Most of the people in Yunzhong County are herdsmen.

This place and Yanmen County are both the most important animal husbandry areas in Zhao State. It is the continuous supply of war horses to Zhao State that the brave knights of Zhao State have already been built on large-scale chariots. Even Zhao State has raised a large number of cattle and sheep here, which is also a very important resource for Zhao State. The cattle plowing technology has been completely promoted at this moment. A strong plowing ox can support dozens of young and strong people, and there is no need to mention the sheep. The King of Zhao’s banquet needs these sheep very much.

However, this place has been harassed from the outside for a long time. Donghu, Linhu, and Xiongnu often go south to plunder. What they want to rob were the cattle, sheep, horses and horses of Zhao, and also capture the Zhao people as slaves. In order to deal with these enemies that come and go like the wind, Zhao has never dared to take it lightly. Zhao learned from the Qin people's approach and absorbed the Hu people's population and found ways to turn them into Zhao people. A large number of Hu people gradually integrated into Zhao and became the people of Zhao in Yunzhong and Yanmen.

This is the case for Zhao Kuo’s disciple Di.

In this regard, the Qin people did the most thoroughly. They set up the Yidao and encouraged intermarriage. The originally ferocious Xirong became the old Qin people today... This is also the reason why all countries say that Qin is a barbarian. Of course, it is not just Qin. Yan, Zhao, and Chu will absorb the Hu people around them and take a long time to turn them into their own people and increase their own population.

The Hu people grew on horseback. Every time they went south to plunder Yanmen in Yunzhong, they would come and go like the wind. The cavalry quickly passed through the defense line of the soldiers of Zhao State, plundered and killed, and then quickly returned. The chariots of Zhao State could not catch up with them, and the infantry could not stop them. Only knights could fight with them. However, the knights of Zhao State were not as good as those of these Hu people, which made Zhao State helpless against these Hu people.

It was not until the Zhao people changed their clothes and began to learn that the Hu people pulled bows and shot arrows on horseback, which changed the situation where the Zhao people were helpless against the Hu people. But in fact, after this series of changes, the Zhao State still could not defeat these Hu people. The Hu people did not have a fixed residence, everyone was good at riding and had many horses. The Zhao State could only be forced to defend, build fortifications, and use cavalry to control the other party, and not give the other party a chance to rob.

The people of Yanmen in Yunzhong were not given for free. In fact, most of them were Linhu, Donghu, or even the Huns, but they just happened to live in Zhao. Every time the Hu people outside the Great Wall plundered, they would encounter these "barbarians" in Zhao's territory. Cattle and sheep were everything to them, and they were also on horseback. How could the enemy easily rob the materials? Therefore, the outcome of the encounter between the two sides must be endless, and the population of Yunzhong County and Yanmen County was smaller and smaller.

Every time a large number of herders in Zhao State were killed, the local county magistrates would be punished by the King of Zhao, which may be because this directly affected whether the King of Zhao’s banquet was abundant. Therefore, everyone in Zhao regards the official positions on the frontier as a disaster, and only the most unfortunate people will be sent here. When Li Mu was sent here by Wei Wuji, everyone also speculated whether Li Mu offended Wei Wuji.

"General! General!!"

"The Hu people are here again!! The scouts reported that a large number of Hu people's cavalry gathered in the northeast... There were twelve beacon towers asking for help... I can't find out the number of enemies!"

Li Mu was standing on the school ground training the soldiers when he saw his deputy general rushing in and said in a hurry. The soldiers were suddenly uproar, but Li Mu was particularly calm. He just looked at the young people in front of him. Li Mu summoned a large number of young and strong men in Yunzhong County to train. These were all strong frontier men. He asked each county to increase the training efforts, increase the personnel to conduct training, and deal with the enemy's attacks.

At this moment, when he heard the words of the deputy general, Li Mu said without hesitation: "Please follow my order."

The deputy general clenched his fists and said seriously: "General... Please go to the battle quickly..."

