Chapter 287 Zhao State on Soldiers
Li Mu had already returned to Handan, handed over the army to the lieutenant, and went to the palace to see King Zhao, but after waiting for a while, he came out to reply to him: "The king is not free! I want the general to go back to the palace to rest first, and when the king is free, he will summon the general! By the way, the king also said that it is rare for General Li to return to Handan, so he might as well rest in the capital and go to the army after a while! As for the general's token, please give it to the small one, and the small one to the king!"
"Ah!" When Li Mu heard it, he didn't know that there was a story in it, otherwise, how could King Zhao accept his general token?
His general token is extraordinary, it was given by the previous king, it is a symbol of his identity, and the people of Zhao regard it as a treasure, and they all respect him for three points, even the late King Zhao, Pingyuan Jun, etc.
It's a pity that the current King Zhao is very suspicious, and he always ignores himself, and only when there is something in the border city, he will remember himself!
Because, he is the general of Zhao State, and he is the best sword in King Zhao's hand at present!
However, since the first king gave him the token of the great general, no one has ever received this token, but now, it has been accepted by the king of Zhao, is there any reason? Could it be that who gave himself eye medicine in front of the king of Zhao? Could it be that it is Zhao Yuan?
Thinking of this, his heart tightened: that Zhao Yuan is not a good bird, with a sharp beak and monkey gills, it is not a good thing at first glance, although he is said to be a soldier, but he does not have the frankness and boldness of a soldier, and he is worried about grabbing other people's pigtails all day long!
At this time, he was a little unhappy, and when he was thinking about it, Zhao Lin had already invited him to drink, and he didn't want to think about it, so he immediately went to Chunhualou with him!
It was the favorite place of the upper echelons of Zhao State, in the past, he rarely came, but today, the mood is really bad, he just wants to get drunk, and he can't care about his prestige as a general anymore!
Zhao Lin had already shouted for him: "This is General Li Mu of our Zhao Kingdom, even the Qin soldiers and Qin generals have to bow their heads one by one!" Haha, so, invite your most beautiful woman out and let her greet our General Li in person!"
"Ahh
However, I saw that he was majestic and spirited like a torch, and when he stood casually, a powerful murderous aura had already rushed to his face, if he was not the god of war of Zhao State, who else would it be?
When the old bustard saw it, he was naturally happy and happy, and came to entertain them in person: "Ouch, it turns out that General Li is here, girls, be diligent, and come to serve our General Li!"
There was not only pride on the face, but also a certain amount of respect, envy, and, adoration!
This is a first-class hero of the Zhao State: General Li Mu has been guarding the border city, whether it is the Huns, or the Yan State, the Wei people, or the Koreans, they all regard it as the god of war; now, even the powerful Qin State has suffered a big loss in the hands of General Li Mu, lost the huge source, and lost all its prestige!
I heard that in the end, even King Yingzheng of Qin admired General Li very much, and took the initiative to give up the city!
Surrounded by all the beauties, Li Mu was a little fluttering, Da Le, Zhao Lin next to him just glanced at him, and the best wine and food were served, and Li Mu gradually became a little drunk when he pushed the cup.
"I don't seem to be very happy with General Li, didn't we just defeat the people of Qin? Could it be that there is some reason for this?" Zhao Lin's eyes flickered.
Li Mu sighed and said with a wry smile: "General Zhao, have we won the battle against the Qin soldiers? Hehe, I'm afraid it may not be! This battle can only be said to be half the victory! That's right, we captured Juyuan City and killed Yinghu, but the price is too great! Isn't it? You are the current commander, General Zhao won't know how big our losses are, right?" Li Mu asked him rhetorically.
That's what he can't let go of!
Damn, 80,000 people attacked the city, 15,000 died, and it took five days to finally defeat it!
And the other party is only 5,000 people, what are these Zhao generals doing to eat?
But can you say such a thing?
Whether it is Zhao Lin or Zhao Yuan, they are both descendants of the Zhao family, of course Zhao Jia trusts them more, but on the contrary, he ignores himself! This may be the grievance of the general with a foreign surname, but it's a pity!
Or is this an imperial trick? I only trust my relatives and brothers?
However, it seems that this is not the case with King Yingzheng of Qin! Both Wang Jian and Meng Tian are the generals who command the army, and each of them has at least 50,000 or 60,000 horses, and Meng Tian seems to have an army of 100,000 in his hands!
Could it be that Yingzheng, the great king of the Qin State, is not afraid that Meng Tian and Wang Jian have two hearts?
