Chapter 39 Section Speeches

Yunzhong County was placed in the 24th year of King Wuling of Zhao. After the great defeat of the building, Zhao Yong expanded thousands of miles and collected the old place of He Shuolou, which was set up on the basis of Yunzhong County.

Yunzhong is located at the northernmost end of the State of Zhao. It intersects Loufan and Linhu in the north, and the Shangjun of the State of Qin in the south, so the geographical location is extremely important. In addition to controlling Hudi in the north, Yunzhong also has an extremely important mission, which is also Zhao Yong's long-sighted strategy, that is, to oppress the State of Qin from the high and firmly grasp the initiative to fight against the State of Qin.

The State of Qin rose rapidly after the Shang Yang's change of law. After the expansion of the two generations of monarchs, Duke Xiao of Qin and King Huiwen, the State of Qin has expanded from a small country in the west to a powerful country. Guanzhong is known as the country of the four fortresses. There is the danger of the river in the southeast and the danger of the Yellow River in the northeast. The only way to enter the hinterland of Guanzhong is the Hangu Pass, which is the most powerful pass in the world. Therefore, every time the State of Qin fights with the Eastern countries, if it wins, it will attack the city and plunder the land. If it loses, it will retreat into Hangu to close the customs and defend itself. If it does not fight, it will be invincible.

In the past, Qi, Chu, Wei and Han had jointly attacked Qin many times, and most of them were blocked in front of the Hangu Pass. In the end, they returned without success. Zhao Yong is rarely ambitious and has the heart to annex the world, so he has always regarded Qiang Qin as his strongest opponent. Most of the people will choose to avoid the strong and weak, but the goal of Zhao Yong's first battle of unifying the world is the powerful State of Qin. According to Zhao Yong's idea, if Qiang Qin goes, the land of Northern Zhao and Western Qin will be integrated into one, attacking, retreating and defending, and sitting in the granary of Guanzhong. Most of the elite soldiers in the world are from Zhao and Qin. Although Qi and Chu are big, their martial arts style is not strong, and the people are weak, so there is no concern.

However, although the State of Zhao borders the State of Qin, there is a big river separated from each other and cannot use troops on a large scale. If you want to go south and use Han Wei to attack Qin, you must face the world's Xiongguan Hangu Pass. Siege is not the strength of the Zhao army. The powerful cavalry are good at guerrilla tactics. The advantage lies in speed and flexibility. If it is consumed in a long siege battle, it is undoubtedly equivalent to binding themselves. Attacking the enemy with your own shortness is not taken by the wise, so it is not possible to attack Qin from Hangu.

For this reason, Zhao Yong found a unique way. After capturing the Yuci in the clouds, the State of Zhao formed a condescending tendency to oppress the Shangjun of the State of Qin from the terrain. It was completely easy to ride through the Hudi and go around to the weak northwest of the State of Qin to launch an attack. The master's plan to destroy Qin is also theoretically possible.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the State of Zhao has the certainty of destroying Qin. Otherwise, once the war starts, Qin Zhao will become an endless enemy. After all, the relationship between the State of Zhao and the State of Qin is still harmonious. If the plan to destroy Qin fails, it will provoke a deadly enemy for the State of Zhao, which is not in line with the current interests of the State of Zhao.

Therefore, although the cloud is a land, the State of Zhao did not arrange heavy troops here to avoid stimulating the State of Qin, but placed the main force of the Northern Army in Yanmen County.

After the master's army went south and entered the Great Wall, Tu Gudi, the governor of Yunzhong, led the army to the north to meet him, and the joint army entered Yunzhong City, where Yunzhong County was located. Then the master's father urgently sent an envoy to Handan, asking Zhao He to order the collection of grain, grass and ordnance from Jinyang and other places to be transferred to the north to settle the second part of Loufan and Linhu. It was also ordered Cheng Liang, the governor of Yanmen, to arrange for him to accept the relocation of Lin Hu's department.

Ten days later, King Lou Fan and King Lin Hu really did not go back on their promise and led the people to the south one after another. According to the original agreement, the Loufan Department entered the cloud, based on the Heshuo Land; the Linhu Department settled in Yanmen and grazed in the southern foothills of Yinshan Mountain.

At the same time, Zhao Yong greatly expanded the cavalry of the Northern Army, recruited a large number of warriors who were good at riding and shooting from Lou Fan and Lin Hu, and expanded it to 40,000 cavalry on the basis of the original 20,000.

Lou Annoying and Lin Hu people have been living on horseback for many years. Equestrianism and riding and shooting have become inaccessible matters in their lives, which naturally far exceeds the Chinese people who make a living from farming. An adult barbial man is a qualified cavalryman. All they lack is sophisticated weapons and guidance of tactical ideas.

The greatest contribution to the enemy on this northern tour is undoubtedly Lian Po. The father did not forget his promise to Lian Po. The first military order issued after returning to the cloud was to promote Lian Po as a general. Although the general is the last of the general's position, there are two positions, general and general, but he is also at the level of "general". He is already a senior officer in the Zhao army and can lead the army alone.