"As long as I order!" Li Mu turned around and stared at him. The deputy general was stared at by him, and he couldn't speak. He gritted his teeth and bowed to him. Then he walked out. The generals who were training the soldiers sighed. They really didn't understand what happened to the brave General Li Mu. When General Li Mu just arrived, because of his age, no one respected him, and they all thought that he was just a nobleman who had mixed military merits.

However, soon, Li Mu showed his bravery. He summoned Yunzhong's cavalry and attacked the Hu people who came to rob. Through less than 6,000 knights, he defeated more than 30,000 Hu people. After this battle, no one in Yunzhong dared to underestimate the young general. After that, Li Mu would go first in every battle, never retreated once, and repelled countless invasions of Hu people. Even the Hu people learned about the reputation of the general.

However, starting from the previous year, Li Mu suddenly changed.

When he repelled the attack of the Hu people again, he stood in front of the comrades who died in battle and thought seriously. After returning to the camp, he issued a new order: "If the Hu people invade, they should quickly gather their troops and retreat into the camp to defend. Anyone who dares to go out to fight will be executed." Everyone was stunned. What does this mean? Then, Li Mu added a lot of fortifications, set up more beacon towers, and sent a lot of scouts.

He slaughtered cattle and sheep every day to reward his soldiers, and was deeply loved by the soldiers.

However, as he said, every time the Hu people invaded, the beacon tower gave a warning. Li Mu immediately asked the herdsmen to return to the city and ordered the people to defend themselves and not to fight. The Hu people repeatedly invaded, but did not get any benefits and gained very little. The Hu people did not know why the generals of Zhao suddenly became so timid, but they gradually became arrogant.

After Li Mu took these measures, he asked locals to convene young and strong people to practice and give them a reward for the soldiers who came to practice. In today's countries, there is no difference between soldiers and the people. All adult males must receive military training and prepare for war. Qin did the most in detail because he had a complete household registration system to assist the service system.

However, in Zhao State, the practices are different in different places. In some places, they just pretend to behave and do not train the people with all their strength like Qin State. In the Yunzhong, Li Mu adopted the Qin method, and adult males had to concentrate on training. Now, the soldiers no longer had to follow Li Mu to die. Of course, the Hu people could not grab anything, but this still had a great impact on Li Mu's reputation.

The generals of Zhao State stationed in the clouds said: Li Mu was scared by the Hu people and would never dare to fight again.

This is even more true for the Hu people. It is said that the leader of Zhao State is a timid villain who is timid and timid.

His reputation reached Zhao State, and the nobles all laughed at his behavior. Someone had even impeached the cowardly general who lost the face of Zhao State in front of King Zhao. The King of Zhao was naturally furious and wanted to punish him, but General Lian Po persuaded him. General Lian Po told Zhao: Li Mu was in Wu'an City and was not afraid of Qin people who were several times more than him. How could he be afraid of Hu people? This must be his plan to eliminate Hu people.

King Zhao knew that it was Ma Fujun who recommended Li Mu as the lieutenant of Yunzhong County, so he did not punish him anymore, but he did not look down on the young general in his heart.

Li Mu stood straight in the school ground, walking among the soldiers, helping the soldiers master the correct way of archery. He was very serious and no longer as friendly as before. However, the soldiers supported him even more. Li Mu often used cattle and sheep to reward them, and also rewarded the young and strong who participated in the training. The soldiers accepted his reward but were unable to fight for him, which made the soldiers feel a little uneasy.

Several generals in the distance gathered together, not knowing what they were saying, but they just looked at Li Mu from time to time, their eyes full of disdain.

Just as Li Mu was instructing a soldier how to shoot a target, the soldier put down the bow and arrow in his hand, looked at Li Mu seriously, and said, "General, please allow us to fight... We accepted your reward for no reason, but did not defeat the enemy for you..." Li Mu was a little surprised, looked at him, and then continued, "Then practice archery well. After you can accurately shoot a straw man who is fifty steps away, I will take my two or three sons to fight."

"only!!"

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At this moment, Zhao Kuo also came to Tian Dan's courtyard. During these days, he had been visiting his friends, and also went to worship Lin Xiangru and Le Yi. He was about to leave Handan and return to the horse suit. Before he went back, he felt that he should come to visit Tian Dan. When he arrived at the door of Tian Dan's house, he happened to see Tian Dan's retainer throwing something outside the door.

