"Since it was Xunzi who called me, of course I have to meet him. But if I don't even know his background, how can I let him protect my safety?" Zhao Kuo said.

After a while, a young man with disheveled hair and a wooden sword on his back walked in and bowed his hands towards Zhao Kuo.

"General, I am a friend of Xunzi. He said that you are the person who can change the world. He asked me to come and join you while you are not very developed yet."

Even if a country has become a general, it is said that it is not very developed. So what will Zhao Kuo look like when he is developed?

Zhao Kuo smiled, asked the man to sit down, and asked, "May I ask how you call me?"

"I'm down here, Genie."

As soon as the man introduced himself, Sima Yue on the side stared at him closely, and several of Zhao Kuo's disciples who were responsible for Zhao Kuo's safety also held their hands on the hilt of the sword.

Wu Ta, Gai Nie, a knight-errant of the Wei State, has always been known as the Sword Master and has superb swordsmanship.

"It turns out to be Mr. Sword Saint." Sima Yue stood in front of Zhao Kuo and said.

Gai Nie was not surprised by such a scene. He chuckled and said, "I have no hostility, otherwise I wouldn't have helped the general to eliminate those people who followed the general's tenants who sold his house. What's more, the name of the sword master

, it has always belonged to your ancestor Sima Yue, Mr. Sima Kuaiyi."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuo looked at Sima Yue in surprise. The retainer his father left to him could not only march, fight, and form troops; he was also agile and could lead troops to charge. He did not expect that he was a sword master.

Sima Yue sneered and said: "I am originally from Hanoi, and my ancestors are from the same family as Sima Cuo of Qin. Later, the family was divided into three branches, and I followed my grandfather to live in Zhao.

When we encountered a military disaster, it was the Lord who saved me and treated me as his own son. Shaojun and I grew up together. The Lord has never shown favor to one another, and the Lord also treated me as a brother. Before the Lord left,

, let me follow Shaojun. My life has been promised to Shaojun a long time ago. I, Sima Yue, must die in front of Shaojun in this life."

Zhao Kuo patted Sima Yue on the shoulder.

Zhao Kuo had an impression of the name Gai Nie. This man was extremely skilled in swordsmanship, and the famous swordsman Jing Ke once discussed swordsmanship with him, but was frightened away by his eyes. I don’t know whether this is true or not, but this man’s

The strength is evident.

Zhao Kuo was very happy that this person came to seek refuge with him at the first time.

But then, he thought that this person was from the Wei state. Although he had helped him according to Xunzi's statement, the enemy was unknown, and it was hard to say whether he came under a false name or not.

Moreover, all of his new disciples have made meritorious service on the battlefield. Many brave soldiers have also killed countless enemies. Due to the quota, they were not selected for the recruitment of disciples this time, which is very sad.

At this time, letting Genie become his disciple is unfair to these soldiers who have been with him through life and death.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo said: "There is no doubt about the ability of Sword Master Gai Nie, and I am very grateful for what happened before. But I told the whole army that to become my disciple, Xiao must have made meritorious service on the battlefield.

Moreover, all my guests are equal, and there is no such thing as pick-up and drop-off. If Mr. Genie is willing, you can start with my personal soldiers. I often rush in front and follow me, which is very dangerous, but there are also many opportunities to make meritorious deeds.

.”

"What?" Ge Nie was very surprised by Zhao Kuo's statement.

Although he modestly said that Sima Yue's ancestor was the swordsman, in fact, his swordsmanship spread throughout China, and everyone knew his reputation.

Many princes, nobles, and even the king of a country wanted to invite Ge Nie to be their personal bodyguard, or to serve as the prince's swordsmanship teacher.

Gai Nie never expected that he had deigned to come here to recommend himself, and that he only wanted to be a guest, but he was still declined.

Let yourself start as a big soldier!

His first reaction was that he was humiliated. He, Genie, had always only used wooden swords because his swordsmanship was superb and he did not need a bronze sword to kill people.

The air suddenly became colder.

