Zhao Kuo arranged a total of twelve village chiefs. Fortunately, the State of Qin did not apply for a patent on the establishment issue. Of course, if there were people like Li Mu and Sima Shang around, Zhao Kuo would also be willing to appoint captains, but at present, his subordinates
, a young man like Handan Zao is not sure whether he can do a good job in commanding five hundred people, let alone a captain of a thousand people. Handan Zao became Zhao Kuo's first commander, although he failed to become a captain.
But he still looked very happy.
Zhao Kuo also observed the noble youths brought by Handan Zao when they were helping to verify the registration. He specially selected a few of them who seemed serious or courageous and gathered them together.
The twelve camp commanders, speaking of it, wanted Wang Fan to serve as the camp commander, but Wang Fan firmly said that Zhao Kuo's chariot cannot be without the right chariot, and he did not dare to take orders, so Zhao Kuo had no choice but to
He stays with you.
According to the heavenly stems, the twelve villages under Zhao Kuo are all named after A, B, C, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Rengui. The remaining two are the construction camps responsible for road construction and the grain-enhancing camps responsible for logistics and transportation. The grain-enhancing camps are
Most of the soldiers were elites who used to drive chariots. Unfortunately, they were old and Zhao Kuo did not have chariots. They could only drive bullock carts and horse carts to transport grain, grass and rations.
In the next two days, Zhao Kuo still did not order the march. He asked the soldiers to conduct simple formation and marching drills. Although these soldiers were all veterans, they had not returned to the battlefield for many years. Zhao Kuo needed to give them a slow recovery.
However, King Zhao did not give Zhao Kuo this time. On the third day, King Zhao’s envoy, after urging several times, directly brought back King Zhao’s order. King Zhao will come to see off the army tomorrow.
.
Zhao Kuo didn't say a word, but the meaning of this sentence was already obvious.
The weather was getting colder and colder, and the wind was howling. This coldness not only fell on the land of Zhao State, but also fell on Zhao Kuo's heart.
Zhao Kuo stood on top of the military chariot, and behind him were thousands of old soldiers. After several days of training, they finally looked somewhat elite. Of course, it only looked like one. However, Zhao Kuo, who came to see him off,
The king was so happy that he pointed at the soldiers and said: "With such elite soldiers and generals like Ma Fuzi, what else can I worry about?" Lou Chang stood next to King Zhao,
Echoed with a smile.
Someone brought livestock, slaughtered them vigorously, and gave them to heaven as sacrifices. King Zhao began to ask God to protect these Zhao soldiers. The ceremony was very solemn, but for some reason, Zhao Kuo felt heavy in his heart.
Yes, after all, I couldn’t find the heaviness in the ceremony. Perhaps it was the smile on King Zhao’s face that destroyed the solemnity, or perhaps the laughter of the ministers made Zhao Kuo a little scared.
Everyone was wishing Zhao Kuo a victory. King Zhao even brought a lot of water bags made from animal offal. The water bags were filled with bad wine. He wanted to use these wines to entertain the soldiers on the expedition.
Zhao Kuo watched all this quietly. He looked at Ge who was standing aside and said, "Let the food escort camp put away the wine sent by the Lord." King Zhao was stunned and said with a smile: "Just put it away first.
, even if it’s freezing cold, you can enjoy it on the way.”
Just as Zhao Kuo was about to give the order to set off, King Zhao approached him and whispered: "I heard that the general Li Fu of Yan State is a talented and wise man. If you can, please capture him alive."
Zhao Kuo laughed.
When the army set out, Zhao Kuo stood on the military chariot and loudly ordered: "Made in Handan!"
"I'm here!"
"Jiatun Duo Knight, please lead Jiatun on patrol for ten miles ahead. Whenever you encounter any situation, you cannot act without authorization. You must send someone to report!"
"only!"
"Zhao Bu!"
"I'm here!"
"Please take Yitun to patrol five miles behind. There are many branches hanging on the tail of the horse to destroy the traces of the march. Be careful to guard against attacks!"
"only!"
Soon, Zhao Kuo set up a non-traditional marching formation. The traditional marching formation was generally a long formation, lined up in a row, and then marched. However, Zhao Kuo asked Jiatun to patrol in front and Yitun in the back.
Behind Jiatun are Bing, Ding, and Wu. Behind these two are Ji and Geng on both sides. The building camp and the grain security camp are in the middle. After that are the three villages of Xin, Rengui, and finally Yitun.
After breaking.
This formed a prismatic shape, one, three, four, three one, and Zhao Kuo's military chariot was in Ding Tun behind Jia Tun. When the army drove towards the distance, King Zhao was also a little stunned.
