made suggestions.

It's not bad, in the face of the crisis, all the ministers are thinking about how to resolve the situation, instead of looking for the back account, saying that the coalition is unreliable and so on.

Of course, Zhao Kuo knows very well that when the crisis is over, these topics will still erupt.

However, being able to distinguish priorities and not add chaos at this time, Zhao Kuo was already very satisfied with the performance of the courtiers under him.

As cabinet members, Pingyuanjun and Tian Dan were a little confused at this time. It's very simple, the king said that the battle report arrived last night, such an important matter, it stands to reason that the king should summon the two of them overnight to discuss countermeasures, even if it is because of the middle of the night, it should be breathed before the early dynasty.

However, looking at the other party's blank look, the king obviously didn't greet anyone.

That's not right! The king has never been a stubborn person, how could he bypass the cabinet and make things public?

You must know that in the Battle of Los Angeles, although the loss of troops under the command of General Lian Po was not large, the losses of the coalition forces were very large, and the plastered land of Zhou Wangji was taken away by the Qin army.

It can be said that this is an absolute defeat.

And what kind of impact a defeat will have on the court and the people of Zhao State is unknown and huge.

It was announced so easily, without corresponding measures, which is by no means the king's consistent style of doing things!

Could it be that because things were too sudden, the king was out of proportion?

How can it be?!

At that time, the king was not afraid of facing five or six hundred thousand Qin troops, but now it is only 200,000 Qin troops pressing the border, not to mention that there are still 150,000 troops in Daibei at any time, but they have already gone south, and now there are more than 100,000 troops in the hands of General Lian Po, and even, if the king is willing, Handan County, which has now recovered, can recruit tens of thousands of troops at any time.

If the Qin army wants to take the opportunity to go north to recapture Shangdang, it is not so easy at all!

In such a situation, the worst result is just a confrontation between Qin and Zhao again, what is there to fear?

Despite his misgivings, as the head of the cabinet, when it was time to stand up, Hirahara-kun would never back down.

Immediately, Pingyuan Jun bowed his hand slightly and bowed, "My king, this victory and defeat have been divided, and it is useless to think about it. There are two things that matter most urgently."

"Oh?" Zhao Kuo immediately replied, "Pingyuanjun, come quickly."

"Yes." Pingyuanjun immediately agreed, "First, we must appease the hearts of the people of Shangdang County as soon as possible. You can recruit 20,000 troops from Handan County, and quickly carry a large amount of grain and grass south to Shangdang, support Yicheng at the same time, and appease the hearts of the people of Shangdang."

"Yes." Zhao Kuo nodded and agreed.

"Two." Pingyuan Jun then continued: "Ordered the Northern Li Mu Division, at least lead an army of 100,000, immediately go south, turn around the Lian Po Division, and retreat the Qin army."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuo smiled faintly and said, "But also."

Seeing that his opinions were agreed by the king, Ping Yuanjun had some strange feelings in his heart, but he was a little inexplicable, so he could only bow slightly and retreat to his position temporarily.

Zhao Kuo immediately looked at the ministers and said, "The battle on the front line is declining, but the main force of our army is still there, you need to strictly guard your posts and wait for the need. If anyone is unscrupulous, the king will punish him severely."

"Yes." The ministers who heard the words shook suddenly, and immediately bowed down in unison.

"Pingyuan Jun and Tiandan stay, and the rest of the people can retreat to the court." Zhao Kuo then waved his sleeves and said.

"Yes." The ministers bowed again.

Soon, as the meaning of the ministers receded, only Zhao Kuo and Pingyangjun and Tian Dan were left in the huge palace.

Zhao Kuo immediately got up from the throne and walked to Pingyuanjun and Tian Dan.

Before the two of them could salute, Zhao Kuo had already taken the hands of the two and said, "Just me and the other three, there is no need to be polite."

"There is only one thing to keep the two of you." Zhao Kuo looked at the two of them with a smile and continued, "The two things that Pingyuanjun reported just now, but you can do it slowly, or even don't do it."

"Don't worry, my king will definitely ......" Pingyuan Jun just wanted to express his position, but suddenly realized that something seemed to be wrong!

raised his head and looked at Zhao Kuo, with a pair of big eyes that were a little cloudy

stared at Zhao Kuo tightly, as if to say, "Your Majesty, did you say something wrong?"

Not only was Pingyuanjun extremely surprised, but Tian Dan on the side was also surprised.

Now the most lacking thing on the front line is morale, but the troops, and the two things of Pingyuan Jun are also aimed at these two aspects, and the king actually said to wait slowly?

Slow what? What are you waiting for?

Regarding the doubts of the two, Zhao Kuo obviously expected it, but he couldn't say too much. can only reveal a little, said: "Han Zhiguo betrayed the alliance, in fact, the widow has already had news, although I don't know the specific reason and the price of the Qin state, but the withdrawal of the Han army has long been expected by the widow, and it has already been passed to Lian Po. Not only that, but Li Mu was already on his way at this time."

"Oh?" The two immediately looked at each other, and their eyes were full of incredulity.

The two of them are unbelievable that it is not anything else, but that such a top-secret news as Han Zhiguo's betrayal of the alliance can be detected by the king in advance, which is simply an artifact-like existence for the future battle.

Is it any wonder that General Lian Po was able to bring back the soldiers and horses almost unharmed?

I thought it was the ability of General Lian Po, but I didn't expect that there was the king's credit behind it.

That way, everything makes sense. Including why Wang Shang didn't inform himself in advance, it turned out that Wang Shang had already seen the opportunity.

As for the fact that the king had already mobilized Li Mu's army without informing him, the two of them did not dare to have any opinions.

First, the movement of the army is to hide as few people as possible, and the purpose of hiding oneself is to hide it from everyone;

Second, who is King Zhao, that is the first general recognized by even the other six countries, his judgment on the battlefield and the decisions he makes, where do you need to put your beak again.

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others understand." Pingyuanjun and Tian Dan immediately nodded in agreement.

"Still." Zhao Kuo paused for a moment and continued: "Just in case, we still have to make a plan to draw troops from Hejian County and Handan County to reinforce the party. If there is no further news from Li Mu on the widow's side within ten days, maybe we will have to think about it again."

Hearing this, Pingyuanjun and Tian Dan were obviously a little confused.

Why didn't you say that Li Mu had already led his troops south on the way? How come there is no news? They all ran to the sky, but they couldn't.

Faced with this question from the two, Zhao Kuo was not ready to answer.

Because it is useless to answer, except to aggravate the worries of the two, it is useless at all.

Seeing that the king was silent, the two immediately didn't dare to ask anything more, and then they both clasped their fists and agreed, "Weichen takes the order."