General Qin

"Zhao Tuo, since General Wang ordered you to escort the Wei people back to their hometown, you have to be careful not to cause any problems on the way, otherwise the military law will not be merciful."

When the two armies set out separately, Zhao Tuo called on Huan Zhao on the South Road according to the rules, and bid farewell to him. Then he was mocked and threatened by Huan Zhao.

"I'm sorry to remind you, Zuo Shu, Zhao Tuo will be careful all the way to prevent villains from plotting."

Zhao Tuo said calmly, not giving up in words. Now that the resentment has been put on the table, there is no need to pretend to be a grandson.

A look of sternness appeared in Huan Zhao's eyes, and he was about to threaten again to regain his position, but he heard Zhao Tuo whispering: "This battle against Wei has come to an end, if there is no accident, the king will raise an army to conquer Chu again. At that time, General Li will be the commander-in-chief, and Zuo Shuzhang and I will be able to serve under General Li together again, what a joy."

Zhao Tuo said something thoughtlessly, then showed a meaningful smile to Huan Zhao, took his leave and left.

Huan Zhao froze on the spot, looking at Zhao Tuo's back, he couldn't say the threatening words that came to his lips.

Li Xin beat Chu!

Huan Zhao, as a senior general of Zuoshu rank, had naturally heard the news, but now that Zhao Tuo reminded him, he realized that it was so close at hand.

"Is this stick threatening me?"

Huan Zhao gritted his teeth, but felt a little apprehensive in his heart.

Now he can wear small shoes for Zhao Tuo and find excuses to deal with him. But if Li Xin is the coach, will he use this method to retaliate against himself?

This is what is implied in Zhao Tuo's words.

Thinking of this, Huan Zhao also began to feel guilty.

Under Zhao Tuo's order, thousands of Qin soldiers surrounded the thousand young and strong Wei people, and marched towards the direction of Humen Township.

Because Zhao Tuo had already announced to these Wei people that Qin Jun's trip was to escort them back to their hometown.

In addition, there were Zhang Zhong and Chen Ping in the middle to appease and deal with. Along the way, the Yiqian Wei people behaved very obediently. No one chose to run away or make trouble, and everyone had a smile on their faces.

Compared with the more than 2,000 soldiers of the Wei army who were beheaded, it was already a great gift from the Qin army that they were able to return home alive. How dare they make any trouble on the road, they just want to return home safely.

However, this group of Wei people is not without smart people.

Chen Ping was one of them, and he smelled something unusual.

When the army was resting, he found an opportunity to ask Zhao Tuo to see him.

"Chen Ping thanks the public servants. Thanks to the public servants, these thousand people were able to return home alive. This kindness is unforgettable." Chen Ping bowed his head to Zhao Tuo.

The so-called head-to-head, that is, to kneel on the ground and kowtow to the ground, is the etiquette second only to Jishou among the "Nine Bows".

Chen Ping knelt and kowtowed to Zhao Tuo, which was a great respect and gratitude.

Zhao Tuo frowned, turned his body slightly, and did not accept Chen Ping's gift.

Chen Ping was taken aback, with a wry smile on his face.

He asked, "Is there really another reason for the fact that public servants do not accept the ceremony of justice?"

This Chen Ping is really smart.

Zhao Tuo sighed slightly. In order to reassure the hearts of the thousand Wei people, he didn't say anything about the Qin army's policy of exchanging people for food, but only vaguely said that they would be escorted back to their hometown.

If we told those Wei people honestly, there would definitely be many people on the way who couldn't afford food at home and would choose to find a chance to escape.

It's just that Chen Ping still saw the signs and took this opportunity to test.

Zhao Tuo shook his head. The reason why he saved these thousand people was to sell Chen Ping's favor. Now that the other party saw it, he naturally did not hide it, so he revealed Wang Ben's military order.

"Two shi for one person, these more than a thousand people need two thousand shi of food."

This number surprised Chen Ping, and he said in a bitter voice: "When the Qin army captured Humen before, they had already requisitioned a batch of military rations. After Wei Bao returned to the army, most of the rations in our Zhang's warehouse were taken away by Wei Bao No. Zhang’s is like this, ordinary villagers don’t have much, how can they afford these two thousand shi of grain?”

Chen Ping was very anxious, because among the thousand people there were many child servants of the Zhang family and some relatives of the Zhang family. If these people were fined and confiscated as slaves, the Zhang family would suffer a great loss, and their reputation would be rotten in Huzhou Township.

