Chapter 691: If you have any questions, go to King Zhao
"Your Majesty, this is fine beef and cannot be wasted." Fan Ju stepped forward, put the beef on the table back into the food box, and said with a smile, "Anyway, King Zhao at least sent some meat to your Majesty. If
Normally, your Majesty would not have the opportunity to eat so richly."
Although King Ji of Qin was the lord of a country, he usually only had two or three dishes and one or two meat dishes. As for beef, he could rarely eat it.
Although the Qin State does not prohibit eating beef, cattle are extremely important for agricultural development. As the king of Qin, sometimes you still have to set an example.
Qin Wangji took a deep breath, and the strong aroma came from the tip of his nose, which made him feel extremely annoyed.
Although the treatment of the Qin army cannot be said to be very good, the soldiers are definitely well fed. Even if the people in the rear have food and complaints, there will never be a shortage of food for the soldiers.
The kings of Qin in the past dynasties all knew that they could only fight if their soldiers were well fed.
But Qin can only ensure that its soldiers are well fed. As for other things, that is impossible. If Qin has excess food, it must be used to recruit troops and then launch wars, instead of raising livestock and improving the food of soldiers.
Originally there was nothing wrong with this approach, and everyone would be satisfied if they had enough to eat, but everything was afraid of comparison. If Zhao Jun did this, the morale of the two to three hundred thousand soldiers would be shaken.
It's because they can't eat meat, it's not that they don't want to eat meat. If there is meat to eat, no one will refuse it.
Our ancestors spent millions of years evolving, not to be vegetarian every day.
"How many animals are there in the army?" Qin Wangji asked in a deep voice. He had to find a way to stabilize the morale of the army, at least to prevent a large-scale rout in the army.
"Your Majesty, there are more than 200 pigs, more than 100 sheep, and some dried meat." Lu Buwei leaned over and said.
"Slaughter them all tomorrow and chop the dried meat into pieces for the soldiers to eat. Then pass the order to the Taifu and ask him to find a way to transport another batch of animals." Qin Wangji waved his hand and said.
With such a small amount of meat and such a large army, each soldier can only have two mouthfuls in his bowl, but at least it can calm the morale of the soldiers.
"No." Lu Buwei said.
"In addition, from today on, I will eat with the soldiers together, and I will eat whatever the soldiers eat." Qin Wangji said again.
Don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality. It's not that the Qin army has it but won't give it to you, it's that it really doesn't have it.
I am an old man over seventy years old and the king of Qin. I eat the same food as you. Who dares to say anything?
"Your Majesty, you can't." Fan Ju said quickly.
If Qin Wangji was still young, he would shout "The Great King", but Qin Wangji is already over seventy years old and has not recovered from his injuries. If nutrition is not provided, he may die soon.
"Don't worry, I will be fine." Qin Wangji waved his hand with a firm attitude.
He didn't want to do this, but Qin's logistics supply couldn't compare with Zhao's, so this was the only way to stabilize the morale of the army.
"There is still all this meat. Take it all and distribute it to the soldiers. I have no appetite at all." Qin Wangji pointed to the food box on the table and said impatiently.
When he saw the meat now, he thought of Zhao Kuo, and thinking of Zhao Kuo made him feel uncomfortable all over.
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"Your Majesty." Feng Quji returned from the Qin army's camp. Zhao Kuo was not in the camp, but outside watching the soldiers gathered around the fire, holding hands and circling to the sound of songs.
I have to say that in the boring battle, the occasional singing and dancing is still very artistic, and even the homesickness is diluted a lot.
"What was Qin Wangji's reaction?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile.
"The King of Qin was very angry, but he held it back," Feng Quji said.
"The King of Qin can still keep his composure." Zhao Kuo couldn't help but admired as he looked in the direction of Rangcheng.
I have to admit that in terms of Qi-nurturing skills, he is far behind Qin Wangji. Qin Wangji has experienced almost everything over the years. Although his knowledge is more extensive than Qin Wangji, what he has seen in books and personal experience,
It's completely different.
"Just let the soldiers be happy." Zhao Kuo said with a smile. He did not expect to easily force out the Qin army. If so, Qin Wangji would not be able to lead Qin to become the most powerful country in the world.
It is impossible for Bai Qi to become a famous general in the world.
He was able to disgust Qin Wangji and Bai Qi, but they were unable to do anything against him. Zhao Kuo was already very satisfied.
After all, there are not many people in the world who can disgust these two people.