Zhao Kuo got off the carriage and stood aside. He saw some exquisite cloth, Qi coins, and even swords on the ground. Before he could ask, he saw Tian Dan's retainers open his arms and push the two middle-aged people step by step, pushing them out of the door, and then suddenly closed the door. The two scholars looked helpless, and talked quickly in Qiyu for a few words, ignoring the gifts that fell on the ground, and turned around and left.

Seeing Zhao Kuo beside him, the two of them bent over and bowed, and Zhao Kuo also bowed to him, and the two of them walked away.

Zhao Kuo watched them leave, then walked to the door and knocked on the door. A sharp voice came from the door, using Qiyu, as if he was cursing, and his tone was very high. The retainer opened the door viciously. When he saw Zhao Kuo behind the door, he was stunned. Zhao Kuo smiled and asked, "Is Mr. Tian at home? I am here to visit him." The retainer obviously recognized the young man, and hurriedly visited him, and then invited him into the house.

After entering the courtyard, Zhao Kuo was waiting here. After a while, the retainers walked out of the inner room and took him in again.

Tian Dan was kneeling in the inner room, holding the bamboo slips. When he saw Zhao Kuo walking in, he didn't move, as if he hadn't seen him. Zhao Kuo visited him and sat in front of him without waiting for Tian Dan to say anything. "I haven't seen you for a long time, Mr. Tian, ​​you are still so healthy." Zhao Kuo smiled and put the gift he brought aside. He did not wear cloth or anything, but brought some bamboo slips he copied, which recorded some of his thoughts.

He said: "Please don't throw these gifts out again."

Tian Dan slowly raised his head, looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him, and then asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to visit you."

"Ha, I have no friendship with you."

"I will never forget you helped me to help you in the palace."

"That's because of Lin Xiangru's persuasion. I hate you very much." Tian Dan said coldly.

Han Fei, who was sitting behind Zhao Kuo, suddenly stood up and put his hand on the hilt of the sword. Zhao Kuo quickly turned his head and signaled him to sit down. Han Fei sat down. Zhao Kuo then smiled and said, "Whether you hate me or not, you have helped me, I should come to visit you." Tian Dan frowned and didn't say anything more. Zhao Kuo asked about his physical condition again and talked about some things he had encountered recently. Tian Dan never said a word.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Kuo stood up, said goodbye to Tian Dan, and prepared to leave.

"Are you here to pity me?" Tian Dan suddenly asked.

Zhao Kuo looked at him blankly and couldn't speak.

"I think you'd better take care of your own affairs... Do you think that no one will come to murder you with a wise man like you? You can go to the palace and ask Shangjun if anyone impeaches you."

"I don't care if anyone impeached me..."

"I know, you are a great sage from Zhao State. Shangjun loves you so much, how could he punish you?"

"But please remember that those who want to murder you will never harm you through the methods you can think of. The higher your prestige now, the more dangerous your situation is. You are too easy to trust others and firmly believe that everyone treats others with kindness. This is your biggest shortcoming." Tian Dan said, squinted his eyes and whispered: "Handan is a more dangerous battlefield. Here, you have enemies that are even more terrifying than Bai Qi..."

Zhao Kuo said he was taught and left here.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw Wei Wuji rushing towards here in a carriage. Seeing Zhao Kuo in front of him, Wei Wuji jumped out of the carriage, walked quickly to his side, and said seriously: "Jun Chang'an."

"What?"

"The assassin who assassinated Dong Chengzi and the assassin who assassinated Lou Yan have met with Chang'an Jun before."

"But...why did he do this?"

"Chang'an Jun rode a horse in the downtown area a few days ago... He injured several people. Lou Yan, who was passing by, sent someone to arrest him and sent him to Dong Chengzi... Dong Chengzi convicted him and asked him to compensate him. He was very angry..."

"These people who received compensation were all missing, and the bodies of two of them were found outside the city..."
Chapter completed!