Fan Zeng was not too surprised to hear that Zhao Yan wanted to call Pang Nuan the commander.

Although Pang Nuan is far inferior to Lian Po in terms of fame and qualifications, he is also a descendant of the general. In addition, as a person promoted by Zhao Yan, he still has some grudges with Lian Po, so he is naturally the best candidate to constrain Lian Po and Zhao Jia.

What's more, even if Pang Nuan has a low presence now, he is the general of Zhao State. With Zhao State's current strength and Pang Nuan's background and qualifications, it is reasonable to make him the head coach.

Fan Zeng first thoughtfully for a while, and then said, "General Pang Nuan is behind the general, so he is naturally capable of serving as the head coach."

When Zhao Yan heard this, a smile appeared on his face, secretly praising Fan Zeng for being tactful.

However, Fan Zeng changed his tone and said, "General Lian Po is not suitable for leading troops because he is old and may lose his spirit; Pingqi Jun is not suitable for leading troops because he has no experience in leading troops."

"Although the prestige of the General Pang Nuan is enough, he is not less than that of the veteran General Lianpo. Even though he has come from the general, his experience in commanding troops is not as good as that of Pingqijun. It may be inappropriate to serve as the commander of the Qin Dynasty!"

Zhao Yan was silent for a long time before he felt relieved.

The attack on Qin is a major event, and leading the army is crucial. We must never be hasty, and we must not ignore the national justice just because of fighting for power and profit.

Listening to Fan Zeng's analysis, Zhao Yan couldn't help but frown and said, "So, in his opinion, who can hold the position of commander of the Qin Dynasty?"

Fan Zeng solemnly said, "In terms of age, there is a man in his prime, brave and good at fighting, and his soldiers are convinced; in terms of qualifications, this man guarded the northern border for more than ten years and worked hard and made great contributions; in terms of military achievements, he captured 100,000 Xiongnu in one battle, and successively captured Linhu and Donghu, solving the great troubles in the north of Zhao. He even repeatedly defeated Yan and captured cities and land, making the children of Yan not dare to cry at night when they heard about his reputation."

"This person is a good general of the world. Whether it is defense, offense, or encirclement and annihilation, it is rare in the world. His ability to command troops is even less than that of the former Qin Wu'an Jun."

"If the king regards this man as the commander, he will definitely be able to defeat Qin!"

Zhao Yan's expression moved slightly and said, "Is the person you are talking about by Mr. Li Mu?"

Historically, Li Mu began to truly enter the power center of Zhao after Lian Po was forced to leave Zhao State.

In this era, because Li Mu had a good relationship with Zhao Jia in his early years, he was also suspicious of Zhao Yan.

Even though Li Mu repeatedly defeated Yan State, he defeated the Huns, and was still left as a general in the north. Zhao Yan promoted Pang Nuan, who had made little contributions, as the general of Zhao State.

Fortunately, Zhao Jia knew how to avoid suspicion. Since he was named Pingqi Jun, he deliberately became alienated from Li Mu in order to protect him.

To this day, Zhao Yan is no longer as suspicious as Li Mu.

Now listening to Fan Zeng's statement on Li Mu's contributions and hard work, and thinking about the fact that he sent him to the frontier in disguise, Zhao Yan also felt a little guilty.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Yan sighed, "When the previous king was alive, he said many times that Li Mu had the talent of a general. Even though the civil and military officials in the court criticized him, the previous king still disagreed with the public and insisted on letting Li Mu guard the northern border."

"Li Mu did not let down the trust of the former kings and me, and defeated the Xiongnu, Donghu, Linhu, and made thousands of miles of Zhao's land."

"I have long wanted to transfer such a great general with outstanding achievements to the court to entrust him with important tasks. However, the northern border was decided, and only General Li Mu could intimidate all ethnic groups. I have ordered him to continue to guard the northern border."

"Times have changed, and now most of the Huns have integrated into Zhao State. Donghu was forced to move eastward, and Linhu was also defeated and moved westward. Seeing that the situation in northern Xinjiang is gradually stabilizing, I have long wanted to transfer Li Mu back to Handan."

"I will send someone to recall Li Mu and preside over the attack on Qin!"

Fan Zeng bowed and said, "The king is wise!"

Gao Wang, as one of the few cities outside the Great Wall, was used to exchange trade with the Huns and Linhu, but now it has been included in the Zhao State.

This city is a thousand miles away from where Li Mu had stationed before.

The once exotic and extremely prosperous high hopes did not become depressed due to the fall of the Huns and the migration of Lin and Hu to the east, but instead became more prosperous.

Although Li Mu was a general, he was also considered a business genius. Otherwise, he would not have thought of resolving military rations through trade with the Hu people during his tenure in northern Xinjiang.

It was precisely because of Li Mu's actions that the Zhao State, which had experienced the great defeat in Changping and was extremely empty in the national treasury, had never been worried about the food and supplies of the defenders in the northern border.

Even Li Mu hoarded a lot of money and food while stationed in northern Xinjiang.

Later, influenced by Zhao Jia, Li Mu paid more attention to business and recruited many famous people from the Huns to join forces with them to do business with all ethnic groups outside the Great Wall.

These Hun nobles also became higher and higher in their ranks because of assisting the army in business, and their families became richer and richer. Compared with their past lives, they were more willing to live their current life, bathe in coins, eat the best food, and drink the strongest wine.

"Dear warriors, eagles on the grassland, Ada sincerely offers you the highest respect!"

A nomadic chief from the frontier, looking at the dazzling array of goods in the team, couldn't help but come to Li Mu and perform the highest etiquette of their tribe.

Li Mu hurriedly returned the gift in the same way, then stepped forward and hugged Chief Ada tightly, laughing and said, "You and I are brothers. In the future, as long as the supplies needed by the Ada brothers' tribe, whether they are salt, cloth, porcelain or fine wine, can come here to exchange them. Li Mu will definitely give the fairest price!"

Ada was overjoyed when he heard this, but soon looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "The Corey tribe in the north often plagues our tribe. Although the warriors in our tribe are not inferior to the Corey tribe, their weapons are very scarce. I wonder if Brother Li Mu can sell some bronze weapons to our tribe."

“Ada promises you that the price will definitely satisfy you!”

When Li Mu heard this, he immediately looked embarrassed and said, "My king clearly stipulates that bronze ware should not be sold to all ethnic groups in the grassland. Violators are punished for treason. Although I am stationed in the northern border, I cannot violate the king's edict."

Ada showed regret on her face.

In fact, he had known for a long time that the Zhao people never sold weapons to the grassland people. No matter how high the other party paid, it was impossible to buy weapons.

The reason why Ada proposed this condition was because there were more and more conflicts with the Corey tribe. He was worried that the two tribes would start a large-scale war in the future, so he prepared for the future and was eager to obtain bronze ware to enhance his tribe's strength.

Therefore, even though Li Mu rejected him, although Ada felt regretful, he was already expected.

"My brother Ada, the Corey tribe is enemies with you, that is, I, Li Mu. As long as the Ada brothers are willing to pay food and grass and casualties, Li Mu is willing to send the warriors of Zhao to the north and conquer the Corey tribe."

Ada was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly asked, "My most beloved brother, do you think this is true?"

Li Mu pointed to the sky and said solemnly, "I swear in the name of the king, and every word I just said is true."

But soon, Li Mu changed his mind and said, "Although Ada is Li's brother, Li cannot treat his soldiers badly. If there are casualties in the war, the pension must not be reduced."

"And after breaking through the Corey tribe, the spoils will belong to the warriors of Zhao."
Chapter completed!