"Why don't you, Your Majesty, go up and dance with the soldiers?" Gongsun Long came over panting and said excitedly. He had just mingled with the soldiers and danced together.
"Forget it, I can just watch you dance." Zhao Kuo shook his head quickly. Although it was normal for a large group of men to dance together in this era, he was still not used to it. He would rather watch others dance by the side.
The others didn't pay much attention to it. Except for the legions who were on guard in the distance, everyone was having a good time.
However, from beginning to end, Zhao Kuo did not wait for the Qin army to come and attack them.
In the next few days, Zhao Jun would come outside the Qin Army's camp to cook meat every day, and he would cook meat three times a day.
The rich fragrance wafted everywhere. It was the smell of meat that woke Qin Jun up every morning, and it was the smell of meat that accompanied Qin Jun to sleep every night.
Although it is impossible for the Zhao army to be so luxurious as to let the soldiers eat meat three times a day, it does not prevent them from using it to disgust the Qin army.
Finally, some soldiers couldn't bear it anymore and chose to defect to the Zhao army. They were eventually caught and beheaded in front of the entire army. The entire army was implicated and had to either use military merit to pay for their crimes or be demoted to a subordinate.
But there were still some lucky ones who escaped, and some even escaped together as a whole. They had already had enough of the fearful life in Qin, and this incident was just the last straw to motivate them.
These days, the Zhao army has successively received nearly a thousand escaped Qin soldiers, about half of whom are Qiang cavalry, who are more easily shaken than the Qin army.
While feeling disgusted with the Qin army, Zhao Kuo took all the literate soldiers in the army to help the soldiers write letters home and send them home. During this time, letters home written by the relatives of the soldiers were also sent home one after another.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The soldiers of Han, Wei and Qi were very envious. They also wanted to write letters home, but Zhao Kuo could not agree to them.
He was only the king of Zhao, and could only manage one-third of his own land. He could treat the soldiers' injuries, improve their food, and even help them write letters home, but Zhao Kuo had no way to deliver them to them.
It is easy to write a letter home, but it is very difficult to send a letter home.
The difficulty is not how to send letters from the front lines to various countries, but how to send letters from various countries to every household.
Just like logistics in later generations, what consumes the most money and labor is not the hundreds or thousands of kilometers ahead, but the last mile.
Only Zhao and Qin knew how much a complete postal system that could complete the last mile would cost.
The three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Qi also had institutions similar to post offices. The one in Qi was called ju, and the one in Han and Wei was called ri. Zhao was also called this name before, and it was passed down from Jin.
They can only be used by the government to convey government orders and military information. Ordinary soldiers are not qualified to use them.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary soldiers would not use this thing, after all, few soldiers could read.
Originally, it didn't matter whether the armies of Han, Wei, and Qi wrote home letters. After all, they had been here for so many years, so what? But when they saw Zhao Jun writing home letters and receiving letters from home, they couldn't help it.
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Don't be afraid of bad things, just be afraid of comparison.
We are all idiots, so why do you have something but I don’t?
The three armies of Han, Wei and Qi began to seek feedback from above, and finally responded to Jin Bi, Bao Yuan, and Wang Sunjia.
The problem is that this kind of thing is not something they can solve. Without the order of the monarch, even if they write family letters for the soldiers, they will not be able to send them to their families.
If it were in the past, it would be fine if the soldiers did not get results. After all, the people did not fight with the officials, and the soldiers did not fight with the generals.
You can't fight even if you fight.
But it's different now. Some of them know Zhao Kuo.
The soldiers did not care whether Zhao Kuo was in charge of their country's affairs. Anyway, in their understanding, King Zhao's status was much higher than that of their generals, and they would definitely be able to solve the problem.
Besides, didn’t King Zhao say that if you have any questions, you can come to him?
So the soldiers of Han, Wei and Qi saw Zhao Kuo and asked Zhao Kuo to help them write letters home.
Zhao Kuo finally understood what it meant to shoot oneself in the foot.
"I will send people to communicate with the King of Han, King Wei, and King Qi, but I can't guarantee that they will agree. But I can assure you that as long as the King of Han, King Wei, and King Qi agree to send you family letters, I will help you.
Write." Zhao Kuo said to the soldiers of Han, Wei and Qi.
He had no choice. He had to help, but he had no way to guarantee whether all countries would agree.
Even so, all the soldiers were already very grateful to Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo was the first monarch they had close contact with. He was not as aloof and indifferent as the monarchs they knew, but a flesh-and-blood person who could talk to them, listen to their appeals, and communicate with them.
