The banquet fell into a deathly silence, and even Zhao Guo himself was not sure.
King Zhao Xiaocheng looked at the civil and military officials in the dynasty, but he could no longer find the minister who could give him advice, or the uncle who could spend all his wealth and go to the city in person.
During the Changping War, Lin Xiangru, the minister of humerus left to him by his father, died of illness. Otherwise, Lin Xiangru would have been able to persuade him not to replace Lian Po, and there would have been no Changping defeat and 400,000 young men died in the battle.
There will be the current dilemma.
If my uncle Pingyuan Jun had not passed away this year, he might have been able to organize another defense battle to withstand Yan's attack.
It is a pity that if there is no such thing, Shangqing passed away. To commemorate him, the position of Shangqing has been vacant for many years, and there is no longer a Pingyuan Lord in the Zhao Kingdom.
"May I ask General Lian Po, how many people in the world can command an army of 600,000 people?" Just when the whole court was passive and sad, an emotionless voice sounded.
"Huh?" King Zhao Xiaocheng, Lian Po, Li Mu, Le Cheng, Liuzhi Heixia and other people in the court all looked towards the place where the sound came from.
I saw a young man holding a scroll in his hand, looking at it in his own way, so indifferent that he was incompatible with his surroundings.
"Who are you?" King Zhao Xiaocheng frowned and wondered who brought this young man into such a banquet.
"The Mo family, the leader of the Mo Bian lineage, Jin Yao!" Jin Yao looked at King Zhao Xiaocheng and still saluted indifferently, but his eyes were looking straight at Lian Po.
Lian Po frowned and thought for a while before answering, "Looking around the world, there is no one who has the ability to command an army of 600,000. I can only command an army of 400,000 at most, but even an army of 400,000 is very difficult."
It’s difficult to balance both, and if anyone can do it, it’s Gongsun Qi, the late Lord Wu’an of Qin!”
"How many armies can the King of Yan, Xiang Yan, and Qin Qin each command?" Jin Yao continued to ask.
Lian Po continued to frown and think, but as he thought deeply, the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he burst into laughter.
Among the generals at the banquet, Li Mu and Le Cheng were also thinking about Jin Yao's words, and the light in their eyes suddenly lit up. They thought about it just like Lian Po.
Sometimes the larger the army, the better. One general is incompetent and will tire out the three armies. If an incompetent general commands an army that he cannot control, the consequences will be tragic. And if the army exceeds a certain number, it will also
Let the three armies march and the battle becomes chaotic and bloated.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I'm quite rude!" Lian Po realized that his smile was a bit rude, and he hurriedly bowed to King Zhao Xiaocheng and apologized, but he said confidently, "Your Majesty, I am quite sure of winning this battle!
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"It doesn't matter, the general is convinced, and you are not joking with others?" King Zhao Xiaocheng asked seriously, not caring about Lian Po's rudeness.
Lian Po nodded, solemnly saluted Jin Yao, and then continued, "The young gentleman has pointed out the key to this battle point. No one in the Yan State can command an army of 600,000. Therefore, the Yan State will inevitably divide its troops, but
Even if the troops are divided, each army will have at least 100,000 or even 200,000 or 300,000 troops."
"Then what?" King Zhao Xiaocheng still didn't understand.
"Neither King Xi of Yan, Prime Minister Su Fu of Yan, nor Qing Qing, the great minister, have the ability to command an army of more than 100,000 people. The only army commander in Yan State who has the ability to command an army of more than 100,000 people is Lejian, but Lejian
Because he opposed Yan's attack on Zhao, he was abandoned by King Xi of Yan and stayed behind closed doors." A smile spread across Lian Po's face.
If the Yan State had Lejian as its commander, they would not even have to send 600,000 troops, but only two thousand chariots could destroy their Zhao State. It is a pity that the King of Yan did not use the generals. He was overconfident and did not understand that war is not a serious matter to a certain extent.
It is said that the more troops there are, the better.
If it were really a comparison of numbers, there would be no need to fight. The number of people in Qi is so great, other countries would just surrender and that would be it.
"That's it!" After experiencing the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Changping, King Zhao Xiaocheng also learned a lesson and fully understood the tragic consequences of an incompetent general.
Fortunately, this time, a mediocre general is on the opposite side, while our own side is a brave and famous general.
"This battle has been won. The young gentleman should be credited with the first contribution! Dare you ask the king to grant the young gentleman the position of minister." Lian Po once again asked King Zhao Xiaocheng for an official position, but it was not for himself, but for Jin Yao.
Of course, Lian Po also had selfish motives. It would take some time for the young men Zhao had just recruited to be trained before they could join the battlefield. During this period, Mohist martyrs were needed to defend the city for them, delay the Yan army, and provide them with
Make time for this.
Therefore, Lian Po invited Jin Yao to serve in order to win over the Mohists and let the Mohists do their best to help Zhao Guo defend the city until the army training was completed and they could join the battlefield.
Similarly, the Mohists are also good at training troops and can help Zhao Guo train a large army that can fight in the shortest time.
King Zhao Xiaocheng experienced many battles and instantly understood what Lian Po meant. The position of Shangqing had been vacant for a long time because no one could achieve Lin Xiangru's achievements. However, Jin Yao's words made everyone
Zhao Guochao all had the belief that he would win. This contribution was no less than capturing the city, and being granted the title of Qing was enough.
"Mr. Yangquan, get the imperial order!" King Zhao Xiaocheng turned to look at Zhao Bao, Prime Minister of Yangquan, and ordered him to fetch the imperial order from the State of Zhao that had been on the shelf for a long time.
Zhao Bao did not hesitate and hurriedly ordered people to fetch Zhao Guo's order.
Soon, the waiter came with a brocade box, and inside was a jade brocade engraving from the State of Zhao.
"Dare you ask me, young gentleman, to worship me as the Shangqing of the State of Zhao!" King Zhao Xiaocheng opened the brocade box in person, took out the green Shangqing's Order, bowed and handed it to Jin Yao.
Everyone in the Mo family looked at Jin Yao. They did not expect that Zhao Guo would actually hand over the position of Shangqing to Jin Yao.
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"The boy is too young to bear it. With the strategic vision of a general, he will discover these things sooner or later!" Jin Yao refused to put it off, and he was not wrong.
Lian Po, Li Mu and others were only temporarily frightened by Yan, and they would have expected it when they reacted.
"The young gentleman's intelligence exceeds his age and he deserves to be the minister of Zhao!" King Zhao Xiaocheng did not take back the order because of Jin Yao's refusal. Instead, he personally tied the order to Jin Yao's waist and held up Jin Yao.
Haruka's hand was shown to the officials and generals.
"From now on, Mr. Zhao will take the throne as the Supreme Minister of our Kingdom of Zhao!" King Zhao Xiaocheng announced to all officials with a loud smile.
"Greetings to your Majesty!" All the civil and military officials of Zhao State also smiled and saluted Jin Yao.
The shadow that originally shrouded everyone, because of Jin Yao's words, was like a ray of light piercing the dark clouds, giving them hope of victory.
"As expected of me, the master of Mobian in the Mo clan!" The six-fingered black man smiled and nodded to Jin Yao. After today, who would dare to say that the Mo clan is a group of reckless men with strong limbs? If you have the ability, go and find a young prince.