Lian Po was promoted from a lieutenant to a general in just 20 days, and his promotion speed can't be said to be fast.

After more than ten years of silence, Lian Po, who is nearly 30 years old, has once again become an eye-catching star in the north.

Zhao Xin, who followed Lian Po to fight, was also awarded the title of lieutenant and the leader of the servant beside his master.

But the problem is that Zhao Yong has always disliked the red tape in the palace. He rarely lives in the palace. Most of the time, he rides a war horse and patrols everywhere, and there are no attendants around him. Therefore, although Zhao Xin was promoted to Lang Zhongling, he was still the same as before, and there was no one under him to use.

This also made Zhao Xin complain. He found that although he had been promoted, what he could do was still the same as before. There was no difference, and there was not even a person under him who could call.

Fortunately, the master is a casual person. He doesn't like others to do something for him. He is also very indulgent to Zhao Xin. He has always turned a blind eye. Gradually, Zhao Xin became more and more bold. He often said hello and disappeared for most of the day, and the master did not blame him.

After staying in the cloud for a month, Lou Fan and Lin Hu were placed properly, and the newly recruited cavalry was roughly formed. The master's father decided to go south. At this time, it has entered the early summer of April. The weather is gradually hot, and the ground has already been dry and hard. After solving Lou Juan and Lin Hu, the general offensive against Zhongshan has become the top priority.

The day before leaving, Zhao Xin asked his father for a leave and specially said goodbye to Lian Po.

Lian Po is a new general, leading more than two more than 5,000 horses, most of whom are newly recruited sergeants. Because he is a new graduate, he can't go to the army, so Lian Po doubles his training. He eats and lives with soldiers in the army every day. Because his family is far away from Mayi in Yanmen, his wife Xiaoyue and her children have not yet moved in, and they are not tired of their families. They just practice their subordinates carefully every day.

When Zhao Xin went to the barracks to find Lian Po, he was practicing his army on the horse farm. Lian Po broke his face on the horse's back and looked at his subordinates running back and forth with a smile. From time to time, he saw that the movement was slightly slow. No matter how big or small the official position was, he waved the whip and slapped it directly.

In fact, most of these new graduates have a good equestrian foundation. In terms of single equestrian, Lian Po may not be their opponent. It's just that the military battle is different from the individual martial arts of a single shot. The courage of every man is far less important than that of the soldiers. Although these barbs are highly skilled, they are wild and used to being free at ordinary times. Most of the nomadic tribes fights are coaxed when they win, and when they are defeated, so it is very difficult for the Hu people to abide by the military rules from the bone.

Zhao Xin looked aside for a while and saw that although these new troops were a little messy, and many people were also panicked when they changed their arrays, they were generally beginning to take shape. He was able to train to such a scale in just half a month, which showed that Lian Po was really a rare leader.

At this time, Lian Po also saw Zhao Xin, so he explained what was at hand to his deputy and greeted him with a smile.

"Brother Zhao, why didn't you tell me before you came here?" Lian Po came forward and punched Zhao Xin on the shoulder heavily and said with a smile.

Zhao Xin grinned, bent down to make a painful expression, and coughed, "Brother Lian, you are so cruel. I, Zhao Xin, have no grievances and no hatred in your past. You actually did this hard."

Zhao Xin and Lian Po have been very familiar with each other these days, and they often talk and have fun with each other.

Lian Po raised his whip and laughed, "Do not do this with me."

"I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do you want to see me today?"

Zhao Xin smiled and paused and said, "I'm here to say goodbye to Brother Lian. The master will lead the army to the south to Dai County tomorrow. I'm going to accompany him."

Lian Po obviously learned the news, so there was no unexpected expression on his face. He just sighed slightly, with a reluctant expression on his face and said, "I didn't expect that you and my brother hadn't been together for a long time, but we had to leave in a hurry. I don't know when you will be able to see each other."

Although Zhao Xin has not been with Lian Po for a long time, he also knows that although he is proud of his talent, he is extremely sincere and a righteous man. Seeing Lian Po's true feelings on his face, his heart was also warm, and he was a little moved to say: "These days, thanks to your care of Brother Lian, you have made a lot of suggestions for me along the way. Although you and I are called brothers, we have the truth of being masters and apprentices. Although I, Zhao Xin, am careless, I also know good and bad. Since you really treat me as a brother, I will respect you for the rest of my life.

Lian Po was moved and patted Zhao Xin on the shoulder and said, "You and I are brothers, so why do you have to say such foreign words? I have read countless people in my life. There are not many people who can get into my eyes, and there are very few people who can get my temper. You, Zhao Xin, are young, but you are very righteous. That's why I am willing to make friends. If not, even if you are a prince, I will only stay away from it.

Lian Po looked around and said, "There are so many people here. It's not appropriate to say too much. It's better to find a quiet place with me. Today, you and my brother are drunk, and we should also practice it for you."