Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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In Zhao Dan's view, this way of relying too much on the general's personal ability is obviously very bad, and it is also very unstable.

This is the original intention of Zhao Dan to set up the staff office.

Through this staff office, Zhao Dan can completely deduce the battlefield in advance, predict the enemy's marching route, defensive strategy, surprise attack route, and many other possibilities based on the obtained information, and then draw up plans based on these possibilities one by one. Zhao Guo's response plan.

During such a deduction process, Zhao Guo can easily perceive the strategies and policies that the enemy is most likely to adopt on the battlefield, so as to carry out targeted countermeasures.

In the most ideal situation, the staff office should think of all the possibilities and make corresponding plans before the war begins.

In this way, no matter what actions Zhao Guo's enemies take, they will not surprise Zhao Guo.

And even if there was any strange move, Zhao Guo's leading general could rely on the response plan that the staff office had formulated from the beginning to see through the tricks, so as not to be beaten in a hurry and eventually collapsed.

With the help of these staff members working together, no matter which general Zhao Guo leads the army, he can guarantee that he will not make such a very brain-dead decision, and will not be used by the enemy all at once. The chances of winning the war will also be greatly improved.

Opportunities are always for those who are prepared, aren't they?

Therefore, these staff officers will not have any actual official positions and official positions like the staff in the shogunate, as long as they are responsible for deducing the battle situation in this staff office every day.

This is where the staff office is different from the shogunate.

The reason why the staff office was set up in the palace instead of directly on the front line was mainly because Zhao Dan considered that this was a new organization after all, and it would be a bit uncertain if it was thrown out in a big battle like the Battle of Hedong. I don't know if there will be any negative effects.

After all, if you talk about it seriously, this is nothing less than just talking on paper.

So Zhao Dan decided to test it in the palace first, wait until the staff office really made some results, and then rely on these results to convince the army generals, and then it is a matter of course to promote it in the army.

This is actually what Zhao Dan made according to the staff system of later generations.

If possible, Zhao Dan also hopes to set up a large staff department in the future. Before the war starts, all aspects of Zhao's war will be deduced in advance, so that it is not only marching and fighting, but also logistics supply, recruiting soldiers, equipment casting, etc. Wait for all things related to war to be prepared for everything.

Of course, meals have to be eaten at one bite, and things have to be done one at a time. Zhao Dan is not the kind of person who wants to eat everything in one go and become a fat man, so it is undoubtedly a comparison to start with a small staff office. Insurance options.

And now Zhao Dan got him to this staff office, mainly some scholars who have come to defect to Zhao country these days, and after the preliminary screening and inspection, they have proved to be really talented.

In fact, this can also be regarded as another test. The staff office is originally a place where all kinds of ideas are unconstrained, and the collision of ideas will definitely make outstanding people stand out.

After Zhao Dan clarified the role of the staff office, all the people present nodded their heads to express their understanding, feeling both disappointed and happy at the same time.

Disappointed, of course, because this staff officer has no power at all other than offering suggestions, and happy because Zhao Dan has explained that as long as the performance of the staff office is good enough, then there is hope for future wars in Zhao Guo. conduct!

Although everyone present knows that this does not mean that the General Staff Office can lead a war, but think about it, isn't it also exciting to influence the direction and outcome of a war through your own opinions?

After Zhao Dan explained everything clearly, he turned his head to Han Fei behind him and said, "Han Fei, you will be in charge of the staff office in the future. If you have any important ideas, remember to present them to the widow immediately!"

Han Fei was surprised, and then he understood the reason why Zhao Dan told himself before coming here.

This time Han Fei was also very excited, and immediately bowed down: "I, I thank you, thank you, Your Majesty."

Before that, although Han Fei held an official position as a servant, he didn't have any real job, that is to say, he had nothing to do except running around with Zhao Dan every day.

Although Han Fei actually did not reject being Zhao Dan's follower, because he could learn a lot from being a follower, but from the bottom of his heart, Han Fei obviously hoped to have a chance to show off his abilities.

