To say that this Zhao country is really strange, the countries next to it are all the older they are, the more stable they are, and the younger they are, the more radical they are.

But when it came to Zhao State, it was just the opposite, the old Pingyuan Jun, Lian Po and even Tian Dan and others all wanted to solve the problem once and for all, and they couldn't wait to launch a full-scale attack; And the young Li Mu, Zhou Qi and other new generation generals all want to fight steadily.

Of course, it is undeniable that although the two factions have different views, they are both for the sake of Zhao State.

Needless to say, Li Mu, Zhou Qi and others sought stability, even if Pingyuan Jun and Lian Po and others wanted a "quick victory", it was because they were afraid that Zhao would lose the historical opportunity period of Qin's right to alternate.

It's a pity that as King Zhao, Zhao Kuo will choose the latter almost without entanglement.

Although I feel a little uncomfortable with Pingyuan Jun and Lian Po, and even after all, this situation of dominating the world was not really seen by the previous generation of Pingyuan Jun and Lian Po, but Zhao Kuo understood that these were just insignificant episodes in the process of unification.

As a king, the first thing Zhao Kuo had to abandon was to be arrogant.

Although Pingyuan Jun and Lian have made outstanding contributions to the rise of Zhao State, and are qualified to see the day when Zhao State is unified, this is not enough to be a reason for Zhao State to take risks for them!

Clearing his throat, Zhao Kuo organized his language a little and asked Li Mu, "Li Mu! What is the available strength of my Great Zhao now?"

The reason why Li Mu was asked instead of General Lian Po was because since Li Mu returned from the First World War in Xinzheng, he had gradually taken over the relevant matters of the army, and it can be said that now except for the title of General has not been passed on to Li Mu, almost all the major and minor affairs in the rest of the army are headed by Li Mu.

Of course, this does not mean that General Lian Po has faded out of the military since then, it can only be said that Lian Po will still be the strongest backing in the hearts of Li Mu and Zhao Kuo.

Hearing Zhao Kuo's question, Li Mu immediately clasped his hands into fists and replied: "My king, now the main field army of my Great Zhao has a total of about 180,000, and there are about 100,000 Tuntian soldiers.

Among them, the main army of 180,000 was mainly stationed in the four counties of Yingchuan, Shangdang, Handan and Jibei.

Shangdang County mainly led the front line in Kongcang, with a strength of about 50,000 troops, Yingchuan County was concentrated near Xinzheng, also with 50,000 troops, Jibei Army was concentrated near Jicheng, said 30,000 troops, Handan County, Handan City was stationed in about 30,000 troops, and the rest of the counties were divided into 20,000 Xu."

Zhao Kuo nodded with satisfaction when he heard this.

Of course, this satisfaction is for Li Mu, not for the current Zhao army.

The main force of 180,000 seems to be a lot, but you must know that this number has not increased much since the Zheng War.

In other words, after two years of development, Zhao had barely increased its forces.

This is unimaginable compared to the Qin State, which has already begun to explode troops and is about to break through the 300,000 mark.

Of course, the number of Tuntian troops has actually increased by a large margin, but the combat effectiveness of these second-line troops cannot be compared with the main force.

And the increase in the number of Tuntian soldiers over the years is actually just a hidden benefit brought by the addition of land in the two new counties. This also means that the increase in the number of Tuntian soldiers is even more useless.

Therefore, in the current situation, unless the Zhao army immediately began to expand its army frantically, it would never be suitable for a decisive battle with the Qin state.

Soldiers are naturally going to explode, but they are by no means blindly expanding under the existing circumstances.

Although the transfer of power in the Qin State did give the Zhao State a certain opportunity, in the face of the powerful Qin army, it was the best way to continue to develop steadily and orderly - expand the army, expand the army and develop again.

Based on this, Zhao Kuo no longer hesitated, and decisively began to give instructions to everyone, saying, "Several monarchs of the Qin State have worked hard to achieve today's prosperity. The Qin people are tenacious, and they are not a country that can be determined by a war.

In the face of such an adversary, as long as there is still a city in the land and a mouth in the people, we should not take it lightly.

It must be known that eight years ago, in the Battle of Changping, most of our army was not the opponent of Qin. The past is heavy, and the widow is still vivid

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You must not underestimate the Qin State because of a momentary victory! Today, although Qin has alternated powers, there is a momentary urgency, but we cannot take it lightly, let alone get carried away because of this, and try to determine the Qin State in a war.

In particular, with the strength of our army at present, it is not enough to deal with the 300,000 troops of the Qin State, and slowly expanding the army is the only way for our army."

When several people heard this, they said yes, and of course they also understood in their hearts that this was Zhao Kuo's last choice.

Sure enough, Zhao Kuo immediately ordered: "From now on, our Zhao army will increase its troops by 20,000 to 30,000 per year, so as to ensure that within five years, the total strength of our army will catch up with the total strength of the Qin army, and within seven to eight years, the strength will surpass the Qin army!"

"Yes." Everyone agreed.

