Chapter 13: The Story of Zhao Kuo

"When I didn't join the army, I was in this Wangwu Mountain, and now that I have joined the army, I have to go to this Wangwu Mountain, isn't my Chinese army in vain??"

A few new armor soldiers looked at Wangwu Mountain in the distance, and couldn't help but complain in their hearts.

Luo Xian looked at the generals in front of him solemnly.

"You are all capable generals from various battalions, and these armorers are also elites with excellent physical strength."

"Next, I will lead you up the mountain, and if one person falls behind on the way, the whole army will be punished together!!"

"Before dark, we must reach the top of the mountain and set up camp!!"

Luo Xian said loudly.

He is now helping to train the mountain battalion of the Chinese army, which should have been set up by the original middle base battalion, Cao Chao did not add a battalion, but chose to renovate, mainly because Cao Chao did not want to increase the number of the Chinese army.

During the Sima Division, in order to deal with possible local rebellions, but also because of the distrust of foreign generals, it could only be a large-scale conscription, and the number of Chinese troops was frantically increased, and during the Sima Zhao period, the number of Chinese troops once reached 200,000.

Cao Chao felt that 200,000 elites to protect Luoyang was a bit too extravagant!!

The food cost is also enormous.

Sometimes, more troops are not better.

Moreover, there are many local armies in Dawei, and there are really too many armies in Dawei!!

It's just that now there are still Shu and Wu, so they can only continue to maintain such troops, and when these two guys are destroyed, Cao Chao will leave the most elite ones and remove the rest of the armor.

This military race is like a marathon, a marathon that vomits blood, and no one dares to stop.

Shu maintains an army of nearly 100,000 people, the treasury is empty all year round, Wu forcibly maintains an army of 150,000, and life is not much better, Wei is the most ferocious, the Chinese army plus foreign troops in various places plus the border army, can exceed 500,000 people

You know, it's really scary to put an army of this size in the Houhan.

You must know that the strength of the Later Han Dynasty was only about 300,000, and it was still a unified dynasty.

The financial pressure is not small.

This new mountain battalion, their main will be Hu Fen.

The son of General Hu Zun.

Although this person was from a very high background, he fought with Sima Yi as a soldier when he was young, and he was also a ruthless man, he pacified Liu Meng in history, participated in the destruction of Wu, and made great achievements.

What's interesting is that this fierce general has fought for many years, and when he was old, he fell in love with reading like Du Pre, and began to do learning and write articles, and he actually wrote well, and when he was in the locality, he was also good to the people, so he was supported by the people.

At the moment, he was placed as a lieutenant.

In the eyes of outsiders, his official title was demoted, but Hu Fen himself didn't think so, the lieutenant of the Chinese army is different from the lieutenant of the foreign general, he leads a battalion alone, and a battalion of the Chinese army often has a scale of nearly 20,000 people.

The Chinese army had nearly 200,000 troops, with a total of 10 battalions.

Oh yes, and a tiger and leopard ride, eleven.

Moreover, the mountain battalion, anyone with a discerning eye can see what this battalion was built for.

The merit of destroying the country, this is the pursuit of almost all generals.

Hu Fen was wearing heavy armor, standing aside, looking at the elite army in front of him, and then at Luo Xian on the side, without the slightest displeasure in his heart.

Hu Fen is not good at mountain warfare, Luo Xian is from the place where he is best at mountain warfare, there is this person to help him practice, and also teach himself the experience of mountain warfare, Hu Fen is too late to be happy, how can he be angry?

He asked Luo Xian very humbly for advice, and during these days, he also knew a lot of things that he had to know about mountain warfare.

Hu Fen asked in a low voice at this moment: "General Luo, is this the next thing to practice?" Will it burn their bodies? ”

Luo Xian said seriously: "The Shu Kingdom recruited those people who lived in the mountains to serve as the army, and they advanced in the mountains, as if they were walking on the ground, all because they had lived in that environment since childhood, and most of the strong men recruited now are from the mountains and rivers, and if you want them to form a stronger cooperation, you must let them practice in the mountains and live in the mountains."

"And it can't just be under one terrain, many mountains, in fact, the gap is very large, so in the next few days, it is necessary to take them to various places."

"However, this logistical matter"

Luo Xian looked at Hu Fen, Hu Fen patted his chest, "You don't have to worry about this problem, Your Majesty said, the logistics support is absolutely in place, according to what you said, you can let them eat more meat and increase their physical strength"

When Luo Xian heard this, his mood became even more complicated.

Since he is happy and can provide more meat, he is more confident to train an elite mountain battalion, but it is also a little sad, Shu State can't do this, and the combat effectiveness of the army has been declining over the years

Luo Xian immediately followed Hu Fen and led the mountain camp towards the mountains.

In the car in the distance, Xiahou Xian and Ma Long were looking here.

Xiahou Xian opened his mouth and asked, "This Luo Xian won't use any more means, right?" ”

Malone shook his head, "I read the method he wrote before, it's not nonsense, he should be able to practice it well." ”

"Can he reuse it, then?"

"It can be reused, but you still have to be careful, unless the Shu Kingdom is destroyed, you can't be defenseless against him."

"Okay."

Xiahou Xian nodded, and then sighed.

"I'm already very old, I don't know if I can live until the day when I destroy the Shu Kingdom."

