"What? King Zhao actually asked us to hand over most of the grain and grass, and then allocate 100,000 troops to this Zhao Cong? Sima Yue looked at the newly arrived edict with an incredulous expression.

"Why, we won the battle. Zheng Anping was captured alive by us, and the entire Changping camp was eaten by us, are those people in the court blind. Another doorman, Cheng Zhao, looked puzzled.

Li Yun and Li Mu understood in their hearts that the root cause was that Zhao Kuo asked Mao Sui to help him write and persuade King Zhao to negotiate peace.

Li Yun habitually spoke with his actions, without saying a word, just patting the shield on his right arm.

Li Mu stood up and said, "Our sergeants have been fighting for days and days, and it is very hard, so I just took this opportunity to rest. Otherwise, if the camp is bombed like the last time the Qin army did, it will be over. ”

Wang Rong said with a worried face: "It's just that although we won the battle, the reward given by the king is really not much, and those soldiers who stayed behind in the rear took very little. Now that we have an overall advantage in the situation, these soldiers who have not participated in the war before are very eager to go to the front line to fight. ”

"The king ordered us to transfer 100,000 troops to Zhao Cong. In a few days, he should come with the Tiger Talisman. Su Jie opened his mouth and said: "To tell the truth, after fighting for so long, the brothers on the front line are indeed tired. If it is Ma Fuzi who is in charge, then no matter how much the reward is, the brothers will definitely fight to the death. ”

As the relationship progressed, now Su Jie also began to call Zhao Kuo Ma Fuzi, and he continued: "But if someone else is in charge, I think the brothers are unwilling to go up and work hard." Since this is the case, it is better to draw a charter, let those brothers who want to participate in the war and fight for rewards stand up, gather 100,000 people, and hand it over directly to Zhao Cong when the time comes. ”

"Makes sense." Wang Rong nodded slightly.

In fact, everyone present understood what Su Shot meant, that is, they were a little worried about Zhao Cong being in charge.

Zhao Kuo himself led his soldiers to fight on the front line during this time, and established an extremely deep relationship with the soldiers and generals on the front line. From the bottom of his heart, he is definitely not willing to hand over his subordinates, who share life and death, to others to command.

What's more, as a traverser, Zhao Kuo certainly understands the importance of mastering military power.

100,000 elites in hand, all day at my disposal. All kings are to think carefully about your opinion.

There is no soldier in your hands, anyone can point at your nose and scold your mother.

When I talked to Xunzi before, the flame in Zhao Kuo's heart that had not been extinguished was ignited like touching gasoline.

As a traverser, since you have come to the troubled times, how can you do it if you don't make a career.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo nodded approvingly at Su Shot, and said: "The previous battle was very fierce, the soldiers on the front line were very hard, and the reward given by the king was not much, so the soldiers who were stuck in the rear were snubbed. Since the current situation in the war is improving, if the brothers in the rear want to fight, of course we can't stop it.

Sima Yue, you go to investigate, divide 100,000 troops, and when Zhao Cong comes, hand it over to him. ”

Now King Zhao's rule is actually relatively stable, Zhao Kuo understands that as soon as the royal order comes, he can deal with it or perfunctory, but once he disobeys, King Zhao can let himself go with an edict.

After all, the family business that has been saved by generations of ancestors for hundreds of years cannot be shaken by two victories by one traverser.

"No." Sima Yue promised that he had already done it in his heart, and he would select the weakest 100,000 people to go out, and the elite would still be in his own hands.

He is Zhao Kuo's protégé and Zhao Kuo's die-hard loyalist, and everything puts Zhao Kuo's interests first.

It's also a time to test loyalty.

Zhao Kuo thought to himself, he didn't expect everyone to still guard the rear with him in the face of such a good situation and easy military exploits.

So Zhao Kuo opened his mouth and said to the generals under his command: "A few of you, if anyone wants to take advantage of our army's advantage this time and go to the front line to earn credit, hurry up and bring it up." You are different from those big-headed soldiers, you are from a public family, and you can be promoted after you have merit. ”

Li Yun pointed to the shield tied to his right forearm, but still did not answer.