Zhao Tuo shrugged, but there was nothing he could do.

He originally wanted to use this matter to make Chen Ping owe him a big favor, so that he could take him under his command in the future.

Unexpectedly, Wang Ben issued such a military order, which disrupted Zhao Tuo's plan.

As expected of a smart person, Chen Ping quickly thought of a solution.

"Public, now is the time when the crops are not harvested, and the village really can't afford so much grain. If there is a grace period, let the people go first, and after the autumn harvest, they will definitely be able to pay all the grain. "

Zhao Tuo's heart moved. Chen Ping's words made sense. There was no food in Wei's house, but there was food in the field. All he needed was time.

But Zhao Tuo just thought about it and shook his head.

Among the Qin army, military orders are the law.

Zhao Tuo must obey unconditionally when the order is issued from above.

People in Wei either exchanged food for people, or became slaves. There was no third choice, let alone the possibility of negotiating conditions.

Zhao Tuo was also not qualified to ask Wang Ben for instructions. The so-called "the one who exceeds the limit and asks for advice will die", if he did not go through Yang Xiong and Huan Zhao, he would directly ask Wang Ben for instructions. No matter how reasonable and useful what he said, it was a violation of the military law, and Huan Zhao could completely kill him according to the regulations.

Moreover, Zhao Tuo knew that the fall of Daliang City was only two months away, and he would definitely not be able to carry the autumn harvest.

After the autumn harvest, the King of Qin will order Li Xin to attack Chu as planned, and at that time, he will definitely search for a batch of grain in Wei.

The millet and wheat in the fields of the Wei people may not necessarily belong to them when they are harvested in autumn.

Therefore, even if this matter can really be communicated, Wang Ben will not agree.

Zhao Tuo said helplessly: "This is a military order, and there is nothing I can do about it."

Chen Ping thought about it, but even if he was extremely resourceful, he couldn't make extra food, so he could only sigh: "Chen Ping understands the difficulty of the public vehicle."

"No matter what happened to this matter, the public servants found a way to survive for the thousand Wei people. If there were no public servants to deal with them, I am afraid that these thousand people would all be killed on the battlefield, and there is no way to exchange food for returning home. Opportunity. Chen Ping will remember the kindness of the public carrier, please accept my worship."

With that said, Chen Ping bowed down to Zhao Tuo again.

This time, Zhao Tuo did not escape.

He admired in his heart that it is easy to deal with smart people.

Chen Ping could clearly see Zhao Tuo's role in this matter, if it were someone else, he might not appreciate it at all.

On the next journey, Chen Ping did not disclose the matter, and a thousand Qin soldiers escorted a thousand Wei people, and arrived safely outside the village of Humen.

Then, Zhao Tuo announced the policy of exchanging food for people to these Wei people, and conveyed the matter to the entire village through Zhang.

The whole Huzhou Township erupted, and many Wei people scolded the Qin army for being greedy and cruel, and wanted to take away their life-saving food.

Even children of a few years old were yelling and cursing in dialect, and secretly spitting in Qin Jun's direction.

In addition to cursing and staring, many Wei women and children who could not afford food ran outside the barracks, knelt on the ground, begged and cried to the Qin people, hoping to let their husbands and sons go home.

Cursing, crying, and begging can be heard everywhere in this village.

"This is war."

Zhao Tuo sighed softly in the camp, the role he is playing at the moment is not glorious, and to the people of Wei, he is no different from a bandit.

But this is the reality, Zhao Tuo is not the protagonist in the center of the novel who wants everything to happen, how can everyone like it and everything goes well.

All Zhao Tuo can do is play his own role well.

At this moment, he was Qin Kou in Wei people's eyes.

I owe a chapter today and make it up within a week.

The reason is that it's a bit of a carver, the battle against Wei has come to an end, and the plot is roughly finished. There are still some corners that can be written, such as fighting Jiyang again or attacking the eastern part of Wei State, dealing with Huan Zhao, etc., but I feel that the plot will become procrastinated and bloated. I plan to end the attack on Wei in these two days, and then start Li Believe me.

Facing Chu is a big plot in the early stage, and it is worth more pen and ink to write than Wei, so you have to think about it. If you have any thoughts about Fachu, you can leave a message at the end of the chapter or in the book review area.

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