From this point of view, Ying Zheng's mind is still much more open-minded than Zhao Jia, but unfortunately, he is the king of Qin, not the king of Zhao, otherwise, it is much more refreshing to fight under him!
When he was thinking nonsense, Zhao Yuan came, and when they met, he was stunned at first, and then smiled: "General Li also came to drink flower wine? Haha, strange, really strange! Why? Mrs. Sister-in-law is not attentive to you? How is it possible? Our Zhao Han is a great beauty in the Zhao family!"
Hearing this, Li Mu was stunned: Yes, it turns out that his wife is also a relative of the Zhao family, it seems that his every move is in the eyes of King Zhao, no wonder he feels that his life is getting more and more unhappy now!
Could it be that Zhao Han was ordered by the previous king to spy on him?
However, no, she has always been very well-behaved, and she has served herself thoughtfully, without being unhappy at all!
Alas, forget it, even if she is King Zhao's eyeliner, she can only admit it, who makes herself a native of Zhao?
Seeing that he was unhappy again, Zhao Lin seemed to understand his expression and smiled: "General Li, we are all comrades, and whoever will rectify whom, the king's meaning is just to know the general's mind! As long as we are loyal to the king, General Li will always be our General Li!"
"Hehe, that's right, so, General Li, you are from the Zhao Kingdom, but you have to be loyal to our king!" Zhao Yuan next to him said angrily.
Li Mu finally understood: It turned out that they had come to speak for King Zhao, could it be that Zhao Jia didn't believe in himself anymore? But why didn't he withdraw his position as a general? Wouldn't it be more refreshing? Could it be that there was any other intention in it?
He didn't want to guess anymore, so he smiled: "Haha, I am from the Zhao State, of course I have to be loyal to the king, don't you think that this general will defect to the Qin State?"
At this time, he unconsciously remembered Lian Po in the Battle of Changping, because he was instigated by the traitor, which attracted the suspicion of King Zhao, and then replaced him, which led to the defeat of the Battle of Changping!
Will history repeat itself? Will he repeat the mistakes of General Lian Po?
Seeing that his expression was unhappy again, Zhao Yuan was happy and smiled: "General, we courtiers, it's best to guard our courtiers' duties! Everyone knows your performance on the battlefield, but it is absolutely not allowed to hook up with the King of Qin! Originally, we should fight against the strong Qin army in one go, and it is best to eat the main force of the Qin army in one fell swoop, so wouldn't everyone be happy?"
This is exactly the reason why Zhao Yuan does not understand the retreat of the Zhao army in this battle, in his opinion, the Zhao State has at least an eighty percent chance of winning this battle, and it is guaranteed to win without losing!
"Hmph! General Zhao Yuan, do you think that fighting a war is child's play? Do you think we have the certainty of defeating the Qin army? To tell the truth, it is not easy for us to get out of the Qin army with a huge source! Otherwise, as soon as the 300,000 troops of the Qin State come out, our 100,000 soldiers and horses will basically lose all their money! Alas, if you don't understand the war, you shouldn't talk nonsense! Spend more time reading and less time sowing discord, maybe you will be more useful!" Li Mu was already very unhappy, and he wanted to whip him a few times immediately.
Zhao Yuan's face became more and more ugly, iron blue, and his eyes were about to fall out!
Unexpectedly, in Li Mu's eyes, he was so unbearable, could it be that he was really an invincible general? Others were wine bags and rice bags? At least, in his eyes, he was a wine bag and rice bags!
Everyone could hear the meaning, and those prostitutes who were as beautiful as flowers all pursed their lips and smiled, their faces were frivolous, and their eyes were full of contempt!
Zhao Yuan's face was even more unhappy, pale as paper, and just as he was about to attack, Zhao Lin's voice sounded: "Zhao Yuan, we are all fledgling boys in front of General Li Mu, we must not be rude! General, I don't know how you came to such a conclusion? Could it be that we really can't beat the Qin soldiers? Aren't they crushed by us so that they can't raise their heads?"
"Hehe, you are the main general who attacked Juyuan, tell me yourself, how many people did we lose? How many people did the Qin army lose? Three to one, right? After five days of fighting, how much grain and grass did we consume? We are 80,000 people, and the other party only has 5,000 people! With such a strong defensive force, I ask myself how much stronger my defense is by no means better than that kid Yinghu, the Qin people should not be underestimated, alas!" Li Mu sighed, his face was unhappy, as if he himself had lost a battle.