Li Mu chuckled lightly and did not speak either. He and his brother Li Yun are from Qin, and if they want to be reused here in Zhao State, except for going to the remote and cold north, it is only possible here in Zhao Kuo.

Wang Rong has always regarded himself as Zhao Kuo's uncle, of course he would not have such thoughts, and said, "What did Shaojun say. What's the use of a little credit. If I leave Shaojun, what face will I have to see Lao Jun in a hundred years. ”

The cavalry commander Su Shu also said: "After the pass, my heart has been impressed by the young monarch. After the Battle of Changping, I decided even more to use my life to serve Shaojun. It is absolutely impossible for me to leave Shaojun and work under someone else's command. ”

Sima Shang and several other generals expressed their attitudes one after another, and they were only willing to serve Zhao Kuo, who was born and died with them.

But when it came to the last general, the leopard, began to change.

The leopard was originally Lian Po's subordinate, and he was appreciated by Zhao Kuo when he was guarding his hometown, and he led the headquarters as the second echelon on the front line during the Changping War.

He blushed, saluted Zhao Kuo, and said, "Thank you for the reward that the general gave me before, I know that I have taken more than the general's own." In fact, I have been a general for a long time, and I originally wanted to take this opportunity to make another contribution and strive to be able to stand alone. This time the pursuit of the Qin army and the recovery of Kongcang Ridge is an excellent opportunity. ”

Everyone threw contemptuous glances at the leopard, making him bow his head in guilt.

Zhao Kuo was not surprised by this. He has only been here for a long time, and he has no logistics foundation of his own, and the amount of reward depends on King Zhao's mood.

In between, Zhao Kuo stood up, walked in front of the leopard, held the leopard's hand, and said: "In the first battle of the Guan, if the general had not taken the initiative to kill from the pass, and decisively killed the deserters to stabilize the battle situation during the stalemate, I might not be able to stand here today."

You and I have been born and died together, and you are a brother of life and death who is closer than your own brother. If I don't let you go to the front and block your path to promotion, then what difference does my approach make compared to that of a beast? ”

This made the leopard's face even redder. Zhao Kuo continued to say to everyone: "The 100,000 people we were transferred out of are also our brothers who lived and died together during this time. Today, the king ordered others to rule them, and I was very reluctant in my heart. The leopards went to the front line, just enough to take care of them. ”

These words are from Zhao Kuo's heart. As long as there is no shortage of food and grass, who doesn't want to have as many soldiers under their command as possible. If it weren't for the extremely stable regime of Zhao State, Zhao Kuo would go directly to Qingjun's side as soon as he crossed over, where would he still be desperate here.

You King Zhao has the power of heaven, and you are carried by heaven, and I am a traverser. This is the truest thought in Zhao Kuo's heart.

At this time, the morale of Han Wangshan's Zhao army was high. On the one hand, he won the battle, and on the other hand, Zhao Kuo took out a large part of his reward and used it as a lottery.

It turned out that Zhao Kuo considered that after he rectified military discipline, the army's spirit was highly tense, and if the camp was bombed, it would be over. So he invented activities such as rugby, athletics, and his share of the prize was the lottery.

If it weren't for wartime, Zhao Kuo would even want to engage in exercises and queue training.

These activities were well received by the soldiers, especially when the winners were rewarded. Although it is not much, it has greatly enriched the spiritual life of the soldiers.

While waiting for Zhao Cong to arrive, Zhao Kuo also supplemented the doorman team by the way.

He had said before that he would set the number at seventy-two. In the first battle of Changping, most of the doormen who followed him to attack behind the enemy were killed and wounded, and more than 20 positions were vacated.

Song Yi and other brave soldiers took the initiative to apply to join, and Su Archery, who was a good cavalry commander, did not do it, and also wanted to be a guest for Zhao Kuo. Of course, this was rejected by Zhao Kuo.

It's a bit taboo to recruit soldiers as doormen, but now everyone is doing it.

Pull the cavalry lieutenant in as a doorman, that is really his own death.

"Shaojun, there is a swordsman with a wooden sword, holding a bamboo slip signed by Xunzi, saying that he is here to protect your safety, but he only accepts to be a guest."