Chengzhao was ready to call people, and there were at least hundreds of soldiers outside the tent.

Sima Yue also put his hand on the hilt of his sword.

This is a military camp, not your place.

Sima Yue believed that he would not lose too much to Ge Nie in swordsmanship. Moreover, with Zhao Kuo behind him, he would not retreat even one step.

With Gai Nie's chuckle, the temperature in the air returned to normal.

"Okay! I will come to your place as a personal soldier to see what kind of person Ma Fuzi is who can make Mr. Xunzi praise him and entrust me to protect him."

"Very good. My king has transported a large amount of cloth and dye from the rear to buy winter clothes for our army. My soldiers have always assisted in receiving them to prevent any shortage. This time I will ask the strong men to bring some.

Let's go with Cheng Zhao." Zhao Kuo didn't dare to let Gai Nie keep vigil for him, because if Gai Nie had any bad intentions, he would be in danger.

Compromise only comes the first time and countless times.

Gai Nie happily accepted the order and left.

At the same time, countless Zhao troops were quickly completing their assembly at the Changping Camp.

"Before, Shu Qi led 250,000 troops to attack Changping Pass. Not only was he unsuccessful, he was also scared away by the Qin army's night attack. It was really ridiculous. Fortunately, Sima Shang appeared out of nowhere and saved the life.

I still have 200,000 yuan left." The new coach Zhao Cong was sitting in his tent, feeling very proud.

Lieutenant General Feng Ji smiled and said: "But Sima Shang is a little ignorant of promotion. He actually wants to stay at Zhao Kuo's place and is unwilling to come to serve. How about I use the tiger talisman to transfer him over?"

"No, we have enough manpower now. When General Lian Po came to respond, he brought 30,000 people and gave half of it to me. Zhao Kuo allocated 100,000 to me.

Moreover, I myself have brought 50,000 elite cavalry composed of Loufan and Donghu people from northern Xinjiang. Their combat power is unparalleled and can be used at will. They are the key to our victory in this battle." Zhao Cong said.

"The Qin army originally had 650,000 men, but Zhao Kuo lost more than 200,000 men in two battles. Now there are less than 400,000 men left at most. In terms of military strength in this battle, the enemy and our armies are evenly matched."

Zhao Cong nodded and asked, "Have Zhao Kuo's grain and grass been transferred here?"

"Here we come, I took inventory. Zhao Kuo still took the overall situation into consideration and took out 90% of their food and grass."

"I heard before that Zhao Kuo was dissatisfied with himself for not being the commander of the attack on Qin. He even refused to hand over Zheng Anping's tiger talisman and honor guard. I didn't expect that the supply of food and grass would be so satisfying. After this battle, I will go to the table

Your Majesty, please give credit to him. But our army has too many war horses and consumes a lot of money, so we can only fight quickly."

Feng Ji nodded and said: "In the past few days, we have had many small-scale battles with the Qin army on both sides of the Dan River. Our army won more than we lost."

Zhao Cong replied: "Of course, the people fighting now are all the barbarians I brought from the north. They have been living in the light of swords and blood shadows. They are very bloodthirsty and have extraordinary fighting power. Judging from the battle situation in the past few days,

Look, I think the so-called Qin army is extremely powerful, but it’s just a joke.”

Feng Ji smiled and said: "Before the Battle of Changping, you and Zhao Kuo were considered the two most powerful people in the younger generation of our Zhao family. It's just that you were fighting against the barbarians outside the Great Wall, while Zhao Kuo was in Handan. He was eloquent and a member of the clan.

After that, the king was dissatisfied with Lian Po and wanted to change his commander, so he was naturally given an advantage."

Zhao Cong sneered: "If I had been in Handan at that time, this position would have to be mine. The Qin army would never have occupied Guanglang City until now. I would have driven them back to Hangu Pass."

Feng Ji replied: "Now I am dying in vain. The morale of the Qin army is low. The advantage lies with me. I am lucky to serve under you. Let the Qin army see how powerful you are."
Chapter completed!