Although they are Korean, Wei, and Qi people, they have never seen what King Han, King Wei, or King Qi look like in their lives. King Han, King Wei, and King Qi don’t know them, let alone do anything about them.
They heal injuries.
To them, the kings of Han, Wei, and Qi were just strangers.
They envied Zhao people very much.
Although Zhao Kuo was not their monarch, everyone recognized Zhao Kuo in their hearts.
Inside the camp, Zhao Kuo pulled out the Jiuding. It was not Dayu's Jiuding, but an ordinary Jiuding used for cooking meat.
In the past, the princes' use of Jiuding was regarded as usurpation. Since the Qin State took over the two weeks plus the emperor of Zhou, no one said it was usurpation anymore.
The emperor is gone, so what can we say?
Not to mention nine cauldrons, even if you use ninety-nine cauldrons to eat, others will at most say that you have a good appetite and can really eat.
Except for Pang Nuan and Meng Wu who were on guard outside, the highest-ranking generals in the army were all in the camp, including Jin Bi, Bao Yuan, and Wang Sun Jia. Whether it was discussing important matters or eating, Zhao Kuo would never leave them behind. Three people.
Zhao Kuo sat in the first place, and the other generals sat in a circle around the tripod. The water in the tripod had been boiled, and Liu Ping poured the sliced meat into the tripod.
Jin Bi and the other three were a little uncomfortable at first, but after a while they let go and chatted with everyone.
Le Yi and Wei Wuji were discussing the art of war and how to deal with the Qin army. Gongsun Long and Xunzi were discussing rituals. They were already starting to get angry. Neither of the two major trolls gave way to the other.
"By the way, have we figured out a way to break the Qin army's formation?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"I got stuck in the middle of my research. Ultra-long-range attacks are inseparable from will. As long as the Qin army's formation detects will, it will automatically defend. This cannot be circumvented no matter what." Tian Dan shook his head.
At first, he thought that the Qin army's formation was defending against internal energy attacks, so he tried to attack with physical arrows, but later found that it was useless. Whether it was an internal energy attack or a physical arrow attack, it must be accompanied by will.
As long as the Qin Army's formation detects a will attack, it will be automatically triggered.
"What if there is no will attack, just a physical arrow attack, or an internal energy arrow attack?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"How can you complete a long-range attack without adding will?" Tian Dan frowned and said.
It is impossible to attack more than ten or even dozens of miles away with bows and arrows and crossbows alone. Only by adding will can it be possible.
"We divide the bow and arrow into two parts, and attach the will to the second half. After reaching the sky above the Qin army, the second half will automatically fall off, and the first half will fall down to attack the Qin army. Wouldn't it trigger the Qin army's formation?" Zhao Kuo said.
When Tian Dan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. Although he didn't know if it was feasible, at least theoretically, there was no problem.
"I didn't expect the king to be proficient in military training." Tian Dan said with admiration.
"It's just some ideas. It's up to you to realize them." Zhao Kuo waved.
What he didn't know was that his idea did not allow Zhao Jun to develop a way to break the Qin army's formation, but it allowed Sheshengyingying to master the technique of splitting arrows.
Outside Rangcheng, Zhao Jun was still cooking meat.
Waves of fragrance climbed up the city wall along with the breeze and penetrated into the nostrils of the soldiers.
Although they had been smelling it for several days, the soldiers still couldn't help but look in the direction of Zhao Jun, with envy in their eyes, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.
"Brothers, surrender quickly. As long as you surrender to the Zhao army, you will have meat to eat. We really have meat to eat." More than a dozen soldiers who defected from the Qin army stood in the distance, holding loudspeakers in their hands.
, shouting loudly at the top of the city.
There is no doubt that the words of the soldiers who defected from the Qin army were more convincing and inflammatory than those of the Zhao army.
Many soldiers became even more excited.
However, they are more afraid of the harsh Qin law. Once they defect, there is a high possibility that they will be discovered by their colleagues around them, and then they will be arrested and beheaded.
"Fire arrows!" the centurion couldn't help but order, taking the lead in shooting arrows towards the city.
The messy arrows fell weakly at the soldiers' feet without causing any damage. The soldiers knew the distance very well.
After the rain of arrows fell, the soldiers held loudspeakers and continued to shout loudly. As long as they shouted for an hour, they would be able to eat meat after they returned, and it would be a large piece of fat meat. Zhao Jun was extremely trustworthy in this regard and never withheld any credit.
them.
Scenes like this are happening outside every Qin army camp.
The Zhao army was trying its best to suppress the morale of the Qin army.