Seeing Tang Ju's reaction, Zhao Kuo knew what he was thinking.
In fact, there were many such people under Wei Wuji's command, either because they were used to being idle and did not want to enter the dirty officialdom, or they were not interested in Zhao State and only wanted to be loyal to Wei Wuji.
If the imperial court was too busy and sent them to do something, they would often not refuse for Wei Wuji's sake, but after the work was done, they would go back to Lord Xinling's house to drink.
This is true for Hou Ying and Zhu Hai.
There is no way, Wei Wuji's charm is so great.
When he came to Daijun, Zhao Kuo could not help but do one thing, which was to reward the army.
When he was in Handan, every New Year, Zhao Kuo would take his ministers or the queen to the outside of the city to reward the army and celebrate the New Year with the soldiers who could not go home. However, because the Great Wall Army was stationed in Dai, they never enjoyed this treatment.
This was the first time that Zhao Kuo rewarded the Great Wall Army.
The military camp of the Great Wall Army was stationed at the foot of the mountain in the north of the city to avoid conflicts with the local people. At the same time, it was not too far from the city and could respond at any time.
When the guards guarding the camp saw Li Mu, they were about to salute and let him go. Suddenly they saw Zhao Kuo next to them. They were shocked and their eyes widened. They wanted to salute but were a little suspicious.
If they were soldiers from other legions, they would definitely be able to recognize Zhao Kuo, but not everyone in the Great Wall Army had seen Zhao Kuo up close. Most of them just watched from a distance, and they hadn't seen him for so many years. Even if they had some guesses, they would be very unlikely.
Difficult to determine.
"This is the king you have always been thinking about. Now that the king is here, why don't you be polite?" Li Mu laughed and scolded.
"You are truly the king... My subordinates pay homage to the king." The soldiers saluted excitedly.
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhao Kuo patted the soldier on the shoulder and said happily.
"Your Majesty, please." Li Mu extended his hand and said.
Zhao Kuo nodded and walked inside.
"The camp is arranged according to the Nine Palace Formation, right?" Zhao Kuo glanced at it and said.
After entering the military camp, there is an endless stretch of tents, as if there is no end. There are small tents inside the big tents, and even smaller tents inside the small tents. They are layer upon layer. If the enemy rushes in, they will definitely get lost in the big camp.
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From time to time, small groups of cavalry patrolled back and forth. Even within the territory of Zhao and not during war, they still did not relax at all.
Li Mu did not gather all the soldiers together because of Zhao Kuo's arrival, but accompanied Zhao Kuo to look at each team one by one.
"Except for holidays, the Great Wall Army trains every day, from Chen time in the morning to You time in the afternoon. They can rest for an hour at noon, and after dinner in the evening, they have an hour for literacy and arithmetic." Li Mu said, pointing to the soldiers who were training not far away.
This kind of training intensity has never been seen before, not even Wu Qi's Wei soldiers can compare with it.
It's not that they don't want to, it's just that the conditions don't allow it.
Because of this kind of training intensity, the food consumed increases exponentially. In addition, a certain amount of meat is also needed, otherwise it will cause malnutrition.
This does not include the consumption of horses, weapons, clothing and armor, extra expenses such as salary and other losses.
Moreover, Zhao Kuo also wanted to hire teachers for these soldiers.
You must know that few scholars are willing to teach these uneducated and bad-tempered soldiers. If you want to get these scholars to come over, there is only one way: provide money and more money.
Even if there is no war, Zhao State's military expenditures are huge every year. The other six countries combined are barely similar to Zhao State. This is because Qin State is a large military spender.
Except for Zhao, no country can withstand such consumption.
Of course, the effect is also very obvious.
Even the State of Qin could not recruit as many elite soldiers as Zhao, who numbered 100,000.
"Very good." Zhao Kuo nodded happily.
From the perspective of momentum and physical fitness, the Great Wall Army is no less than a military spirit army like Zhao Feiqi. The only difference is the military spirit.
"By the way, is there no way for the Great Wall Army to restore its military spirit?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"No." Li Mu sighed and shook his head in frustration.
Under normal circumstances, when a military soul legion loses its military soul, there are undoubtedly two situations. One is that it is destroyed. This situation is the most common, such as Wei Wu soldiers, strong crossbow soldiers, and Liaodong strong soldiers. Although the newly established legions of various countries
It's still called that name, but it's no longer a legion.
The second type is that the inheritance is broken. A typical example is the Tiger Army of Zhou State.
But the Great Wall Army did not fall into either of these two situations.
Even Le Yi and Lian Po have never seen a legion where the inheritance is not broken, the legion is intact, but the military soul and talent have both disappeared.
They provided Li Mu with a lot of suggestions based on their own speculations, but the final result was still not very optimistic.
Fortunately, neither the general Li Mu nor the soldiers became decadent because of this, but instead worked harder and harder.
Legion talent itself is the manifestation of skills. Since there is no talent, I will work hard to improve my skills. When the skills are improved to the same as the enemy's talent bonus, it doesn't matter whether I have talent or not.
It is precisely because of this belief that the Great Wall Army has persisted until now.
"Your Majesty, can you help us?" Sima Shang begged.
"There is nothing I can do." Zhao Kuo sighed.
Even Le Yi and others couldn't do anything, so what could he do.
If he had the means, he would have helped the Great Wall Army long ago. Will he wait until now?
"Didn't you let the Guards have military souls in the first place?" Sima Shang said.
Zhao Kuo is currently the only person in the Zhao Kingdom who has successfully created a military soul army. The previous King Zhao Wuling has passed away, and the latter Li Mu did not really succeed.
There was no chance before, but now that he finally met Zhao Kuo, Sima Shang naturally would not miss this opportunity.
"Ordinary methods of gathering military souls are useless to you." Zhao Kuo shook his head.
As long as a normal legion's physical fitness and willpower are up to par, and they have a common belief, they can successfully gather their military souls. Although these conditions are difficult to achieve, there are still traces to follow.
But the Great Wall Army is obviously abnormal. It doesn't even have talent.
"The general speculates that if the Great Wall Army wants to regain its talent and military spirit, it may only be possible on the battlefield." Li Mu clenched his fists.
If the training of other legions is close to the limit, then the training of the Great Wall Army is the real limit.
But the reality is cruel, not all efforts will be rewarded.
Since training cannot solve the problem, the only way is to go to the battlefield.
Le Yi and Tian Dan told him that as long as he kept winning, all problems could be solved.
He still has some confidence in winning.
"Your Majesty, when can we go to the battlefield? Brothers can't wait. Don't worry, Your Majesty, don't look at our lack of talent now. Except for the Army Soul Legion, no other legion is our brothers' opponent." Sima Shang said, patting his chest.
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"Don't worry, I won't keep you waiting for too long." Zhao Kuo patted Sima Shang's arm and consoled him.