Now, Zhao Dan finally put this opportunity in front of Han Fei, no wonder Han Fei was so excited.

Zhao Dan looked at the excited Han Fei, and couldn't help but smile a little.

Zhao Dan has never doubted Han Fei's theoretical level, but Han Fei's specific ability still needs to be investigated.

After all, in history, Han Fei had no ambitions after entering the Qin Dynasty, and he was killed by his senior brother Li Si without any chance to show his ability.

Therefore, the predecessor of the well-known Zhao Guoda General Staff Department, the General Staff Office, was officially established today.

It was also in the afternoon of the same day that Miao Xian appeared in a hurry in front of Zhao Dan who had returned to Longtai to handle government affairs, and there was obvious anxiety in his tone when he spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Southern Express reported that the people of Chu have been defeated!"

Chapter 3 Is Chu State about to collapse? (first update)

"The Chu army is defeated?" Zhao Dan was startled when he heard this sentence, and hurriedly said: "What is the specific situation, tell us quickly!"

From Miao Xian's expression, Zhao Dan understood that Chu State must have suffered a disastrous defeat.

This made Zhao Dan couldn't help but want to complain a little.

It's okay for these Chu people to be unable to resist Bai Qi, after all, Bai Qi is a cheating existence.

But now, the Chu people can't even resist Wang Lu and Wang Ling?

What about the prestige of Nan Tianba in the Warring States Period?

The blood and fighting spirit of the man from Jingchu, how the hell was it thrown to the country of Java?

Facing Zhao Dan's questioning, Miao Xian showed a wry smile on his face: "Back to your lord, a few days ago General Kuang Liang of the State of Qi led 20 fighters to show the enemy's weakness and lured Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen of the State of Chu He took the initiative to attack and defeated the Chu army in Lanling, annihilating and capturing more than 7 Chu troops in the First World War. Now Huang Xie led the remnant troops to retreat to Pengcheng, and was chased by Kuang Liang to completely besiege Pengcheng. Pengcheng is already in danger."

"What?" Zhao Dan's eyes widened again, and the shock on his face became more intense: "You said that the Qi people defeated Huang Xie?"

Miao Xian nodded very positively.

Zhao Dan was even more speechless all of a sudden.

You say that you Chu State can't beat Qin State, it doesn't matter, but you can't even beat Qi State, that's a joke! !

Zhao Dan waved his sleeves and strode into the carriage: "Go back to Longtai quickly, and call all the ministers to discuss matters!"

Zhao Guo's four ministers quickly gathered in Longtai.

Faced with this latest information, the faces of the ministers are not very good.

Yu Xin was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, now that Chu State is defeated in Lanling, the East Road can no longer stop Qi State from advancing westward. It is possible for Pengcheng to fall and Chen Ying to be besieged at any time."

Zhao Bao also said: "The Jingyang Division on the western front of Chu State has already been attacked by the Qin army from two fronts. If news of Chen Ying's siege comes again, then the Chu army on the western front must also be defeated like a mountain."

Listening to the analysis of several ministers, Zhao Dan kept knocking on the table with his fingers, his face solemn.

Since the outbreak of this war, the reason why Zhao State was able to dispatch troops to attack Qin State without haste is because of the meat shield of Chu State that has been carrying the damage in front.

But now that Chu State suddenly started to collapse, this situation is not what Zhao Dan and Zhao State hope to see.

You can just collapse if you say collapse, it's okay to collapse slowly to give the widow a little time to react.

Even if you want to collapse, you have to wait for the Allied Forces of the Three Jin Dynasties to completely take down the entire Hedong County before collapsing.

But the state of Chu now looks like it is flying straight down three thousand feet, and once it collapses, I will collapse to the end.

Cheating!

Zhao Dan thought for a while, and asked the ministers in front of him: "In your opinion, will Chu make peace with Qin and Qi in the near future?"