Zhao Lin was stunned for a moment, and then, his expression was also gloomy, and he sighed: "Alas, our army is 80,000, and the other party is 5,000, this ratio is sixteen to one, but the other party has a strong city wall, and we are not bad at fighting!"
"Brother, this is our luck! Of course, it was also Meng Tian and Wang Jian who had no choice but to do it, their troops were slightly smaller than ours, so they didn't dare to rescue Shiyuan! Otherwise, the other party would use the fortified city to attack inside and outside, and we would only be afraid that we would suffer a big loss!" Li Mu sighed and said.
Hearing this, Zhao Lin was even more ashamed, and after thinking for a while, he understood the charm, but he was also puzzled, and said with a wry smile: "Why didn't the other party send reinforcements?
At this time, he was afraid: If this is the case, I am afraid that none of the 80,000 Zhao troops will come back, so wouldn't Zhao Guo repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Changping again?"
Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat, and people began to tremble: Why? Why, whether it was Xianyang or the Qin army in Lantian, did not move? What a good fighter? Couldn't the other party see it?
"Hehe, General Li Mu is not trying to scare us, is hehe? If there is such a good opportunity, even this kid of mine will go all out to win, how can he not move? This is not in accordance with the norm!" Zhao Yuan was also a little unhappy, but immediately raised the bar again.
Seeing this, Li Mu couldn't help but scold him: "Why are you so stupid? Don't you know that Wei has 100,000 troops on the Qin and Wei borders? And Chun Shenjun of Chu has also led 100,000 troops on the Qin and Chu borders! In such a situation, how dare the Qin army move around, alas, if you are a general, the Zhao army will definitely be in danger!"
When Zhao Yuan heard this, his face turned red again, this time, Li Mu had already said that he was worthless, but he didn't dare to talk back anymore!
Then Zhao Lin came to his senses and sighed: "No wonder the Qin people don't dare to move, but unfortunately, if Wei and Chu join forces with us, won't the Qin people be in danger?"
"Not really! Qin has a million soldiers and a thousand generals, and if they come out together, the soldiers of our Three Kingdoms will not be able to get cheap! Besides, South Korea is very likely to help Qin, so it is extremely likely that the battle will be in a stalemate! And the troops of our Three Kingdoms cannot be commanded by one person, so even if the Three Kingdoms are in alliance, they may not be the opponents of the Qin people!" Li Mu said resolutely.
When Zhao Yuan heard this, he was not convinced again, and sneered: "Isn't General Li the ambition of the Qin people and the prestige of destroying our Three Kingdoms? General Wei Xuan, Chun Shenjun and Huang Xie are not vegetarians, our 300,000 army is united, and the Qin people's eight hundred miles of Qin River will inevitably be shaken!"
"Hmph! Fighting a war is not just talking on paper, you think that the battlefield is your own fiddling? This requires the layout of both sides, or even multiple parties, which is your wishful thinking? Like you, General Zhao Yuan, who leads the troops, you will lose every battle! Hehe, you are really young, but unfortunately, your brain is not very good!" Li Mu sneered.
"Very good, General Li Mu really deserves to be the general of my Zhao State, the widow is very happy to hear it, okay, happy! General Li, next time, if there is any good suggestion, let's discuss it together, this matter of cutting down Qin is really not something that my Zhao family can complete! Haha, but, that kid Yingzheng wants to destroy the Six Kingdoms, so let's give him a siege of the Six Kingdoms! Ah, no, at least, the Five Kingdoms Siege!"
At this time, Zhao Jia had already come in, looking happy and triumphant, as if he had picked up gold!
"See the king!" everyone quickly knelt on the ground!
Zhao Jia naturally liked it and smiled: "Haha, when the widow saw that General Zhao Lin had pulled General Li Mu to drink, the widow came to listen to it! General Li Mu really had extraordinary knowledge, and the widow also gained a lot of knowledge of war! According to the general, what are the chances of winning if our five countries join forces to attack Qin? Should we unite with the other five countries to send troops?"
"No, at least not at the moment! In fact, the six countries sent millions of troops to attack Qiang Qin very early, but the Qin people relied on the Hangu Pass to defend it, and the six countries returned in vain, so it is not appropriate for our six countries to send troops to attack Qin! Because the cost is too great, only joint defense against Qin is the best policy!" Li Mu hurriedly replied.
Zhao Jia thought for a moment and smiled: "That is the case, then, General Li will rest in Handan first! When the opportunity comes, let's attack the Qin State again, in short, I won't let the Ying Zheng boy have a good time!"