Today's Zhenxi Army is no longer what it used to be.
The main force was scattered everywhere, and all the elites were mobilized.
It can be said that since the rebellion of King Ming, the elite and main force of the Suppression of the West Army was no longer in the west.
Without the main force of the Suppressing West Army, King Ming would not have been defeated so quickly.
But even so, Long Wu never complained to the court about the lack of soldiers and poor armor.
He has been working hard to train the soldiers in his hands and guard the western frontier of Zhao State.
Now the Zhenxi Army has once again become an elite force.
Long Wu can be said to be an absolute handsome man. He manages the people's livelihood in the border states in an orderly manner. Even if he is given a little time, even a new recruit can form a strong fighting force in his hands. Even if the number of troops is seriously insufficient, Long Wu can
Use these limited forces to maximize their effectiveness.
With the miracle of less defeating more, he had created it several times.
Except for the last time because the Zhenxi Army was really empty and lost the territory of two states, the other times they won more and lost less.
It's a pity that Emperor Zhao was fatuous and listened to slander. Even a good victory could be reduced to ceding territory and paying compensation.
It can be said that without Long Wu guarding the western frontier, Zhao's capital might have fallen long ago.
Due to the influence of Emperor Taizu, the Emperor of Zhao would instinctively be wary of generals who could not be controlled.
The emperors of Zhao are inferior to each other from generation to generation.
This generation of Emperor Zhao is even worse. He is afraid of generals who are stronger than him...
It can be said that Zhao State is not without good generals. The number of good generals in Zhao State is actually no worse than that of Chu State and Zhou State.
But either they are not reused, or they are dismissed and investigated after being reused.
They would even send civil servants or even eunuchs who had never fought in a war to the frontiers to compete with the generals for dominance, and forcefully kill good generals.
These are all things done by this emperor of Zhao.
King Xian and Emperor Zhou feel heartbroken every time they hear such news!
Especially rulers like the Wise King who are thirsty for talents.
These are their generals and handsome men from the Central Plains!
How does Zhao deserve to have such a general?
Now, due to Zhao's constant attempts to seek death and micro-management, Zhao's military general system was finally crippled.
At present, General Long is the only one left.
The imperial edict sent from the Zhao court quickly reached the Zhenxi Army.
This is a seemingly ordinary imperial edict for Tiao Longwu to return to Beijing to report on his duties.
Xin Honggao, the deputy general next to Long Wu, said: "General, why has your Majesty transferred the general back at this time before it is time to report on his duties? Since Shezhao's defeat, Your Majesty has never stopped transferring the elite and main force of the Zhenxi Army to Zhao.
The army in various parts of the country has been filled. Now that the transfer has just been completed, 80% of the places in the Zhenxi Army are vacant. Before there is time to replenish them, the general will be sent back to Beijing to report on his duties? The general can't figure it out!"
I really can't figure it out.
In the past two years, His Majesty has been deploying troops in various pretexts, either to prevent rebellion or to strengthen the Forbidden Army.
Now that the Zhenxi Army has almost become an empty shell and most of them are still new recruits, will the general be transferred back to Beijing to report on his duties at this time?
Because the Zhenxi Army has been controlled by His Majesty from the capital in the past two years, General Long only exercises troops on weekdays.
Is there anything you can report?
Thank you, Your Majesty, for your continuous deployment of troops over the past two years?
It's not logical at all!
Long Wu looked at Xin Hong and said, "You have watched Bing'er grow up. Take good care of Bing'er for me during my absence."
Xin Honggao asked: "General, won't you return to Beijing with this girl Bing'er?"
Long Wu shook his head and said, "Don't let this girl go back."
Xin Honggao had no choice but to accept the order.
Long Wu looked at Xin Hong and said, "If anything happens to the Zhenxi Army on the way, you can have someone escort Bing'er to Chang'an."
Xin Honggao heard General Long's words and wondered: "General, does he mean that during your absence, She Zhao might take advantage of the vacancy within the Zhenxi Army to counterattack?"
Long Wudao: "You can think so. Although this girl has always wanted to do something on her own and does not want to grow up under the protection of this general, after all, this general only has such a daughter. As the commander-in-chief of the Zhenxi Army
, I could have fought bloody battles, but as a father, I still have some selfish motives in it."
Xin Hong said: "I will remember it."
After giving instructions to Xin Honggao, Long Wu came to Long Bing'er's tent and chatted with Long Bing'er.
When Long Bing'er learned that her father was going to the capital, she wanted to go back with her father to see her mother. Now that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, maybe they can spend a good New Year together with her mother.
It has been a long time since the family spent a complete New Year together.
However, Long Wu rejected Long Bing'er's request, saying that one of the Long family members would always stay at the border to deter She Zhao, and only in this way would these young men not dare to act rashly.
When Long Bing'er asked when the family could celebrate the New Year together, Long Wu's answer was, definitely next time.
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The news that Long Wu was going back to Beijing to report on his duties not only spread to the Zhenxi Army, but was also intercepted by the Chu State's intelligence network. However, it was not just the intelligence about his report on his duties that was intercepted, but also other information.
The production process of this imperial edict, and who drafted it, were all discovered by the Chu State.
Chang'an City, Hanwang Palace
There was a charcoal fire burning in the quiet room.
King Xian and King Ming, who were still playing backgammon, stopped at this time and each held a piece of paper in their hands.
The contents recorded on the two pieces of paper are roughly the same.
King Xian and King Ming put down the information and said in unison: "Long Wu must not be allowed to go back!"
Prince Ming said: "My people are already taking action and will stop him halfway and tell him the truth."
The wise king just stood up and walked out.
King Ming looked at King Xian and asked, "I have sent people to stop you halfway. What are you going to do?"
King Xian said: "What are you trying to stop? I sent spies to directly rob people! You, the dog emperor of Zhao Kingdom!"
Prince Ming: "..."
Xu Qing had just returned from shopping with his three little ones when he met the Xian Wang who walked out of the house angrily. He had never seen such a Xian Wang, as if someone was robbing him of his wife.
Xu Qing looked at King Ming who came out of the quiet room and asked, "What happened?"
Prince Ming handed Xu Qing a piece of paper and said, "Read it yourself."
After Xu Qing read the contents on the paper, he cursed: "The dog emperor of Zhao!"
Prince Ming: "..."
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Zhao Guo Xijiang
After carefully arranging all the affairs of the Zhenxi Army, Long Wu began to return to Beijing, taking only twenty personal guards with him and nothing else.
Even in winter, there is very little snow in the southwestern frontier of Zhao State. It snowed heavily at this time, making the road extremely slippery and difficult to walk.
It seems that God does not want General Long to return to the capital.