In the letter, Pang Nuan asked Zhao Kuo to send someone to respond. With hundreds of thousands of prisoners, countless cattle, sheep and horses, and mountains of supplies, it was already very difficult for 30,000 people to barely maintain order. It was impossible to move quickly. impossible.
Zhao Jun is now moving slowly towards the Great Wall at almost a turtle's speed every day. If there is no one to help him, he doesn't know how long it will take before he can return to the Great Wall.
"Send someone to invite Li Mu over." Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and said to his left and right.
The Great Wall Guards were injured, and Zhao Kuo was not prepared to take them with him when he went south. Moreover, to deal with a mere Qu Yan, there was no need to mobilize such an army. Only tens of thousands of elite Zhao troops and some Rongdi auxiliary troops were needed. Originally, Zhao Kuo planned to let them go. The Great Wall Guards stayed in Hetao to recuperate. Since Pang Nuan needed help, it was just right for Li Mu to come over.
"Your Majesty." After a while, Li Mu walked in and said with his hands raised.
In less than a month, Li Mu's face lost a lot of weight, the edges and corners became sharper, but his eyes became sharper.
This incident was a heavy blow to him, and it was also a challenge and opportunity that others did not have. If the Great Wall Guards could be reshaped, both he and the Great Wall Guards would be greatly improved in strength.
"General Pang Nuan sent a letter saying that he needs help, and I am going to let you and Sima Shang go." Zhao Kuo said.
While Pang Nuan was still hard at work on his way, Sima Shang had already completed his mission and returned. Although he needed to attack the two base camps of Fuyu and Loufan, the two tribes were not far from the Zhao Kingdom. They were just around the corner from the Great Wall.
Moreover, the combined strength of the two tribes is only half that of the Xiongnu. Although Sima Shang is young, he is also a good general, so naturally there will be no surprises.
However, the harvest was a little small. The Xiongnu plundered a lot of supplies from Xiongbai and Loufan. This was because the two tribes were relatively strong. The Xiongnu was afraid of pushing them into a hurry, so they did not act harshly.
Heigu, don't mess with these weak tribes who have no ability to resist. Their pants were almost stripped off by the Huns. Zhao State got almost nothing by destroying them.
According to the current miserable situation of these tribes, even if Zhao did not attack them, at least 70% of the tribesmen would have died of starvation or freezing.
"The general will go right away." Li Mu said with his fists clasped. After saying that, he did not turn around and leave, but just stood there.
"General, is there anything else?" Zhao Kuo asked strangely.
"Your Majesty, I will give you a gift at the end." Li Mu said.
"Oh?" When Zhao Kuo heard this, he raised his eyebrows and suddenly became interested.
"Stop, Your Majesty's tent, you are not allowed to enter." At this time, a shout came from outside the tent.
"Your Majesty." Li Mu looked at Zhao Kuo.
"Let them come in." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said.
"promise."
Soon, two soldiers walked in leading a majestic war horse. The hair was all white, the limbs were strong and powerful, and the eyes were quite human.
"The Rites of Zhou" says that a horse over six feet long, a harpoon over seven feet tall, and a dragon over eight feet tall, then this war horse is the dragon among horses and the best among dragons. The shoulder height is far more than eight feet, at least eight feet five. above.
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"Isn't this the war horse of the Xiongnu Chanyu?" Ben said in surprise.
"Yes, the general wants to give it to the king." Li Mu said with a smile.
"I don't have to charge into battle. What are you doing with such a good horse? The general should take it back." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said it was a lie to say he didn't like it. There is no one who doesn't like such a good war horse. But compared to war horses, Zhao Kuo is more
I like famous generals.
"The current war horse of the general is more familiar with the general, has a better tacit understanding of cooperation, and is quite spiritual. It will be able to reach the level of the extraordinary realm in a few years. Therefore, the general does not plan to change the war horse. This war horse will only follow the general.
Bury its strength." Li Mu said.
According to convention, everything belonging to the enemy monarch belongs to the victorious monarch. Li Mu did not expect that Zhao Kuo would give him the Xiongnu Chanyu's war horse. However, he really had no use for it, so he sent it back.
"In that case, I will accept it." Zhao Kuo walked up to the war horse, circled around the horse, smoothed the horse's hair, and exclaimed, "There is really not a single stray hair."
"Why don't your Majesty give me a name?" Liu Ping said.
"Since it's all white and doesn't have a single hair, let's call it a snow lion." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.
The snow lion snorted twice, not sure whether it was expressing approval or disdain.
"With this war horse, I can go to the sky and experience the scenery in the future." Zhao Kuo stroked the snow lion and said. He used to envy others who could fly, but now he can overlook the great rivers and mountains of Zhao State.
"Your Majesty, you can't." Who knew that when everyone heard this, their faces suddenly changed and they said urgently.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Kuo was a little confused.
"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall."
"War horses are wild, so your Majesty, you should be careful..."
Liu Ping and Ben said.
Although the two people were talking very vaguely, Zhao Kuo still understood it - he was afraid that he would fall from the sky while riding a horse...
In fact, there is no shortage of powerful people in the extraordinary realm in all countries, but almost no monarch has ever allowed these ministers to take him for a sightseeing tour in the sky.
As monarchs, they will never put their lives in the hands of others. Even if the possibility is negligible, no monarch would choose to gamble, let alone a horse that has not yet been raised.
"Then it's useless for me to keep this horse, or..." Zhao Kuo said sarcastically.
"Your Majesty can ride it normally, as long as you don't let it fly. A war horse in the extraordinary realm can be at least twice as fast as other war horses." Liu Ping said.
"Okay, just stay here." Zhao Kuo nodded.
On the other side, Cai Ze, Han Fei, Li Si and others were discussing immigration. Before this, there had never been large-scale immigration in various countries in the Central Plains. Zhao Guo had no experience in this convenience. Several people argued for several days and nothing happened.
Come up with a charter that satisfies everyone.
"Since there is no satisfactory result, let the king make the decision." Li Si stood up and walked outside. The others looked at each other and followed suit.
"Is this the condition you want to encourage people to immigrate?" Zhao Kuo almost laughed angrily when he saw Li Si's condition. He balled up the paper and threw it at Li Si's face.
Every family that moves to the Loop will be given a medal of honor for leaving their own home for everyone; their ancestors will be promoted to the third level; they will be exempted from taxes and corvee for five years; after the school in the Loop is built, Yin Yizi will enroll in school.
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It's all nominal glory and pie-in-the-sky, without any actual benefit. If you are a noble, you may prefer honor, but for ordinary civilians, is honor useless? It's not as good as half a stone of wheat.
It is even more outrageous for his ancestor to be promoted to a noble title. Others were promoted to living people. But when it came to Li Si, the title was elevated to the grave. Is this something a normal person can do?