"In order to be able to train the new army in time, the friction with the Qin army must continue." Zhao Kuo then continued: "The land of Shangdang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, limited and terrain, when the defense is the mainstay, Huaisi, Dongjun and the army of Jibei are not bordering Qin. Only Yingchuan County is where soldiers must fight. It is also the only place where you can maintain a firepower confrontation with the Qin army for a long time."

"Therefore, all the new troops added every year are transferred to Yingchuan." Zhao Kuo immediately swiped his hand and said, "One is to train the troops, and the other is to take the method of gradual encroachment to consume the Qin army step by step."

"Yes." Again, they agreed.

"As for the Lord?" Zhao Kuo hesitated for a moment, and his eyes kept wandering over the bodies of several generals

He naturally knew that this Yingchuan seemed to be just a place for military training, but it was very likely that it would also become the front line of the counterattack on Qin, and it might even evolve into a prelude to the decisive battle of Qin and Zhao.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo must choose a general who is strong enough and loyal enough.

Obviously, if it was before, Li Mu would be the best candidate.

But as Li Mu became the absolute core of Zhao Jun step by step, it was obviously a little inappropriate to let him out of the town again. What's more, the young Li Mu has already proven himself with his ability.

At such a young age, he already has so many meritorious achievements, and it is not suitable to continue to lead troops on the front line. At least not until the decisive battle.

But the new generation of generals who can control the overall situation is only Li Mu.

As a last resort, Zhao Kuo could only look at Lian Po and Tian Dan and other veterans.

Immediately, Zhao Kuo looked at the candidates for the next hand, but saw Lian Po and Li Mu both looking at him with blank eyes, obviously they couldn't wait to join them after hearing that Yingchuan County was going to take the initiative to fight.

Looking at the expectant eyes of Lian Po and General Tian Dan, Zhao Kuo already had the answer in his heart.

"Old General Lian! Old General Tian" Zhao Kuo asked tentatively, "Can you still fight for the widows?"

Hearing this, Lian Po and Tian Dan, who were originally a little low, were also surprised, obviously, in their thoughts, Zhao Kuo is very likely to leave such an opportunity to young people, even if it is not Li Mu, Zhou Qi, Zhao Wei and others.

Of course, there is no envy in this, originally, the battle should be experienced by newcomers.

It's just that when he thinks of his dying old age, no one is willing to give up any opportunity to continue fighting the Qin army.

The two who were asked "can they fight" glanced at each other, then both got up and clasped their fists, and said in unison: "I really want it, I don't dare to ask you!"

Zhao Kuo looked at these two generals who were not convinced by the old with a smile! That's him!

Of course, the reason why Zhao Kuo chose Lian Po was not entirely because of that compassion.

Zhao Kuo then said with a smile: "In just one place, there is naturally no need for two generals to be stationed, but this battle is a protracted battle, not just a period of one or two years, and the two generals can be rotated for half a year to garrison."

"Yes." The two agreed in unison again.

Although it's only half a year, and it still has to be rotated, the sympathy for the second general is of course true, and it is also to prevent the tail from happening.

However, for Lian Po and Tian Dan, the latter is almost blind to the latter's intentions. As long as you don't have that kind of thought, what if the king is on guard?

The most important thing is to be able to fight the Qin army in the last time!

The two of them know very well that it takes some courage to let themselves a person who is close to old and rare to rush to the battlefield with the future of Zhao Guo, especially when Li Mu, who is in the prime of life next to him, is not inferior to himself in the slightest!

Obviously there is a better choice, but the king still chooses the two of them, except for the word "Xinzhong", I am afraid there is no other explanation.

While Lian Po and Tian Dan sighed at Zhao Kuo's trust, Zhao Kuo was not lamenting the loyalty of the two.

The two of them, both with pale temples and half silver hair, have to travel thousands of miles for the Zhao State, Zhao Kuo also sighed, and then couldn't help but instruct: "This battle is not intended to be a decisive battle with the Qin army, so the old general must not fight with the Qin army unless he has to, you must know that now that the momentum of my Great Zhao has been completed, the national strength is increasing day by day, and it is only a matter of time before the Qin State is crushed." Time is on my side of Da Zhao!"

"Yes. My king is of good cheer." The two of them then bowed again and agreed.

Zhao Kuo nodded, and then continued to announce, "Pingyuan Jun, the first 10,000 recruits will be expanded within a month!"

"Yes." Pingyuan-kun also immediately agreed.

"Zhao Wei, Zhou Qi." Zhao Kuo then nodded.

As Zhao Jun's strongest pioneer duo today, Zhao Kuo naturally wants them to stay sharp at all times. And sending it to the battlefield will naturally be the best way.

"The end will be." The young duo looked at each other and immediately agreed.

"When the first army enters, you will each take five thousand under General Yu Limp to obey the order." Zhao Kuo then commanded again.

"Yes." Zhao Wei and Zhou Qi also agreed in unison.

After completing the frontal military deployment, Zhao Kuo immediately looked at Pingyuan Jun again. Zhao Kuo, who deeply understands that "war is the continuation of politics", will certainly not let go of political and diplomatic means to continue to improve his combat power and suppress the combat power of the Qin army.