When Zhao Mu returned to the mansion, a servant came to report that General Wang Jian and General Meng Ao were waiting in the living room. This caused him to be a little surprised. After thinking for a moment, he laughed softly. These two people probably felt that they did not have much confidence in victory, so they had come to his place to probe.
At the same time, he prepared a plan in advance. The two of them were famous generals of the Warring States Period. Under the situation where they could not avoid it, they clearly planned to go all out and not tarnish their reputation.
"Bring up the tea leaves I prepared.”
Zhao Mu said to the servant. Tea had not been produced yet, but with Zhao Mu's current status, it was easy for him to find a few tea trees. Moreover, he was quite interested in drinking tea in his later life, so he had some experience in making tea leaves.
Moreover, he wasn't trying to make money. He was just making some for himself, so he easily made some tea to entertain his guests.
"Generals, sorry to keep you waiting."
Zhao Mu walked into the living room and said with a smile.
Wang Jian and Meng Ao stood up and returned the greeting,"Great General is too polite. We came too early. Lord Zhao was left behind by His Majesty to inquire about the state affairs. It's enough to see how much His Majesty trusts Lord Zhao.”
"General Wang's words are too much for me. The position of Great General is just an empty one. Once the battle is over, it will be gone. General Wang and General Meng are both veterans of the battlefield.”
As Zhao Mu spoke, he let the two of them take their seats. After which, a servant served tea. Zhao Mu looked at Wang Jian and Meng Ao's puzzled gazes and said with a smile,"This is a little something I made. It's called tea. It's light and elegant, and it can relieve boredom. Generals, have a taste."
Wang Jian and Meng Ao took a sip and could not help but frown. At this time, the food they were eating was still cooked. Similar to them, Great Generals, they had a particular preference for meat, so their usual diet was very greasy.
Tea could solve this problem, and this was also the reason why tea leaves would be sold to the grassland tribes in the future.
"Daren is really skillful. This tea can quench thirst and refresh one's mind. It is a rare good thing.”Meng Ao took a sip, savoring the aftertaste as he praised. Wang Jian also nodded in agreement.
"If you like it, you can take some back later." Zhao Mu smiled.”
"Thank you, Lord Zhao." Meng Ao and Wang Jian did not decline. This was not gold and money, so there would not be any problems. Moreover, they were going to be partners soon. Receiving each other's small gifts would also be beneficial to their relationship.
Moreover, from the moment they entered the door until now, Wang Jian and Meng Ao discovered that Zhao Mu, the Emperor's favorite subject, was not as difficult to get along with as they had imagined, or that he was high and mighty.
After chatting and laughing, Zhao Mu said,"The two of you are actually here for the matter of the alliance army, right?"”
Wang Jian and Meng Ao nodded when they saw Zhao Mu speak. Wang Jian's seniority in the army was slightly higher than Meng Ao's. Therefore, Wang Jian of the two spoke,"Milord, the alliance of the dukes is not a small matter.
The Empire had a great chance of winning against any of the six countries. However, Zhao was good at fighting, Wei was famous for its soldiers, and Chu was powerful. Therefore, the odds of winning were not high when the vassals joined forces.
If we really have to fight against the alliance army, I think we should think twice before we act. We should strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness. When the alliance army weakens, we can wait for an opportunity to attack. That way, we will have a greater chance of victory.”
Zhao Mu carefully listened to Wang Jian's words. Wang Jian's words were undoubtedly the representative of being experienced and prudent. In the future, he would use this method to attack the Chu Country. Indeed, with the strength of the Qin Country, once they played the game of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, no duke would be a match for the Qin Country.
But this was not domineering enough!
The reason why King Zhuang Xiang supported Zhao Mu to fight was because he wanted to win this battle and defeat the allied army of the vassals so that the vassals would not dare to underestimate Great Qin. If Zhao Mu followed Wang Jian's strategy, it would be no different from defending Hangu Pass, and it would even cause King Zhuang Xiang to be dissatisfied.
He would not fight head-on just because of King Zhuang Xiang's dissatisfaction. The reason why he fought head-on was to establish his prestige among the Qin army. It was because this time, the alliance army was very weak, but he knew that the other side was weak because history had proved it.
However, Wang Jian and Meng Ao did not know. Their worries were reasonable.
Wang Jian and Meng Ao's hearts gradually sank when they saw Zhao Mu's solemn voice and silence. If Zhao Mu did not agree, then they would probably be defeated this time. At this moment, in their eyes, Zhao Mu was no different from Zhao Kuo from the Battle of Changping.
"General Wang's words are very reasonable. However, Generals, have you ever thought that if we were to attack first and take advantage of the time when the alliance army has yet to gather to wipe out Duke Wen of Eastern Zhou, would that cause the alliance army to collapse?”
Zhao Mu tried to use his own plan to convince Wang Jian and Meng Ao. No matter how high his martial arts were, he did not have any foundation in the army. If Wang Jian and Meng Ao did not agree, he could simply become a puppet.
This was not something that could be changed by one's martial arts skills. It was just like working at work. Before you achieved anything, how could a young man be favored by his subordinates? Relying on the aura of a tortoise?
Wang Jian and Meng Ao's prestige was also established through victory after victory.
Zhao Mu's plan caused Wang Jian and Meng Ao's eyes to light up. Their imaginations had been restricted by the frontal battle. They had always thought of waiting for the allied army to reach Hangu Pass and regroup before fighting. They had never considered that they could make the allied army go bankrupt before it could even gather.
But there was a problem.
That was, the allied army had already set off, and they were not far from Hangu Pass. This meant that this plan was very good, but the Qin army could not complete it because they were not fast enough.
"Milord, even if we set off tomorrow, it's impossible for us to find Duke Wen of Eastern Zhou and defeat him before the dukes meet at Hangu Pass. We won't be able to make it in time.”Wang Jian asked.
"What if all of them are cavalrymen?"”
Wang Jian and Meng Ao frowned.
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