Ma Long stood beside him and said very seriously: "After Chen Qi died, there is no hope for Shu Kingdom, just to see how long they can hold on." ”

"Your Majesty is a very cautious person, otherwise, even if you send troops now, you can forcibly destroy the Shu Kingdom, the gap between the national strength of the Shu Kingdom and the Great Wei State is already very huge, and this can no longer be stopped by relying on the checkpoints."

"Great Wei can surround them and storm them for a whole year, but can they stalemate with us for a year while conscripting a large army?"

Hearing Ma Long's questioning, Xiahou Xian also laughed.

"There's some truth to what you're saying."

"If you want to send troops to destroy Shu, who do you think will be the commander?"

Ma Long was silent and did not answer this question, Xiahou Xian asked with a smile: "Just say it, at the age of the old man, he no longer wants to be able to lead the troops to the battle." ”

Only then did Ma Long reply: "Your Majesty should go to Chang'an to personally conquer, with the Taiwei as the commander, staying by his side, and then General Deng, General Yang, and the assassins of the northwestern states as the main force to attack Hanzhong." ”

"And in the south, it should be possible to let the general of the Che Cavalry as the commander, and let General Wang, General Wen, and even the assassins of several states as the main force to attack Yong'an."

"The hussar general should be able to guard against the rescue of the state of Wu"

Malone voiced his guess.

"What about the Chinese army?"

"It should be to go to these two places separately and fight together, and there should be no separate general."

"Otherwise, there are too many generals, which is not conducive to command."

Xiahou Xian nodded, deeply convinced.

He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "When will Your Majesty wait?" ”

"Your Majesty, the affairs of the officials have been basically completed."

Zhong Hui was sitting in the Taiji Hall at the moment, and made a serious report.

After several years of clean-up and appointments, the local officials and temple officials were basically formed and replaced.

Zhonghui's mission is completed.

Cao Chao couldn't help but say: "Shi Ji has made such a great achievement, I really don't know how to reward it!" ”

Zhong Hui raised his head, "The minister is dedicated to assisting the Holy King, not to receive a reward. ”

That's what Zhong Hui said, but if you really believe this, then you are not a holy king.

Cao Chao waved his hand and promoted the title of Zhong Hui, Zhong Hui itself has no marquis, Zhong Xuan's title was given to Zhong Yu, Zhong Hui was sealed as the Marquis of Guan Nei on the day Cao Chao ascended the throne, in name only.

And at this moment, Cao Chao directly asked Zhong Hui to take a step further and named him the Marquis of Dongwu Pavilion.

After all, from the rectification of officials to the final appointment, and even the assessment, to the appointment of the students after the assessment, Zhong Hui is responsible for it.

Cao Chao was able to complete the great change of blood in the temple and the place, and Zhonghui made great contributions.

Zhong Hui was also taken aback when he learned of the reward, and hurriedly got up to thank him.

"The minister has no military merits, how dare he be a marquis?!"

"Hahaha, at the beginning, the former Han Dynasty had Gongsun Hong who was crowned a marquis because of his governance, and Jun's current merits are not under those soldiers who expanded their territory, if there is no Jun's governance, how can they make meritorious contributions, and the marquis should be!"

Hearing Cao Chao's words, Zhong Hui thanked him and received his order.

Cao Chao smiled and shook his hand, "Shi Ji, the affairs of the officials have been calmed down today, and the place has begun to be governed, with Yi Ling's thoughts, what should I do next?" ”

Zhong Hui hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the matter of the rule of officials can no longer be the main in the future, but it cannot be taken lightly, and it must continue to be implemented." ”

"Next, you can start to destroy the Shu Kingdom."

Zhong Hui said very seriously: "Chen Qi of Shu is dead, Jiang Wei will definitely send troops, this is a good opportunity for us to let Shu stalemate in the war, unable to withdraw troops"

Cao Chao pondered, "What about here in Wu Kingdom?" ”

"After Sun Qi's matter, the defense of Wu is okay, if you want to send troops, it will be too difficult for them, if Shi Ji dares to send troops from Lexiang, then our army in Huainan will dare to cross the river to attack their Jianye"

"Jianye doesn't even have a name now, and it will be vulnerable to garrison in the future."

Cao Chao laughed, "Shi Ji, then I will also hand over the preparations for dealing with the Shu Kingdom to you to execute?" ”

Zhong Hui was overjoyed, and he hurriedly got up to pay homage again.

"The minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations!!"

Zhong Hui imagined this day for a long time, assisting the Holy King, supporting the world, and establishing a prosperous era of great unification, oh yes, it is a peaceful world!

Today's Shu Kingdom is simply full of holes in Zhong Hui's eyes, and he has ten ways to cause greater turmoil.

War is the last resort to be used, and disrupting its internal affairs is the best way to prepare for it.

"How is Shi Ji going to deal with Shu Kingdom?"

"Your Majesty knows about the Battle of Changping?"

"Oh? Naturally I know, Shiji is ready? ”

"The Wei people are not afraid of Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei has more losses and fewer wins against the Wei State, and the only thing that the Wei State is afraid of is Zhuge Zhan, the son of Prime Minister Zhuge Zhan."

"If the king of Shu uses him to replace Jiang Wei, then Wei will no longer dare to invade Hanzhong."

Zhong Hui said to himself, and then laughed.