He called Lord Linwu over and asked: "Why do you think Ma Fuzi's march is a bit strange?" Lord Linwu said helplessly: "Ma Fuzi's formation is correct, although the marching speed is
It's not fast, but it can avoid enemy attacks and quickly deal with enemies from all sides..."
Lord Linwu had no choice but to explain it to King Zhao seriously. King Zhao couldn't help but praise: "The only person in the world who knows how to use troops is Ma Fuzi!" Lord Linwu was stunned and wanted to say something.
, but still shook his head and walked away.
After leaving Handan, we went all the way north. The first city we reached was Bairen. Zhao Kuo remembered this place, and the Qijie people were from here. From Handan to Bairen, there was no city in the middle, and there was no place to rest.
In this place, the soldiers were not marching very fast. Standing on the military chariot, Zhao Kuo could even hear the breathing of the soldiers around him. They lowered their heads and just looked at the road under their feet, their eyes dull.
Zhao Kuo frowned. According to the current speed, he didn't know how long it would take to reach Bairen, let alone Jiumen and other places further north... Zhao Bu rushed over on a horse. He looked expressionless.
Somewhat uneasy, the horse followed the military chariot. Zhao Bu said helplessly: "General, some soldiers have fallen behind. They really can't move. The formation behind is in chaos."
Zhao Kuo hurriedly turned around and looked at the rear. Sure enough, he could see that the originally prismatic formation was like loose sand in the rear and was about to disperse. Zhao Kuo hurriedly ordered Ge to stop the car and ordered
The soldiers asked Handan Zao to stop, and asked each village to gather their soldiers and form a formation again. After stopping, the formation quickly resumed again. It's not that these old soldiers didn't know how to form a formation, it was just that they lacked physical strength.
, unable to keep up with the marching speed.
Zhao Kuo had no choice but to slow down his march again. After dark, he set up camp on the road again. He said he was setting up camp, but in fact he was camping. There were no tents or even chariots to form a wall. The soldiers could only surround them.
bonfire, sitting on the cold ground. Zhao Kuo led his disciples to patrol each village one by one. The soldiers who had lowered their heads and looked depressed hurriedly stood up after seeing him.
Come.
Zhao Kuo would sometimes sit down by the campfire and eat dry corn with them. He was responsible for many things in the camp, including cooking. A "big pot meal" like this would never be good.
The food tasted really bad, but Zhao Kuo still ate it with gusto and chatted about home affairs with the soldiers. He wandered from one village to another, with Wang Fan following behind him, feeling a little distressed.
"Shaojun, you have been running around all day and haven't even sat down to have a good meal. You have already gone to eight villages today. You will go to the rest tomorrow." Zhao Kuo replied displeasedly.
He turned around, stared at him, and said: "If one day, I share the mutton, and every guest gets a share, but you don't, what will you think?" Wang Fan was stunned, lowered his head in shame, and said
Again, give me advice.
Finally, after visiting all the villages, the exhausted Zhao Kuo returned to his position in the central army. He didn't eat anything more and fell asleep.
In the days that followed, Zhao Kuo let Ge see Ma Fujun again. Back then, Ma Fujun was able to serve his soldiers with medicine, and could eat and live with the soldiers. But now Ma Fuzi is more prosperous, and he not only eats with them
Living together, he even distributed the meat prepared for him by the camp to the soldiers. When a soldier fell down due to exhaustion, he would even take the soldier to his military vehicle, preferring to walk.
Ge clearly saw that the frustration and sadness on the faces of the soldiers were getting less and less. Their eyes looking at Zhao Kuo became more and more fiery, their hands holding the weapons became tighter and tighter, and the veins on their arms popped out. Those tired people
The unbearable old soldiers, holding spears and gritting their teeth, moved forward step by step. He saw the fanatical fighting spirit in the eyes of the soldiers. Ge let out a sigh, because he understood that these people were prepared to risk their lives.
Come to repay Zhao Kuo's kindness.
After marching for nearly ten days, Zhao Kuo was sizing up the front when suddenly a knight from Jiatun came galloping towards him, shouting: "There is an enemy!"
Zhao Kuo was stunned. He hadn't even left Handan too far. How could he meet the enemy so quickly?
Suddenly, the cry of killing came from the front. Just after a moment, the shouting of killing stopped. Suddenly, several knights charged towards here. Everyone held their weapons tightly and prepared for the battle. Come.
The person was Handan Zao, and there was another stranger. Zhao Kuo looked at the visitor seriously, was surprised, and hurriedly shouted: "Master Zhao!" The knight who came with Handan Zao was Pingyuan Jun's
Doorman, Zhao Fu.
However, at this moment, he looked particularly embarrassed. He had one eye covered with a piece of silk, his body was stained with blood, his hair was messy, and his face was haggard, as if he had gone through a fierce battle. Zhao Kuo could hardly recognize him.